2011 NABJ Convention Guide

2011 NABJ
CONVENTION
& CAREER FAIR
AUGUST 3-7
2011 NABJ
CONVENTION
& CAREER FAIR
AUGUST 3-7
2011 Convention Program
The Power of Now:
Claiming Your Destiny
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1 2011 Annual Convention and Career Fair | August 3-7, 2011 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome ......................................................3
Convention Sponsors ...................................18
NABJ Board & Staff .....................................21
Locations of Key Venues .............................28
Convention Center Maps ............................30
Schedule-at-a-Glance..................................32
Convention Highlights ................................34
Daily Schedule ............................................44
Exhibit Hall Map .........................................78
Exhibitors .....................................................79
Special Honors .............................................84
Membership ..............................................103
Acknowledgments ....................................108
2011 NABJ
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AUGUST 3-7
2011 NABJ
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AUGUST 3-7
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Dear NABJ Family, Supporters and Friends,
On behalf of the NABJ Board of Directors, staff and convention planning team, Id like to welcome you to the
National Association of Black Journalists 36
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Annual Convention and Career Fair here in Philadelphia, the city
of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection.
Our theme this year - The Power of Change: Claiming Your Destiny - goes to the heart of the challenges were
facing in our evolving industry, namely the troubling corporate cutbacks, layoffs and furloughs. I am proud of
the multimedia training and the digital journalists who are sharing their expertise this year.
Without fail, NABJ remains committed to the interests of our members in the fght to keep diversity as an
impactful doctrine and business imperative at news organizations across the country. We also will continue
our role as an industry watchdog and hold corporations accountable in their treatment of journalists of color in
these trying times.
Many of our members have been forced to reinvent themselves in the face of cutbacks and layoffs. The
workshops and panels at this convention will give many of you energy, ideas and confdence as you take
your next steps. Please take advantage of the wealth of resources NABJ is offering this year whether youre a
beginner or a veteran.
It is my pleasure to welcome a few of our special guests, Arianna Huffngton and Sheila Johnson of the AOL
Huffngton Post Media Group, and gospel artists Richard Smallwood, Karen Clark Sheard and Yolanda Adams.
Others include flm director and producer George Lucas, singer Eric Benet and actresses Viola Davis and
Octavia Spencer.
I also would like to offer sincere thanks to our Honorary Convention Committee Members - former NABJ
president Arthur Fennell; founders Acel Moore and Sandra Long; Convention Chairman Rod Hicks; and
Program Chairwoman Dr. Sybril Bennett - for their contributions to NABJ this year.
Healthy NABJ is back for its third year as it focuses on your mental, physical and spiritual health. We also are
offering a 5K walk and run, as well as a golf tournament for those of you who love the greens.
Of course, the Career Fair will be up and running daily for those of you who want to land your frst job or for
veterans who want to transition to another position.
Please get to know our Founders, members from other countries and frst-time attendees. Embrace our student
journalists.
And dont forget to vote!
Finally, I extend special congratulations to our award recipients. I also extend a special thanks to our host
chapter, the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and its president, Sarah Glover.
We hope you will leave this years convention fulflled and energized, with new friends and contacts and a
clearer vision for your career.
It is time to Claim Your Destiny! NABJ is here to help!
Yours in Service,
Kathy Y. Times
President, National Association of Black Journalists
From the President
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Greetings,
You will quickly fnd that all the excitement surrounding our return to Philadelphia has been worth it. Our
programming, special events and entertainment are at the high level youve come to expect. Weve added
new programs, updated existing ones and discarded some altogether to ensure that the convention is fresh,
relevant and compelling.
The session offerings this year are heavily tilted toward digital media, which are rapidly transforming
journalism. You will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on sessions led by experts, allowing you to
return home with new digital skills. We want to prepare you to take advantage of new technologies, and new
ways of storytelling and interacting with news and information consumers, so you can continue to compete in
this ever-changing environment.
NABJ President Kathy Times, Convention Program Chair Sybril Bennett and I want this convention to equip
you with skills and information that you can actually use to help achieve your career goals. Many dedicated
volunteers; the NABJ board, staff and founders; and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists worked
with us to design a convention thats worth the personal or fnancial sacrifce you made to get here.
We were motivated by the discouraging statistic reported this spring by the American Society of Newspaper
Editors: The percentage of African-American, Asian, Latino and Native American journalists working in U.S.
newsrooms has declined for the third consecutive year.
There is still room for you in this industry. You may need new skills, you may have to work for yourself and you
defnitely will have to update your view of what this industry is and how it works. You can fnd much of what
you need to start preparing right here, right now, in Philadelphia.
Welcome.
Sincerely,
Rod Hicks
NABJ Convention Chairman
From the Convention Chair
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From the Program Chair
Dear NABJ,
Welcome to Philly! The Program Committee has worked extremely hard to tailor, customize and make this
one of the most relevant schedules possible. With more NABJ members losing full-time employment, it is
imperative NABJ provide substantive, applicable multimedia, digital and entrepreneurial training. Helping
you increase income streams also was a major consideration during planning.
Consider this years sessions a curriculum. Take as many classes as you can. Expose yourself to new ideas,
innovations and opportunities. Find some to specialize in, but also expose yourself to as many new concepts
as you can.
Journalism will survive in a myriad of forms. It wont be separated into television, radio, print, etc. It is
integrated using audio and video. You must be equipped to adapt. Entrepreneurship skills are critical. You
dont have to be an entrepreneur; its just wise to have the skill set. Its sad to need a hammer and not have
one. Its even worse, when you have the hammer and dont know how to use it.
If a session doesnt make any sense, go. If you know more than the session presenter, contribute or leave
and learn something new. Most importantly, share what you learn; its the best way to make sure youre
getting the skill right.
Please know the Program Committee operated with each one of you in mind. There were some tough
choices, and we are absolutely delighted with the outcome.
Thank you for this opportunity to serve you in this capacity. Proud NABJ member since 1990 anybody
remember LA? Thank God, there was no Facebook then.
Peace,
Sybril Dr. Syb Bennett, Ph.D.
NABJ Program Chair
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NABJ Family and Friends,
Welcome to the 2011 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 36th Annual Convention and the city of
brotherly love and sisterly affection in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The hosts, Philadelphia Association of Black
Journalists (PABJ), the national staff team and convention committee have tirelessly dedicated of themselves
for the return visit of this years convention.
