Register Now For Region 4 Conference In Atlanta

We’ve added an additional Multimedia Storytelling workshop! Register now!

The conference, Oct. 29-30 at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, kicks off with a Town Hall discussion about Latinos and politics just a few days before the midterm elections, and includes Spanish-language writing and multi-platform skills training.

Journalists from across the country, including NAHJ’s Board of Directors, will be on tap to discuss issues such as covering immigration, the globalization of news, the future of Hispanic media, and the impact of new technologies on news. The luncheon will feature a discussion on health care reform and health care disparities in the Latino community.

Conference participants and the general Atlanta community are also invited to join NAHJ for the Wine & Conversation – Atlanta event following the Town Hall on Friday, October 29th. For more information, click here. Proceeds will help NAHJ continue its work of giving scholarships to Latino students, training more Latinos in multimedia journalism and bringing the Parity Project’s advocacy for fairness in coverage to more cities.

Program

For the program, click here. Please note that space is limited for the Multimedia Storytelling workshop, which will be held at CNN headquarters, so conference registrants must also reserve a space for that session if they want to attend. 

Registration

Pre-registration

NAHJ members: $50
Non-members: $75
Students: $35

On site

NAHJ members: $65
Non-members: $90
Students: $50

To register, click here.

Lodging

NAHJ has secured a rate of $138 single/double plus tax at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center for conference attendees. To make a reservation, please call Omni Reservations at 1-800-524-0500 and state you are attending the NAHJ Region 4 Conference. The deadline for reservations has passed. Please contact the Omni Hotel directly to inquire about the availability of the $138 single/double room rate.

NAHJ Region 4 Conference Schedule

Dates: October 29-30, 2010

Location: Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta

(Check periodically for panelist updates)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29th

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
International Ballroom A & B, North Tower

Town Hall: “The Power of the Latino Vote”

During the last election, Latinos played an important role in choosing the President of the United States. Do Latinos still have the power to influence the composition of the next U.S. Congress? A few days before the midterm elections, panelists from the left, the right and the middle will discuss their perspective on Latino participation this year and the impact that the growing number of anti-immigration laws such as Arizona’s SB 1070 could have at the polls. Political and community activists and the general Atlanta community will join this interesting discussion with journalists.

Cabildo Abierto: “El Poder del Voto Latino”

Durante las pasadas elecciones, los latinos desempeñaron un papel importante en el proceso que culminó con la selección del Presidente Barack Obama. ¿Aún tienen la influencia suficiente para determinar quién compondrá el próximo congreso estadounidense? A pocos días de las elecciones del 2010, panelistas de izquierda y derecha del ámbito político ofrecerán sus perspectivas sobre la participación de los latinos en las urnas, y discutirán qué impacto tendrá sobre ello las varias leyes anti-inmigrantes pendientes en el país como la SB 1070 de Arizona. Activistas políticos y cívicos y la comunidad de Atlanta están invitados a participar con los periodistas en este diálogo importante.

Moderator: Inés Ferré, Freelance Reporter, CNN, New York

Margie Omero, Democratic pollster and analyst, and Founder, Momentum Analysis, Washington

Raul Danny Vargas, former National Chairman, National Hispanic Republican Assembly, Washington

Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO)

Texas State Rep. Pete Gallego, Dem., House border district in southwestern Texas

Juan Carlos Lopez, Senior Political Anchor, CNN en Espanol, Washington

Teodoro Maus, GLAHR, Atlanta

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8 p.m. – 10 p.m.

NAHJ Fundraising Reception : Wine & Conversation – Atlanta

Location: World of Coca-Cola (at Pemberton Place, 121 Baker Street, Atlanta)

Conference participants and the general Atlanta community are invited to join NAHJ for an evening of wine and networking following the Town Hall and to help kick off the 2010 Region 4 Conference. Proceeds will help NAHJ continue its work of giving scholarships to Latino students, training more Latinos in multimedia journalism and bringing the Parity Project’s advocacy for fairness in coverage to more cities.

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For more information on the Wine & Conversation – Atlanta event, click here.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30th

9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (International Ballroom B, North Tower)

Panel: Covering Immigration

The Arizona immigration reform law represented the most recent turning point on this hot button issue. The coverage of immigration issues was passionate and extremely emotional. Are we sacrificing quality for high ratings? Is there a way to cover such a hot button issue as immigration without being biased? What is the impact of the immigration debate in the next mid-term elections? Reporters who work in the hotbed of Phoenix, the border of El Paso and in Atlanta will discuss these issues.

