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Capital Hilton, Washington, DC
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Cocktail Reception - 6:30pm
Awards Presentation/Dinner - 7:30pm
Dance Party - 10:00pm
Attire: Black Tie Optional
NAHJ hosts this signature event in Washington, D.C. during Hispanic Heritage Month. The gala benefits the Campaign for Parity, a multi-year initiative to strengthen education and professional development opportunities for Latino journalists and students, increase advocacy efforts around coverage of Latinos and partner with media companies across the U.S. to rapidly achieve newsroom parity.
The awards gala recognizes and honors distinguished journalists who through their work characterize the goal of NAHJ to increase the influence of Latinos in U.S. newsrooms. NAHJ's ñ Awards honor Hispanic journalists for their leadership in bringing greater awareness to issues affecting the Latino community and for their journalistic achievements. The NAHJ Journalism Awards honor journalists for excellence in their specialized fields of work or for their outstanding coverage of the Latino community.
ñ Awards will be presented in the following categories:
- Leadership Award
- Emerging Journalist Award
- The Frank del Olmo Print Journalist of the Year Award
- Broadcast Journalist of the Year Award
- Photojournalist of the Year Award
Awards Presenters
Miguel Almaguer
Reporter
WRC-TV
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Gilbert Bailon
Publisher and Editor
Al Día
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Maureen Bunyan
Anchor
WJLA-TV
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Janet Murguía
President
NCLR
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Renay San Miguel
Senior VP
Weber Shandwick
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NAHJ Journalism Awards will be presented in the following categories:
- Print- Commentary, Breaking, Feature, Investigative News, and Design
- Television- Feature, Documentary, Investigative and Breaking News
- Radio- Reporting
- Videography- General News and Feature
- Photo- News and Story
- Online
- Guillermo Martínez-Márquez Award for Latin American Reporting
SPONSOR LEVELS & TICKET INFORMATION
Platinum Sponsor - $25,000
Includes premium reserved seating for 20 guests, corporate remarks, corporate logo on screen, company promotional materials in gift bags, full-page, four-color ad in Gala program, full-page ad in Noticias newsletter, company logo on NAHJ Web site with interactive link, table placard with corporate name/logo.
Gold Sponsor - $15,000
Includes premium reserved seating for 10 guests, full-page, four- color ad in Gala program, full-page ad in Noticias newsletter, company logo on NAHJ Web site with interactive link, table placard with corporate name/logo.
Silver Sponsor - $10,000
Includes premium reserved seating for 10 guests, full-page, four- color ad in Gala program, recognition on NAHJ Web site, table placard with corporate name/logo.
Bronze Sponsor - $5,000
Includes reserved seating for 10 guests, recognition in Gala program, recognition on NAHJ Web site, table placard with corporate name.
Individual Ticket - $150 (member); $250 (non-member)
To purchase tables or individual tickets, please download an order form and fax to (202) 662-7144.
For questions about tables, tickets or sponsorship opportunities, please contact NAHJ Development Director Azuree Salazar, (202) 662-7482 or asalazar@nahj.org
Hotel reservations can be made online at Capital Hilton website for NAHJ, by calling 1-800-HILTONS or 202-393-1000. When calling, ask for the group rate ($229) for National Association of Hispanic Journalists. This rate is available until September 14, 2007.
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