Those of you in attendance and throughout the industry are very much aware of the issues facing newspapers
and the media industry. Some of you may have become victims of our slow-moving economy caught up in
layoffs or forced into early retirement.
It is a crazy time in the journalism industry. Newspaper advertising dollars are shrinking, and its becoming
more challenging to maintain our livelihoods. Throughout your visit here and following remember we shall
overcome. As Black journalists, we have been witness to the struggles of our communities and as individuals,
we have all had frsthand experience with strife.
This is one of those times. Here and now, we must come together to support our fellow Black journalists and
industry newcomers. By giving of ourselves and being that supportive voice of encouragement, offering an ear
of understanding and a guiding hand, we help one another through these tough times.
At this years event, consider the hard work you have done, the progress you have made, the obstacles that
remain, the joys you have experienced, and the hope that you have for yourselves and the industry. Then take
in a deep breath, exhale and enjoy the friendship of people and an organization that understands.
Again, welcome to the 2011 NABJ convention.
Katina Revels
Visual Editor
2009-2011 NABJ Region I Director
From the Regional Director
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surprise. Experience award-winning restaurants, exotic cuisines, and romantic candlelit settings that are all
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To my NABJ family and friends,
It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you all to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the 2011 NABJ Convention
and Career Fair my frst convention serving as Executive Director. Im deeply humbled and thankful for
the support you all have shown me these past ten months. I can truly say that I have had the warmest of
welcomes.
In the months before I stepped into this role, NABJ made their expectations explicitly clear. The leadership
was searching for someone who not only understood the vision, but who could execute the mission of this
grand organization. With the dedication of a hardworking staff at NABJ Headquarters, the commitment of
an outstanding board of directors, and the tremendous enthusiasm of every single one of our exceptional
members, I have had the support necessary to execute that mission.
I salute outgoing NABJ President Kathy Y. Times, this years Convention Chair Rod Hicks, and the long list of
consultants and volunteers who helped to uphold the reputation of NABJs Convention and Career Fair as
the premier venue for digital journalism education, career development, and the nations leaders in media,
business, arts & entertainment and technology. From media moguls to seasoned professionals to young
journalists seeking frst time opportunities, no other organization facilitates such an essential gathering of
minority journalists in the world. Without such a dedicated group of individuals devoting their time and energy
to continue an affair of this magnitude, none of this would be possible.
This past year, weve seen substantial growth within the organization on several different levels. Membership
and registration rates increased in record numbers, new jobs initiatives like NABJ C.A.R.E.S. were instituted
to help recently laid-off workers fnd opportunities, and a whole host of new industry heavyweights were
incorporated into our annual convention. There is a great deal we can be proud of as an organization, but so
much more we can and will achieve in the years ahead.
I implore you to take full advantage of everything this convention has to offer. This years theme, The Power
of Now: Claiming Your Destiny, is not just a simple phrase. We take pride in crafting new and engaging ways
for our members to empower themselves. It is up to you to harness the power of this years speakers, talents,
recruiters, top executives and infuential leaders present at the convention. I am confdent that together, we
can ensure NABJ continues to work towards its noble goalto serve you.
Yours in Service,
Maurice Foster
Executive Director, National Association of Black Journalists
From the Executive Director
Our purpose is to improve lives.
I grew up in the South during a time that wasnt so
inclusive. From the age of seven, I was made aware I was
different from other people. But I had as much to offer as
anyone else, and I was going to fgure out a way I could
contribute.
My father worked for the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. At the dinner table, hed talk about his work
and about the people who were trying to drive change.
So I look at my work as a natural extension of his.
At Lilly, our purpose is to improve the lives of our patients
which, by their very nature are diverse. A diverse workforce
helps us deliver on that. Plus, an inclusive environment fuels
creativity, which, in turn, drives innovation. And innovation
benefts our patients. It makes absolute business sense.
Its my job to cultivate diversity here at Lilly. I get to work
with very smart people and we all have the opportunity to
help deliver life-changing, life-saving medicines to patients.
Its a noble task. And I dont take it for granted.
lilly.com
Shaun Hawkins
Chief Diversity Offcer
Eli Lilly and Company
Graduated magna cum laude with degree
in business from University of Tennessee
MBA from Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University
Joined Lilly in 2001 in licensing and
corporate business development
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From the PABJ President
Greetings NABJ Family!
Welcome to Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love & Sisterly Affection! The Philadelphia Association of
Black Journalists (PABJ) is excited to host the 36th Annual National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Convention & Career Fair!
Seven of NABJs 44 founders have ties to the Philadelphia region and fve of NABJs presidents have Philly
connections. Our own Chuck Stone is NABJs founding president. PABJ is proud of its heritage.
Philadelphia is a city with rich history, top-fight universities, championship sports teams, a vibrant African
American community and a dynamic arts and music scene. Its an awesome place to live, work and visit!
Be sure to take in Phillys murals, eat a cheesesteak and visit our various neighborhoods and landmarks. Take
in the Presidents House exhibit that tells the story of Washingtons slaves. Run up the Art Museum steps that
Rocky made famous. Pop over to the Reading Terminal Market to get your eat on. Theres a lot more to do.
Youre going to have a great time!
I look forward to seeing you at the PABJ fundraiser on Friday night. This year, PABJ will bring you Philly artists
including Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson of The Roots to show you some Philly LOVE. Event proceeds will help
send our young journalism students to college. Party with a purpose!
Thank you, the convention attendees, for being a part of the 2011 NABJ Convention in Philly. This will go down
as one of the best NABJ conventions of all time. Lets do this NABJ! PABJ hearts you!
Sincerely,
Sarah J. Glover
President, Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
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From the Honorary
Committee Chair
Feel the love! On behalf of the members of the Honorary Convention Committee, it is truly our pleasure to
welcome you to Philadelphia. NABJ is family. As Chair, of this diverse committee, which is comprised of
leaders in the Philadelphia community, I am convinced more than ever of the important role that NABJ
continues to fulfll in our society. The impact of the African American journalist remains especially viable given
the challenging conditions and circumstances of Americas underserved populations. These stories are not
always easily visible from the surface and require a keen attention to detail and sensitivity. Today, many of
our highly respected veteran journalists of color who have for many years helped to ensure that these stories
are told in a fair and balanced manner, are becoming victims of newsroom cutbacks. It is critical that NABJ
remain vigilant to the cause of being a beacon that upholds the light of the fourth estate. The Honorary
Committee stands with you in support of your efforts and initiatives.