Panel: Reportando sobre la Migración

La reforma migratoria de Arizona representa un antes y después en la historia del debate migratorio. En la cobertura sobre la migración, ¿se está sacrificando calidad por niveles altos de audiencia? Se puede cubrir este tema sin tomar posiciones? ¿Cuál es el impacto del tema migratorio en las próximas elecciones congresionales? Periodistas de Phoenix, El Paso y Atlanta, entre otros, discutirón estos temas.

Moderator: Nick Valencia, Assignment Editor, CNN

Valeria Fernández, Freelance Reporter, Phoenix

Mario Guevara, Reporter, Mundo Hispánico, Atlanta

Manuel de la Rosa, Reporter/Blogger, South Texas Tribune

Gustavo Reveles-Acosta, Reporter, El Paso Times

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10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m (International Ballroom B, North Tower)

Panel: The Future of Hispanic Media

Spanish speaking newspapers are shutting down, the influx of immigrants is decreasing and the recession is hitting small businesses. How can Hispanic media companies survive so many adversities? Besides these struggles, Hispanic publications have to try to get more readers among immigrants who are more accustomed to getting their news from television. A panel of print and television editors talk about working against all odds.

Panel: El Futuro de los Medios Hispanos

Las publicaciones hispanas están cerrando, el flujo de migrantes está en decenso y la recesión económica está golpeando fuertemente a los negocios pequeños. ¿Cómo están enfrentando los medios hispanos todas estas adversidades? Además de todos los inconvenientes, las publicaciones hispanas tienen un nuevo reto: el crear nuevos lectores entre la gente que está más acostumbrada a recibir sus noticias por television o radio. Un panel de editores de prensa escrita y televisiva hablan de los retos de trabajar a contracorriente.

Moderator: Rodrigo Cervantes, Editor, Mundo Hispánico, Atlanta

Ada Alvarez, Chief Multimedia Editor, Washington Hispanic

Alan Rivera, Spanish Executive Producer, Independent News Network, Davenport, Iowa

Tina Peña, Anchor, Temas en Tulsa

Cristina Puig, Correspondent, Univision

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9 a.m. – Noon

Taller: Cómo redactar mejor en español 

(International Ballroom A, North Tower)

Instructor : Lilia O’Hara, Copy Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune/Enlace

Una de la editoras del Manual de Estilo de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos

La principal característica del editor de texto es ser una persona de amplia cultura y con mucha atención al detalle. Su trabajo es que las historias que edita sean correctas gramaticalmente, precisas y que se adhieran al estilo de la publicación. También deben estar organizadas, ser fáciles de leer e interesantes. El buen editor se pone en el papel del lector y se pregunta ¿de qué se trata la historia?, ¿por qué debe importarme?, ¿qué quiero saber? Los participantes de este taller completarán varios ejercicios como parte de una discusión amplia sobre las técnicas a utilizarse para redactar mejor en español para los medios de comunicación en los Estados Unidos.

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Noon - 2 p.m. (International Ballroom D, North Tower)

Luncheon: Hispanics and Health Care Reform

Hispanics have the highest rates of diabetes and obesity in the United States. The access of health care has been reduced because of the recession. States like California are shutting down health services to poor and minority families and reducing health care benefits. How does the health care reform affect the Hispanic population? A special guest answers questions about the future of Latinos dealing with these new health care regulations.

La población hispana tienen los índices más altos de diabetes y obesidad en los Estados Unidos. El acceso a los servicios de salud en la comunidad hispana también se han visto afectados debido a la recession económica. Estados como California están reduciendo los servicios de salud a las minorías y a las familias de escasos recursos. ¿Cómo afecta  la reforma de servicios de salud a la población hispana? Un invitado especial discutirá el tema del futuro de los latinos en la reforma a implementarse hoy día.

Moderator:

Mariela Romero, Community Affairs Director, Univision 34

Panelists:

Flavia Mercado, M.D.,  Emory- School of Medicine

Sara Caceres-Cantu, M.D.,  Kaiser 

Gerry Sotomayor, M.D., Private Practioner

Pierluigi Mancini, Ph.D, Excutive Director CETPA

Olga Lucía Jimenez, President of the Board of the HHCGA

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2 p.m. - 4 p.m. (International Ballroom A, North Tower)

Panel: Global News

The news business becomes global and feeding such a broad and diverse international audience is a challenge to be achieved. How do you report news from Asia to Latin America? Are international media outlets reaching a wider audience? Are the media outlets sacrificing small markets in order to cover news from the larger cities? A panel of professionals who work for Associated Press, CNN International and others outlets or wire services give a big picture of covering global news.

