PRESS RELEASES 2004

NAHJ Awarded $1 Million Grant From McCormick Tribune Foundation To Expand the Parity Project
May 20, 2004
NAHJ has been awarded a grant of $1 million from the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation to support the expansion of the association's newly created Parity Project.

NAHJ Conducting Survey of the State of Spanish-Language and Hispanic-Oriented News Media      (en español)
May 19, 2004
NAHJ has commissioned a two-part report on the state of the Spanish-language and Hispanic-oriented news media in the United States. NAHJ is calling on journalists and managers who work for Hispanic-oriented media across the country to participate in the study by responding to a brief online survey.

NAHJ's Parity Project Continues To Grow As Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. Joins Historic Effort To Improve Newsroom Diversity and News Coverage of Latinos
May 17, 2004
Pulitzer Newspapers, Inc. is the latest media company to become a partner in NAHJ's Parity Project. Three Pulitzer newspapers in California will take part in the Parity Project as NAHJ seeks to increase dramatically the number of Latinos in U.S. newsrooms.

NAHJ Troubled by the Lack of Major Growth in Number of Latino Journalists Working at English-language Dailies in 2003
April 20, 2004
NAHJ is troubled by the lack of net growth in the number of Latino journalists employed in the nation's newsrooms last year reported in the American Society of Newspaper Editors' annual newsroom census released today. The number of Latino journalists working at U.S. dailies increased by only 46, climbing from 2,212 in 2002 to 2,258 in 2003 -- an increase from 4.04 percent to 4.16 percent.

NAHJ's Regional Conference in Dallas-Fort Worth Draws Close to 100 Participants
March 5, 2004
Close to 100 journalists and communicators attended the NAHJ Region 5 Conference on Feb. 28. Participants left the conference feeling energized by the sessions and about the upcoming national convention in Fort Worth scheduled for 2005.

NAHJ Names Kevin Olivas its New Parity Project Director
March 1, 2004
NAHJ staff member Kevin Olivas has been named the association's Parity Project director and will oversee the organization's bold new initiative to dramatically increase the presence and influence of Latino journalists in our nation's newsrooms.

NAHJ Co-Hosts Regional Conference in Dallas-Fort Worth
February 27, 2004
The Dallas-Fort Worth Network of Hispanic Communicators and NAHJ's Region 5 will hold a conference on Feb. 27-28 at the Embassy Suites hotel in North Dallas.

NAHJ Establishes an Award to Honor Frank del Olmo and Approves the Creation of Chapters
February 24, 2004
NAHJ will honor the legacy of Los Angeles Times editor and NAHJ member Frank del Olmo, who died last week, by naming a permanent new award in his honor.

NAHJ Mourns the Loss of Frank Del Olmo
February 20, 2004
NAHJ mourns the sudden passing of Frank del Olmo, an associate editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. The award-winning journalist and NAHJ member died Feb. 19 of an apparent heart-attack at the age of 55.

NAHJ Launches Parity Project at the North County Times
February 10, 2004
NAHJ successfully launched the Parity Project at the North County Times in Escondido, Calif., on Jan. 28. The North County Times is the first Lee newspaper to partner with NAHJ on the project.

NAHJ Hosts 15th Annual Scholarship Banquet Feb. 19
February 5, 2004
MSNBC Anchor and Correspondent Natalie Morales will serve as the mistress of ceremonies and Carolyn Curiel of The New York Times editorial board will deliver the keynote address at NAHJ's 15th Annual Scholarship Banquet in New York City on Feb. 19.

NAHJ Remembers Dr. Mary Gardner
January 30, 2004
NAHJ mourns the loss of Hall of Fame honoree Dr. Mary Gardner, whose work as a journalist and educator opened doors for many Latino journalists in the U.S. and Mexico. Dr. Gardner passed away on Jan. 22.

NAHJ's Parity Project Sparks Dramatic Increase in Minority Hiring at Partnering News Organizations
January 22, 2004
The number of full-time minority journalists increased sharply last year at the first two newspapers participating in NAHJ's new diversity project.

NAHJ's Statement on the RTNDA-UNITY Diversity Summit
January 16, 2004

The preceding is a statement from NAHJ President Juan Gonzalez on the RTNDA-UNITY Summit that took place in NYC on Jan. 9.

NAHJ Releases Its First-Ever Stylebook for Spanish-Language Journalists in the U.S.      en español
January 15, 2004
In February, NAHJ will host several release parties for its new Manual de Estilo, the association's first-ever Spanish-language stylebook, and kick off a traveling workshop on the proper use of Spanish with the book's chief editor Efe's Alberto Gómez Font.