As you share in the spirit of training, networking, reunion and celebration of the convention be sure to fnd
an opportunity to see our city as well. Im sure you will fnd it enlightening, educational and entertaining. So
enjoy yourself!
We are glad that you are here and again, we are proud to stand with you. If you see any of our committee
members walking the corridors, please stop and say hello.
Acel Moore, NABJ Founder, Assoc. Editor Emeritus, Philadelphia Inquirer
Sandra Long, NABJ Founder, Veteran Journalist
David L. Cohen, Executive Vice President, Comcast Corp.
Meryl Levitz, President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.
U.S. Representative Chaka Fattah, Member of Congress
E. Steven Collins, Director, Urban Marketing & External Relations, Radio One
Bill Cosby, Actor, Lecturer, Philanthropist
Kenny Gamble, Music Producer, Co-Creator, The Sound of Philadelphia
Leon Huff, Artist, Music Producer, Co-Creator, The Sound of Philadelphia
Jerry Mondesire, PABJ Founder, President, Philadelphia NAACP
Sulaiman Rahman, Chairman, African American Chamber of Commerce, PA, NJ, DE
Pamela Browner White, Vice President of Public Affairs, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Jack Ferguson, President & CEO, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Sincerely,
Arthur Fennell
NABJ 2011 Honorary Convention Chair
NABJ Past President
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CONVENTION SPONSORS
NABJ gratefully acknowledges the fnancial support of the following sponsors:
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99 Ways Entertainment and
Blazar Media
Aetna Foundation
AFTRA
Al Jazeera
Amtrak
Annie E. Casey Foundation
AOL Huffngton Post Black Voices
BET Networks
Bloomberg
Business Wire
Caesars Entertainment
Casey Family Programs
CBS News
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Chevrolet
CNN/ Time Warner
Comcast/ NBC Universal
Continental Airlines
Disney Destinations
(Disney Sports)
Disney Parks
Dow Jones News Fund
DreamWorks Studios
ESPN
ExxonMobil
FedEx
FOX Sports
Gannett Foundation
GMC
Google
Greater Philadelphia Tourism
Marketing Corp.
Health Partners
The LEAD Program
HBO
John S. Knight Journalism
Fellowship
Kellogg Foundation
Lilly
Major League Baseball
McClatchy Company
McDonalds
Medill College,Northwestern
University
Meredith Local Media Group
Microsoft
Multicultural Marketing
Resources
NASCAR
National Basketball Association
National Football League
NBC 10
News Corporation
Newseum
PR Newswire
Prudential Financial
Rent-A-Center
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Scripps Howard School of
Journalism and
Communications,
Hampton University
Sprint Foundation
Target
Temple Universitys Department
of Journalism and Temple
Universitys Center of Public
Interest Journalism
The Africa Channel
The Coca-Cola Company
The Executive Leadership Council
The Washington Post
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.
Turner Sports
U.S. Army
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Svcs: Offce on Womens Health
Wells Fargo
FUNDERS
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Kathy Y. Times
Independent Journalist
VICE PRESIDENT/PRINT
Deirdre M. Childress
The Philadelphia Inquirer
VICE PRESIDENT/
BROADCAST
Bob Butler
KCBS Radio San Francisco
SECRETARY
Roland S. Martin
TV One/CNN/Essence
TREASURER
Gregory Lee
The Boston Globe
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Tonju Francois
CNN
REGION I DIRECTOR
Katina Revels
The Associated Press
REGION II DIRECTOR
Charles Robinson
Maryland Public Television
REGION III DIRECTOR
Ken Knight
The Tampa Tribune
REGION IV DIRECTOR
Keith Reed
ESPN Magazine
REGION V DIRECTOR
Cindy George
Houston Chronicle
REGION VI DIRECTOR
Lisa Cox
KTLA-TV Los Angeles
ASSOCIATE
REPRESENTATIVE
Aprill O. Turner
Partnership for Working Families
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Georgia Dawkins
WBBH/WZVN
Florida A&M University
NABJ STAFF
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Maurice Foster
FINANCE MANAGER
Nathanial Chambers
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
Lambert Fleming
DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTANT
JoAnne Lyons Wooten
CONSULTANT
Lorraine Settles
MEMBERSHIP MANAGER
Veronique Dodson
MEMBERSHIP
COORDINATOR
Phillipa Mould
PROGRAM MANAGER
Irving Washington
PROGRAM MANAGER
Jannice Hodge
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Natalia Prakash
SPECIAL EVENTS
COORDINATOR
Daisha Badgett
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Jonathan Blakely
George Washington University
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Morgan Harding
University of Mary Washington
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Brittany Marshall
Northwestern University
PROGRAM ASSISTANT
Terry Cryer
University of Oklahoma
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ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT TASK FORCE
The Arts and Entertainment Task Force is available to members who cover arts and entertainment. Joining
our group is a great way to connect to the broader arts and entertainment community during and beyond the
annual convention.
Chairs: Patrick L. Riley, Freelance Producer/Writer/Talent
Greg Dunmore, Venhue Magazine
ASSOCIATE MEMBER TASK FORCE
The Associate Member Task Force (AMTF) includes part-time journalists, part-time freelance writers, educators,
marketing and public relations professionals, as well as other media professionals. The purpose of this task force
is to advance the cause of issues related to these sectors and to NABJ.
Chairs: Aprill O. Turner, National Communications Director, Partnership for Working Families
Terry Allen, CEO, 1016 Media
COPY EDITORS TASK FORCE
The Copy Editors Task Force includes copy desk managers, copy editors, news editors, line editors, layout and
design editors, and yes, recruiters. The groups purposes are to inspire the camaraderie among editors across
the country; to share ideas about editing; and to discuss the ups and downs of working a non traditional
schedule. We also encourage college students to pursue copy editing and other careers in newsrooms.
Chair: Diane M. Hawkins, Louisville Courier-Journal
DIGITAL JOURNALISM TASK FORCE
As technology is enhancing journalism and transforming the media landscape, journalists must adapt and use
new tools in order to survive and thrive. The Digital Journalism Task Force keeps NABJ members on the cutting
edge as they navigate rapidly evolving newsrooms.