Panel: La Globalización Noticiosa

La cobertura de noticias está cada vez más globalizada y brindar noticias a un público tan diverso y amplio es todo un reto. ¿Cómo se reportan noticias desde Asia hasta la América Latina? ¿Los medios globales están enfocando su cobertura de manera efectiva a esta gran audiencia? ¿Las corporaciones están sacrificando los mercados locales para satisfacer a los grandes mercados de las metrópolis? Un panel de expertos de Prensa Asociada, CNN International, y otros servicios noticiosos discuten los retos en la globalización de las noticias.

Rafael Romo, Senior Latin American Correspondent, CNN International

Michele Salcedo, Editor, Associated Press, Washington

Jorge Contreras, Freelance Reporter, Televisa, Montreal

Belén Chiloeches, U.S. Correspondent based in Atlanta, CNN Plus-4, España

José Langarica, Host, La Manzana de Newton show, Jalisco Radio, radio pública de Guadalajara

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2 p.m. – 4 p.m. 

Training group A : Media Story telling at CNN Center (pre-registration required)

Training Session: Multimedia Storytelling (Limited to 25 participants)

Instructor: Victor Hernandez, Director of Domestic newsgathering CNN, Atlanta

Learn how to be a multi-platform journalist, have transferable skills and understand the differences between web and TV video. The one man band uses few tools in order to report from any location in the world: BGAN, four-by-four vans, and small microphones. Is this a new trend or the future of news coverage? In two hours, instructors from CNN will teach you what you need to know. (Session open to regional conference registrants, but space is limited. To meet the demand, a second session has been opened up, but there is still limited space available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must sign up beforehand when they pre-register to reserve a space.)

Conozca lo que necesita saber para ser un periodista de múltiples plataformas, tener las cualidades de un reportero complete, y reconocer las diferencias entre la cobertura para el internet y el video para uso en television. El denominado “hombre orquesta” usa las herramientas necesarias para cubrir los eventos desde cualquier parte del mundo: teléfono satelital, Bgan y micrófonos unidireccionales. ¿Es éste el nuevo modelo en la cobertura de noticias? En dos horas, expertos de CNN hablarán de estos y otros temas. (Se abrió una segunda sesión de este seminario, pero el espacio aún es limitado. Los que deseen participar deben reservar un espacio en este taller al inscribirse para la conferencia.)

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4 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Training group B : Media Story telling at CNN Center (pre-registration required)Training Session: Multimedia Storytelling (Limited to 25 participants)

Instructor: Jill Cox, CNN, Atlanta

Learn how to be a multi-platform journalist, have transferable skills and understand the differences between web and TV video. The one man band uses few tools in order to report from any location in the world: BGAN, four-by-four vans, and small microphones. Is this a new trend or the future of news coverage? In two hours, instructors from CNN will teach you what you need to know. (Session open to regional conference registrants, but space is limited. To meet the demand, a second session has been opened up, but there is still limited space available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants must sign up beforehand when they pre-register to reserve a space.)

Conozca lo que necesita saber para ser un periodista de múltiples plataformas, tener las cualidades de un reportero complete, y reconocer las diferencias entre la cobertura para el internet y el video para uso en television. El denominado “hombre orquesta” usa las herramientas necesarias para cubrir los eventos desde cualquier parte del mundo: teléfono satelital, Bgan y micrófonos unidireccionales. ¿Es éste el nuevo modelo en la cobertura de noticias? En dos horas, expertos de CNN hablarán de estos y otros temas. (Se abrió una segunda sesión de este seminario, pero el espacio aún es limitado. Los que deseen participar deben reservar un espacio en este taller al inscribirse para la conferencia.)

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6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

CLOSING RECEPTION

Come mingle with conference attendees and trade stories about what you’ve learned at the closing reception.

Location: “Don Juan” Mexican Cantina at CNN Center

NAHJ Awards $71k in Scholarships in 2010

More than $1.6 Million in Scholarships Paid in 23 Years of Giving

Washington, DC – On this 40th anniversary of the slaying of the pioneer namesake of the organization’s scholarship fund, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists awarded $71,000 in new scholarships this fall to 26 students pursing a career in journalism.

