Join us for A Night to Celebrate Latinos in the Media

A fundraiser featuring food, wine and art to support NAHJ in its mission to advance Hispanic journalists

Tickets: $100 per person

Live auction begins at 8 p.m.

Oct. 21, 2011 7 to 9p.m.

2294 NW 2nd Avenue. Miami, FL

Purchase tickets to the fundraiser and register for the regional conference Oct. 22.

For more information, contact Christine Armario of the NAHJ South Florida Chapter.

This event is generously sponsored by UNITED, official airline of NAHJ Special Events, El Arte Bakery, Strategic Importers and Sweet Treats by Mike

A packed schedule of NAHJ workshops and panels will be presented at the Society of Environmental Journalists conference in Miami Oct. 22 featuring top investigative reporters.

For full details visit NAHJ South Florida to register. See schedule below.

7:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Workshop: “Dig, Investigate, Get Results”

A three-hour workshop to build your investigative reporting skills. Learn how to better navigate public records, dig up hard to get information, and produce a compelling visual and written narrative. With Manny Garcia, executive editor of El Nuevo Herald, Pia Malbran, CBS investigative producer, and Mc Nelly Torres, associate director of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting,

10:45 a.m. – Noon: Panel: “Diversity in the Environmental Movement”

A panel discussion on how minority communities are affected and involved in the environmental movement with NPR’s Steve Curwood, Marcelo Bonta, founder of the Center for Diversity & the Environment, and FAMU Professor Richard Gragg. Moderated by Ayana Meade.

Noon – 2 p.m.: NAHJ Luncheon

NAHJ partners with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to present a panel titled “Health Starts Where We Live, Learn, Work and Play: Examining How Environmental Factors Impact the Health of the Latino Community.”

2 – 3 p.m.: Panel: “Galápagos Islands: Challenges for the Evolution of Journalism in the Islands Darwin Made Famous”

The Galápagos, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stand at a crossroad: join a head-on collision with 21st century development values—or educate residents how to conserve the archipelago’s rich biodiversity. This panel of journalists from the Galápagos will explore the need to create media outlets and help residents become better informed about what’s at stake: threats to wildlife; a tsunami of tourists; a surge in population and tighter controls over press freedom. Moderated by Cecilia Alvear, veteran NBC producer, and author Carol Ann Bassett.

2 – 5 p.m.: Tour: “Field to Table: Food Security and the Struggle of Those Harvesting Our Nation’s Fruits and Vegetables”

A bus tour to Homestead that will take journalists to meet with farmworkers and activists who are working to improve labor conditions, reduce risk of exposure to pesticides, and combat hunger. With Laura Wides Muñoz, Hispanic affairs reporter for The Associated Press, and freelance journalist Juan Carlos Perez Duthie. RSVP required.

3 – 6 p.m.: Workshop: “Taller de Television”

Familiarizar a los periodistas con el mundo de la producción de noticias en TV. Pe-producción, trabajo de campo, y post-producción. Programas de edición de audio y video y como nutrir los contenidos para la web. Con Roberto Pazos, editor de asignaciones del programa político semanal “Al Punto”; Ronald Acha, editor de web para Telemundo y David González, camarógrafo de Univision.

3 – 6 p.m.: “Video for Print Reporters”

Reporters are being asked to do more work behind the camera. Come perfect your video and audio recording skills with Deborah Acosta of The Miami Herald, Suzette Laboy of The Associated Press and Ihosvani Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Price: $25 for NAHJ Members Only