Chairs: Andrew Humphrey, Meteorologist/Reporter, WDIV-TV Detroit
Bent J. Wilson, Online Managing Editor-Business Aviation, Aviation Week Group
FOUNDERS TASK FORCE
The Founders Task Force includes NABJ Founders, Past Presidents and former National Board Members with
at least 25 years of membership in NABJ. The groups purposes are to re-affrm NABJs founding principles and
fortify the NABJ through the contributions of its members time, talents, historical perspectives and collective
memory in alignment with the organizations mission and strategic plan.
Chair: Maureen Bunyan, NABJ Founder, News Anchor/Correspondent, WJLA-TV (Washington)
LGBT TASK FORCE
The mission of this task force is to unite NABJs lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members so they may
support and strengthen one another; to assist the NABJ in carrying out its mission of inclusion and excellence.
Chair: Katina Parker, Media Strategist, New Orleans: Labor of Love
NABJ TASK FORCES
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The Sports Task Force promotes diversity in Americas sports departments and provides programming toward
developing the next wave of Americas sports journalists.
Chair: Gregory Lee, Jr., Senior Assistant Sports Editor, The Boston Globe
VISUAL TASK FORCE
The Visual Task Force (VTF), formed in 1990, provides a venue for visual journalists in the areas of
photojournalism, design and informational graphics, broadcast photojournalism and visual leadership for
newspaper, magazine, broadcast and online publications.
Chair: Boyzell Hosey, Director of Photography, St. Petersburg Times
YOUNG JOURNALISTS TASK FORCE
The Young Journalists Task Force provides a forum and support for fellow journalists in their frst few years. The
Task Force annually recognizes emerging journalists doing exemplary work.
Chair: Erinn Haines, Reporter, The Associated Press
WORLD AFFAIRS TASK FORCE
The World Affairs Task Force promotes coverage of and about the African and African-American experience
worldwide.
Chair: Djibril Diallo, PhD. Lon., Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, UNAIDS New York Offce
John Yearwood, Miami Herald
SAVE THE DATE
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MEDIA INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS
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MEMBERSHIP
Locating new members, reclaiming former members,
retaining current members, and creating programs
for this purpose. It also shall be responsible for
evaluating all membership applications and affliate
chapter applications.
Chair: Steve Crocker
WBRC/FOX6
PROGRAMS
Developing and implementing programs for the
annual national convention.
Chair: Sybril M. Bennett PhD
Belmont University
AWARDS
Developing and distributing criteria for various
national journalism categories in the annual NABJ
Salute to Excellence awards contest.
Chair: Ray Metoyer
WNEG-TV (Athens, Ga.)
MEDIA MONITORING
Monitoring the national media for discrimination and
other injustices to people in the African diaspora in
their coverage and employment practices. It shall
report to the Board of Directors and the membership
issues of concern.
Chairs: Dakarai Aarons
Amy Alexander
CONSTITUTION AND OPERATING
PROCEDURES
Considering any proposed amendments to the
Constitution and Operating Procedures suggested
by any full member. The Committee shall make
recommendations on such changes to the
membership for consideration according to the
guidelines established by the Constitution and
Operating Procedures.
Chair: Tonju Francois
CNN en Espaol
FINANCE
Provide fnancial advice to ensure the Board of
Directors successfully meets its fnancial goals.
The committee shall also be available to provide
fnancial advice and counsel to the President,
Treasurer and Board of Directors, review and advise
the Board on the annual budget, review spending
and income quarterly. It shall be comprised of the
NABJ Treasurer, two former NABJ treasurers, two
independent fnancial advisors and a top executive
from a media company.
Chair: Condace Pressley
News/Talk 750 WSB
COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS
Foster effective chapter management, develop
strategies for chapters to recruit and retain members,
develop strategies to assist chapters in raising funds
for scholarships and other award programs. It shall
also aggressively recruit members to NABJ and work
to reach a consensus and make recommendations
on how mutual problems can be addressed and
resolved within NABJ.
Chair: Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig
ZM Productions/shades Magazine
ELECTIONS
Oversee the election process and develop the rules
that apply to it. The committee shall set candidate
standards, rules, regulations and qualifcations for
nominations and regulations governing the process
and arbitrate any disputes to that procedure.
The Board of Directors will have the authority to
supersede decisions of the Committee by a two-thirds
vote of the Boards members.
Chair: Glenn Rice
The Kansas City Star
COMMUNICATIONS
Actively develop, implement and execute a
communications strategy for NABJ.
Chair: Dawn Angelique Roberts
KD Communications Group
NABJ COMMITTEES
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Actively pursuing new business partnerships and
fundraising initiatives for NABJ
Chair: Lynn Norment
Carol H. Williams Advertising
MEDIA INSTITUTE
The Media Institute offers professional development
opportunities, technical training, historical
documentation and educational programs.
Chair: Doug Mitchell,
Living On Earth/Planet Harmony/
Career Coach, Knowledgewebb.net
OTHER COMMITTEES
Other work may be done on behalf of NABJ and
Black journalists by other committees and task forces
as deemed necessary by the President and Board of
Directors. The President shall appoint all committees.
STUDENT EDUCATION ENRICHMENT &
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS (SEED)
The SEED program provides valuable benefts for
student members by placing student interns at
media companies nationwide, providing over 12
scholarships annually, and coordinating the NABJ
Convention student projects.
Chairs: Sarah Hoye
CNN
Christopher Nelson
NBC News
HIGH SCHOOL
The High School program provides valuable benefts
for student members by providing scholarships and
programs year-round to high school students.
Chair: Russell LaCour
Tulsa World
NABJ JOURNAL
Published four times a year, the NABJ Journal
provides news and information about NABJ
activities, its members, chapters and journalism
organizations with similar goals. Distributed to NABJ
members and individual subscribers, the Journal
explores industry-related issues, trends and lifestyles
as they affect African-Americans, while examining
the medias triumphs and defciencies and
spotlighting outstanding achievements of journalists
so that others may learn and emulate.
Managing Editor: Deirdre M. Childress
The Philadelphia Inquirer
SPECIAL HONORS
NABJ Special Honors represents the highest awards
NABJ can bestow upon a member. NABJ members,
affliate chapters and others nominate those who
represent the best among Black journalists. Awards
include Lifetime Achievement, Legacy Award,
Journalist of the Year and Emerging Journalist of the
Year.