The scholarships are made possible through individual, corporate and foundation donations to the Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund, named in honor of the prominent Latino print and broadcast journalist killed 40 years ago Sunday by a tear gas projectile a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy shot into a bar. Salazar had entered the East Los Angeles bar following his coverage of a Chicano anti-Vietnam War demonstration. Click here for NAHJ’s tribute to Rubén Salazar, http://www.nahj.org/2010/08/ruben-salazar-tribute/.

With this year’s awards, NAHJ has given out a total of more than $1.6 million in financial aid to about 600 aspiring journalists since the scholarship fund began operating in 1987.

“During these tough economic times, scholarships like these are needed even more and NAHJ is glad to be able to help these students reach their dreams,” said Iván Román, NAHJ’s Executive Director. “The significant hardships many of them are enduring to become journalists show that they are committed to giving a voice to our people, and to improving media coverage of the Latino community. We need more voices like theirs to join ours.”

The scholarships are part of NAHJ’s educational and professional development programs, which include annual conventions, student media projects, journalism workshops, multimedia training, an online career center and much more. Through these programs, NAHJ seeks to boost the number of Latinos in newsrooms and to create a path toward achieving more fair and accurate coverage of the Hispanic community.

NAHJ is also able to offer these scholarships in 2010 thanks to generous personal donations from María Elena Salinas, co-anchor of Noticiero Univisión and syndicated columnist, Geraldo Rivera, senior correspondent for Fox News Channel, and new donations this year from CNN anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien, and Mike and Maggie Rodriguez, who is co-anchor of CBS’ The Early Show. This year’s scholarships are also possible thanks to grants and donations from the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Gannett Foundation, CNN, Univisión, and many members and friends of NAHJ.

Despite the economic downturn, NAHJ remains committed to continuing its support of the next generation of Latino storytellers. NAHJ’s Denver Challenge fundraising campaign seeks to raise funds to bolster its educational and professional development programs in this changing news media landscape. For more information on the campaign or to donate, click here.

NAHJ is pleased to announce the 2010 scholarship recipients:

NAHJ/Ford Motor Company Scholarships
($2,000 scholarships for students pursuing careers in journalism in English or Spanish and in any type of media)

Luciana Morales, University of Texas, Brownsville
Mario Salazar, California State University, Los Angeles
Andrea De Brito, University of California, Berkeley
Anna Gallegos, University of Houston
Theresa Avila, University of California, Los Angeles
Lindsey Bomnin, Emory University
Antonio Azíos, American University
Almendra Carpizo, University of California, Chico

NAHJ/Maria Elena Salinas Scholarship
($5,000 scholarships for students pursuing a career in Spanish-language broadcast journalism)

Nancy Virginia Bulacio, California State University, Northridge
Maria Nimia Amaya, University of North Texas
Marlene Salinas, California State University, Northridge

NAHJ/Geraldo Rivera Scholarship
($5,000 scholarship for students pursuing a career in journalism in English or Spanish)

Jacob Rascon, Brigham Young University

NAHJ/Mike and Maggie Rodriguez Scholarship
($5,000 scholarship for students pursuing a career in journalism in English or Spanish)

Ingrid Rojas, Columbia University

NAHJ/Soledad O’Brien Scholarship
($5,000 scholarship for students pursuing a career in journalism in English or Spanish)

Gustavo Gutierrez, University of Southern California

NAHJ/Gannett Foundation Scholarships
($5,000 scholarships for NAHJ student members attending Florida International University)

Wilma Hernandez, Florida International University
Carime Hernandez, Florida International University

NAHJ/Rubén Salazar Scholarships
($2,000 scholarships – or $1,000 for those with an asterisk* — for students pursuing a career in journalism in English or Spanish and in any type of media.)

Christina Miralla, University of North Texas
Alejandra Matos, University of Texas at El Paso
Andrés Caballero, Columbia University
Juliana Jimenez, University of Florida
Carolina Hidalgo, Stony Brook University
*Benjamin Perez, University of Wisconsin, River Falls
*Paula Machado, University of Central Florida
*Melissa Colorado, Brooklyn College
*Gladys Vega, Long Beach City College
*Andres Gonzalez, University of Maryland

Founded in 1984, NAHJ’s mission is to increase the percentage of Latinos working in our nation’s newsrooms and to improve news coverage of the Latino community. NAHJ is the nation’s largest professional organization for Latino journalists with more than 1,400 members working in English and Spanish-language print, photo, broadcast and online media. NAHJ is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization. For more information, visit www.nahj.org.

Media Contact: Erwin Díaz, NAHJ Education Program Manager, (202) 662-8901, ediaz@nahj.org