Chair: Angela Dodson
Keith Clinkscales
ESPN
HALL OF FAME
Legendary black journalists who have made
outstanding contributions to journalism are inducted
yearly.
Chairs: Maureen Bunyan
WJLA-TV (Washington)
NABJ Founder
Deirdre Childress
NABJ Journal Managing Editor
PRINT ADVOCACY
Upon the direction of the Vice-President Print, this
committee completes an annual census of managers
in print newsrooms.
Chairs: Don Hudson
The Clarion Ledger
Nisa Muhammad
The Final Call
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2011 NABJ CONVENTION COMMITTEE
2011 NABJ PROGRAM COMMITTEE
CONVENTION CHAIRMAN
Rod Hicks
Associated Press, Philadelphia
PROGRAM CHAIR
Sybril Bennett, Ph.D.
Belmont University, Nashville
CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Naomi Patton
Detroit Free Press
Aprill O. Turner
Washington, D.C.
Harold Jackson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lisa Cox
KTLA-TV, Los Angeles
Shannon Buggs
University of Houston
Demetria Irwin
Madame Noire, New York
Dorothy Tucker
CBS2 Chicago
SPECIAL EVENTS
OPENING RECEPTION
Johann Calhoun
Philadelphia Tribune
Porsha Grant
6ABC, Philadelphia
Cherri Gregg Mincey
KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia
OPENING CEREMONY/PLENARY
Manuel McDonnell-Smith
NewsCore, New York
HEALTHY NABJ
Kimberly Hayes Taylor
Freelance writer, Detroit
AUTHORS SHOWCASE
Doug Lyons
Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale
Dee DePass
Star Tribune, Minneapolis
W.E.B. DUBOIS LECTURE
Ernie Suggs
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Melanie Burney
Errin Haines
Associated Press, Atlanta
GOSPEL BRUNCH
Irving Washington,
National Association of
Black Journalists
Aprill O. Turner
Washington, D.C.
SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE
GALA
Carol Ash
NBC 5, Chicago
CHAIR
Sybril Dr. Syb Bennett, Ph.D., Associate Professor
of Journalism, Belmont University
Denise Clay, Copy Editor/Freelance Writer,
Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Marissa Evans, Founding President, National
Association of Black Journalists Student Chapter at
Marquette University
Neil Foote, Senior Lecturer, Mayborn School of
Journalism/ President/CEO Foote Communications,
LLC & Chair, Entrepreneurship Task Force
Boyzell Hosey, Director of Photography,
St. Petersburg Times/tampabay.com & Chair,
NABJ Visual Journalism Task Force
Dr. Pam McAllister-Johnson, Professor,
Western Kentucky University, School of
Journalism & Broadcasting
Gabrielle M. Lee, Account Supervisor,
Fleishman-Hillard & NABJ Associate Member
Task Force Board Member
Doug Mitchell, Co-Chair, NABJ Media Institute,
Co-Director, The New U UNITY Entrepreneurs
Fellowship Program
Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor, Business
Aviation & Co-chair, NABJ Digital Journalism
Task Force
Irving Washington, Program Manager,
National Association of Black Journalists
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REGISTRATION & WELCOME HOURS
Location: Broad Street Foyer
Wednesday, August 3....................... 7am 7pm
Thursday, August 4 ................... 7am 5pm
Friday, August 5 .........................7am 5pm
Saturday, August 6.................... 8am Noon
CAREER FAIR, EXHIBIT HALL, HEALTHY
NABJ PAVILION, AND AUTHORS
SHOWCASE HOURS
Location: Exhibit Hall E
Thursday, August 4 ...................... 9am 5pm
Friday, August 5 ........................... 9am 5pm
Saturday, August 6........................ 9am Noon
NABJ PRESS ROOM
Location: 120A
NABJ welcomes professional journalists covering the
NABJ Annual Convention and Career Fair. The NABJ
Press Room is provided for working media to research
and draft articles, review publications and materials,
and conduct interviews. Registration packets, news
releases, NABJ background information, notices of
events, and information from exhibiting companies
are provided.
WHATS HELD WHERE?
National Constitution Center
Welcome Reception
Pennsylvania Convention Center
TERRACE BALLROOM
Opening Ceremony & Newsmaker Plenary
W.E.B. DuBois Lecture
NABJ Presents
Newsmaker Plenary
NABJ Gospel Brunch
2011 NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards
Gala & After-Party
114 LECTURE HALL
NABJ After Dark
NABJ Film Festival
NABJ Candidates Forum
EXHIBIT HALL E
Career Fair & Exhibition
Healthy NABJ Pavilion
The Chill Spot: Cyber Caf Lounge and
Membership Lounge
NABJ Authors Showcase & Bookstore
BROAD STREET FOYER
Registration & Welcome Center
Sponsor & VIP Registration Lounge
CONVENTION CENTER ROOMS 115-122
Learning Lab, Workshop, and Receptions
NABJ Offce - 125
Press Room - 120A
WHISPER NIGHTCLUB
1712 Walnut Street
NABJ Sports Task Force JAM
SAFETY AND SECURITY
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is equipped
with around-the-clock security and facilities staffng.
In the case of fre emergency, guests are notifed
through an audible fre alarm and broadcast
message that will direct guests to evacuate.
Ambulance........................................911 Emergency
Fire Department ................................911 Emergency
Police (Metro).....................................911 Emergency
Non-emergency number .....................................311
Non-emergency Fire Rescue ............ (215) 922-6000
NEAREST HOSPITAL
Hahnemann University Hospital
230 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 762-7000
hahnemannhospital.com
NEAREST 24-HOUR PHARMACY
CVS Pharmacy
Store # 1064 1826 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 972-0909
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Registration & Welcome Center
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. NABJ Learning Labs (Full Day)
8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Chapter Day
1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. NABJ Learning Labs (Half Day)
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Regional Caucus
7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Professional Development Breakfasts
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Career Fair & Exhibition
Membership Lounge
9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony & Newsmaker Plenary
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. Interactive Sessions I
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. NABJ Candidates Forum
3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. W.E.B. DuBois Lecture
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Receptions
7:15 p.m. 9:15 p.m. NABJ Presents
9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. NABJ After Dark
10:00 p.m. 3:30 a.m. Sports Task Force Jam
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2011
7:45 a.m. 9:15 a.m. Professional Development Breakfasts
9:00 a.m 5:00 p.m. Career Fair & Exhibition
Membership Lounge
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9:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Interactive Sessions II
10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. NABJ Business Meeting
12:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch & Learns
2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m. Interactive Sessions III
4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Newsmaker Plenary
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Sports Pioneer Awards Ceremony
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Receptions
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. NABJ Elections News Conference
8:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. NABJ Presents
10:30 p.m. 3:00 a.m. PABJ Chapter Party
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2011
7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 5K Walk/Run
7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m. NABJ Golf Tournament
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. NABJ Gospel Brunch
Membership Lounge
10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Interactive Sessions IV
12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Task Force Meetings
1:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Visual Task Force Photo Auction
12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. NABJ Film Festival
6:00 p.m. 2:00 a.m. 2011 NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards Gala & After-Party
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. NABJ Board of Directors Meeting
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HEALTHY NABJ
Members of the National Association of Black Journalists know that health issues are
ranked among the highest topics of interest to their viewers, readers and listeners.
Members also know that they are susceptible to the same health challenges on which
they report: diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, anxiety, insomnia,
stress, substance abuse, kidney disease - the list goes on and on. Since journalists are
disseminating expert advice from health professionals to their audiences, it makes
sense for members to heed some of that advice to improve their own health profle
through healthy lifestyle changes.
The primary goal of Healthy NABJ is to help members prevent the onset of these
conditions, recognize their symptoms and get early treatment. The better educated our
members, the better the quality of critical information they will be able to disseminate
to broader audiences in a nation struggling with plethora of health issues.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
MORNING WORKOUT
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Room 306
Kukuwa Nuamah, an internationally acclaimed African dance performer, dance choreographer ftness
dance instructor and originator of Gye Nyame African Cultural Dance Company will lead a fun, low-impact,
high-energy, cardiovascular African dance workout featuring a fusion of African soukous, makossa and soca
rhythms.
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
HEALTHY NABJ PAVILION
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
DECIPHERING HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS
Location: 116
No matter your beat, covering health, health policy and health disparities issues involve data and statistics,
often without easily understandable context to guide your reporting. Researchers from Washington University
in St. Louis will introduce a new database, Ozioma Online, designed to help make navigating data and
statistics from 50 databases including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National
Institutes of Health much easier. As a bonus, Ozioma Online also offers more than 500 graphics and photos
to help illustrate your stories. Bring along your laptop and story ideas to get a hands-on demonstration in this
interactive session that will help you quickly get to the heart of any health issue plaguing your community.
Timothy J. Poor, Publications Editor, Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University
Erin Robinson, Data Analyst, Washington University
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7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
MORNING WORKOUT
Zumba Fitness
is the only Latin-inspired dance-ftness program that blends red-hot international music,
created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and contagious steps to form a ftness party that is
downright addictive.
Since its inception in 2001, Zumba Fitness has become the worlds largest and most successful dance-ftness
program with more than 10 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking weekly classes in more than
90,000 locations across more than 110 countries.
Zerline Hughes, Zumba Instructor
7:45 a.m. 9:15 a.m.
BREAKFAST: THE LAST CIVIL RIGHT: HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL
Powered by Aetna Foundation
Location: 120BC
People of color are more likely to be sicker, suffer more chronic diseases and receive lower quality health
care. Why do racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care stubbornly persist in our health-care
system? How will health-care reform improve health care for all? What innovations in local communities are
driving change? Hear a lively discussion about the current state of health equity and the most promising
advancements in repairing our fractured health-care system.
Moderator: Andrea King Collier, Freelance Health Journalist
Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH, President, Aetna Foundation
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
HEALTHY NABJ PAVILION
12:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
LUNCH AND LEARN: HEALTHY NABJ: HIV/AIDS: 30 YEARS LATER
Location: 121AB
HIV/AIDS continues to be an epidemic in the black community. In this session, journalists will hear from those
on the front lines with real-life stories about people impacted by the disease. The panel is designed to answer
the questions: Where are we now in the fght to prevent the disease three decades later? Who is at risk and
how can we get more people tested? and How do we address the health disparities in the treatment of HIV/
AIDS? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 1 million people in the U.S.
are living with HIV and one in fve people (21 percent) dont know they have it. The annual number of new
HIV infections continues at too high a level with more than 55,000 new cases reported each year. You dont
want to miss this important interactive session with the latest information on one of the worlds most signifcant
health problems.
Kellee Terrell, Health Blogger, BET.com and News Editor, TheBody.com
Phil Wilson, Founder and Executive Director, Black AIDS Institute
Dazon Diallo, Founder and President, SisterLove Inc.
Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, Enon Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Dr. Donna Hubbard-McCree, Associate Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 5 (CONTD)
2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
IS YOUR JOB KILLING YOU?
Powered by The Coca-Cola Company
Location: 116
Todays journalists face immense pressure. Besides worrying each day about making deadline and staying on
top of the competition, we are confronted with unimaginable stress, fear and anxiety from dealing with diffcult
managers and sources. Besides that, were managing three and four jobs when we were hired for one. To
make it even worse, we are concerned about the constant threat of layoffs, buyouts and frings. To handle it
all, we self-medicate with unhealthy foods, alcohol and sometimes secretly indulge in other substances. All
this can lead to situational depression, other mental health issues, and declining physical health. Too often, we
suffer in silence because were afraid to appear weak or vulnerable. If youve ever had to cross troubled waters
in the newsroom, come to this interactive session to learn how to cope with some of the toughest times in the
industry.
Kimberly Hayes Taylor, Independent Health Journalist
Sylvia Melndez Klinger, Founder, Hispanic Food Communications
Dr. Rovenia M. Brock, African-American nutritionist
Dr. Ian Smith, TVs popular medical and diet expert
Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett, Psychologist, Kent State and Author, Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Womans Guide
to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
NABJ 5K WALK/RUN
Location: Fairmount Park, Lloyd Hall, #1 Boathouse Row, Kelly Drive
10:30 a.m. Noon
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH REFORM
Powered by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Location: 116
The historic and controversial Affordable Care Act may be the most important civil rights legislation impacting
African-Americans since the 1960s. Although it has passed, policymakers and pundits still debate its
future. What do you really know about health reform, and what it means to you, your loved ones and your
community? If youre suddenly asked to cover a story related to health-care reform, are you prepared to cover
the vast changes that will take place before the law is implemented in 2014? Dont miss this comprehensive,
lively discussion with those who worked to make the Act a reality.
Lynya Floyd, Health Editor, Essence Magazine
Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority Health in the Offce of Minority Health at The
Department of Health and Human Services
Michael A. Rashid, President and CEO, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
Deborah A. Reid, Senior Attorney, National Health Law Program
John Lumpkin, Senior Vice President and Director, Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Participants for this years Executive Suite have been preselected.
Executive who run news organizations did not get there by luck or on their own. This exclusive series of
workshops led by news executives will help middle managers who look to more senior roles gain a better sense
of what it takes to be an executive editor, a publisher, a news director or general manager.
Youll come away with a better understanding of the skills, relationships and results it takes to land those jobs
and keep them. From managing people to making the most of your other resources, the Executive Suite will
give you a number of concrete things you can do to prepare for advancement. In short, it will help you make
your own luck and build important connections.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. 9:15 a.m.
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGAGE READERS AND VIEWERS
Technological advances are making it easier to connect with readers and viewers. The latest social media tools
- Twitter, Facebook, YouTube among others - coupled with the latest technology - iPads, Nook, Kindle, smart
phones and 3D TV - are creating additional methods to produce and distribute content. Managers must decide
what to use, how to use it and what to buy during a period of budgetary constraints. They must think more
analytically about how they can retain, recruit and engage their audiences. During this session, we will discuss
some of the latest developments and examine how some newsroom managers are using these tools to compete
more effectively in a world where readers and viewers have a multitude of choices.
Neil Foote, President and CEO, Foote Communications, LLC
Serbino Sandifer Walker, Professor, Texas Southern University and Multimedia Director, KTSU
11:30 a.m. 1:15 p.m. (Boxed Lunch)
USING TECHNOLOGY TO DRIVE CHANGE
From equipping every reporter with an iPhone to training their writers to shoot video and fle video from the
feld, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News have invested almost $1million in upgrading the
technology and skills in their newsrooms. Learn about how their quest for digital integration is transforming the
company.
Greg Osberg, CEO, Philadelphia Inquirer and DailyNews
Michael Days, Managing Editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
1:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m.
STRATEGIC PLANNING: CREATING THE PLANS AND GETTING THEM DONE
Strategic planning involves fguring out where you want to take your career, your team or your organization
and charting a course that will get you there. You have to be able to set ambitious goals then map out the
individual steps it will take to realize them. And, youll need to bring key people along and measure your
progress as you go.
Maria Arias , Executive Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Charisse Lillie, Vice President of Community Investment
EXECUTIVE SUITE PROGRAM
POWERED BY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
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3:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED IN BROADCAST (Q&A)
David Rhodes, President, CBS News
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
BREAKFAST
9:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m.
MANAGING UP, DOWN AND ACROSS
A key to in moving up the ladder is effectively communicating with your boss (managing up), the people
who work for you (managing down) and your peers (managing across). There are important skills you need
to demonstrate in communicating with your boss and understanding his or her expectations. You also need to
know how to communicate those goals, objectives and expectations to subordinates and to fellow managers.
Learn how to enhance your value and how you are viewed by your colleagues.
Drew Berry, Drew Berry & Associates
Marcellus Alexander, President, NAB Foundation
10:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
POSITIONING YOURSELF TO SERVE ON CORPORATE BOARDS
In conjunction with the Executive Leadership Council
Serving on corporate and foundation boards can open important pathways in your career. Well discuss the
responsibilities and rewards that board service entails as well as the steps you can take to prepare for these
opportunities.
Paula Williams Madison, CEO, Madison Media Management LLC, Partner, Williams Group Holdings LLC
BEING INNOVATIVE WHEN YOUR DEPARTMENT ISNT
In conjunction with the Executive Leadership Council
Imagine if every person in your department came to work with the belief that their ideas could have an
imprint on the future of the organization. Stop imagining and put your ideas into action. Some lines of business
exist for ongoing operations and the thought and novelty of incorporating innovation is a foreign concept.
Innovation is the responsibility of every leader at every level. Achieving sustained improvement requires
commitment from the entire organization. Be inspired to improve your teams performance and help cultivate
an environment that fosters innovation and creative leadership.
Moderator: Paula Williams Madison, CEO, Madison Media Management LLC, Partner,
Williams Group Holdings LLC
Panelists: Keith Clinkscales, SVP, ESPN
Rodney Whitmore, SVP and Chief HR Offcer, Congressional Quarterly/Roll Call
Ed Dandridge, Chief Communications Offcer, The Nielsen Company
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12:00 p.m. 1:15 p.m. (Working Lunch)
POSITIONING STRATEGIC MENTORS: STRATEGIES FOR MINIMIZING RISK
Not every great idea makes it to market. Conservatism tends to dominate in many large organizations,
not because organizations are inherently biased against innovation, but rather organizations are typically
oriented towards stability. Initially, the odds are stacked against most Innovative ideas. But having a positive,
persuasive, and collaborative leadership style can signifcantly minimize the risk associated with your new
idea.
Identifying key stakeholders - those individuals who will be the most affected by your actions or whose support
you will need - is a critical early step to successfully implementing your new idea. Strategically positioned
mentors can also go a very long way towards helping you understand and overcome resisters. Collect the
information which your strategic mentors will fnd useful and persuasive; marshal your arguments and try to
pre-sell your conclusions, recommendations, and innovative solutions.
Moderator: Neil Foote, President and CEO, Foote Communications, LLC
Panelists: Desiree Dancy, SVP and Chief Diversity Offcer, The New York Times;
Dennis Maple, President Aramark Education, Aramark;
Dennis Dowdell, Chief HR Offcer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
and former Executive Director of ELCs Institute for Leadership Development & Research
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m
HIRING 101: FINDING FUTURE LEADERS & BUILDING THE TEAM
This session will cover key steps in the recruitment and hiring process from defning the job and building a pool
of candidates to assessing candidates and landing the ones you want. These veteran executives also will offer
insights into how to retain your organizations best talent.
Virgil Smith, Vice President of Talent Acquisition and Diversity, Gannett
Crystal Johns, Director of Development and Diversity, CBS News
EXECUTIVE SUITE PROGRAM
POWERED BY EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
NABJs rich history has its deepest roots in Philadelphia. Many of the men and women who founded the
Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists in 1973 helped found NABJ two years later. In fact, eight of
the 44 founders were from the Philadelphia area more than from any other part of the country.
The city also produced fve NABJ presidents, including its frst:
The Philadelphia area remains home to three NABJ founders and nine current or former board members.
Back row:
Michael Days, Regional Director, 1985-87, Rod Hicks, Regional Director, 1992-95,
Deirdre M. Childress, Secretary, 2007-09; VP Print, 2009-current,
Sarah J. Glover, Regional Director, 2001-05; Secretary 2005-07,
Melanie Burney, Parliamentarian, 2003-07, Elmer Smith, Regional Director, 1981-83
Front Row:
Founders Acel Moore, Sandra Dawson Long, Claude Lewis
Chuck Stone, 1975-77
Arthur Fennell, 1995-97
Vanessa Williams, 1997-99
Will Sutton, 1999-2001
Herbert Lowe, 2003-05
Arthur Fennell
Regional Director, 1991-95;
President 1995-97
Caleb Wilkerson
Student Rep., 2003-05;
Regional Director, 2005-09
Neal Scarbrough
Regional Director, 2003-05
WELCOME TO PHILADELPHIA
Where NABJ leaders are grown
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Book authorship can be an important step to extend the journalistic brand, and to give a more in-depth view of
the stories we tell. The Authors Showcase is designed to give you insights into the tools you need to make that
dream of writing a book, and seeing it on bookstore shelves, a reality.
Authors and experts will talk about picking a subject that gets agents and editors attention, building the
almighty platform, book promotion and speaking engagements as an offshoot of your book sales. And as self
publishing is now a real and legitimate part of the world, hear more about the author/ entrepreneur and the
tools that are being used to sell a book across both print and digital platforms.
Workshops and signings will be held in our exciting Authors Showcase bookstore in the Exhibit Hall. Check
schedule of signings for convention speakers.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
NABJ AUTHORS SHOWCASE & BOOKSTORE
Powered by News Corporation
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
WHEN MEDIA BECOMES MEMOIR
Location: 122AB
Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of transforming the life stories of their work experiences and
observations as working journalists into book projects worthy of publication.
Gwen Ifll, Senior Correspondent, PBS and Author, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Ellis Cose, Journalist and Author, The End of Anger
Eugene Robinson, Journalist, Washington Post and Author, Disintergration: the Splintering of Black America
Michele Norris, Journalist, National Public Radio and Author, The Grace of Silence
Soledad OBrien, Correspondent, CNN and Author, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the
Land of Possibilities
Don Lemon, CNN Anchor and Author, Transparent
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
BEYOND JOURNALISM 101: EXPLORING OTHER GENRES BEYOND THE WORKPLACE
Many journalists are taking their talents to other genres. This panel explores the important points to ensure that
the transition to fction writing and self- help genres is a successful one.
Karen Quinones Miller, Journalist and Author, An Angry Ass Black Woman
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Author, Wench
Natalie McNeal, Founder and Author, The Frugalista Files
Sophia Nelson, Journalist and Author, Black Women Redefned: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfllment in
The Age of Michelle Obama
AUTHORS SHOWCASE
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10:30 a.m. Noon
SELF PUBLISHING: THE ALTERNATIVE TO FINDING A PUBLISHER
This panel will outline what it takes to go solo in successfully launching a book project, with a heavy emphasis
on writing, editing, marketing in both the real and viral world of social media and e-publishing.
Wayne Dawkins, Author, Black Journalists: The NABJ Story and Rugged Waters: Black Journalists Swim
the Mainstream
Carole Simpson, Journalist and Author, Newslady
S. Renee Smith, Journalist and Author, There is More Inside
Angela Dodson, Editor
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
NABJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Location: 116
6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
CHARTER SCHOOLS: PHILADELPHIA LEADING THE WAY NATIONALLY WITH
INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM AND CONCEPTS
Moderated By: Chuck Williams, Ph.D., Goodwin College of Professional Studies, Drexel University
Featuring: Martha Woodall, Charter Schools Correspondent, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Location: The 400 Forum @ Philadelphia Media Network Headquarters, 400 North Broad Street
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION & WELCOME CENTER
Make sure to visit the registration & welcome center for all of your convention materials. Sign up for the special
events, including the golf tournament, the 5K Walk/Run, and purchase tickets to the Salute to Excellence
Awards Gala and Saturday Gospel Brunch.
8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
NABJ LEARNING LABS
CREATING WEALTH IN AN INNOVATION ECONOMY
In partnership with the PA-NJ-DE Minority Supplier Development Council
Location: 115A
Journalists and other media professionals can be passionate about what they do and still create wealth.
Todays tough economy and digital revolution make traditional newsroom jobs and media opportunities
scarce. We need to learn how to brand ourselves and invest in that brand. We must create our own jobs and
economic opportunities. We must take it upon ourselves to restore the American Dream.
Entrepreneurs, federal government offcials and experts share inspiring stories, educational resources, current
trends, and more on how to gain a competitive advantage and leverage your brand, banking and business
relationships to build and grow a proftable enterprise.
The Learning Lab will feature discussions forums throughout the day including:
The State of Women and Minority-Owned Businesses
How MBEs Can Impact the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
Powered by the LEAD Program
A Social Media Primer for Small Business Communications
Sheila Brooks, Founder, President and CEO, SRB Communications
Harold T. Epps, President and CEO, PRWT
Wade Colclough, President and CEO, PA-NJ-DE Minority Supplier Development Council
Ric Ramsey, President and CEO, The LEAD Program
Maria Beckett, CEO, Maricom Systems,Inc.
Lena W. West, CEO and Chief Social Media Strategist, Infuence Expansion
Irv Randolph, Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Tribune
DeDe Myers, Vice President and Community Affairs Offcer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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NABJ LEARNING LABS
MULTIMEDIA TRAINING THE ART OF INNOVATION: THE INTERSECTION OF
CRAFT & CREATIVITY
Location: 115B
This fagship workshop, a joint venture of the Visual Task Force and the Digital Journalism Task Force, will
give NABJ members the ability to stand out in their newsrooms, on their social media sites and in their own
entrepreneurial journalism ventures by telling compelling stories across a multitude of mediums. After years of
technology training, we bring the experience full circle and begin where we never should have left with our
craft and creativity. We examine the power and potential of our newfound digital skills and how we should
look at storytelling across a multitude of platforms. Attendees are encouraged to bring examples of completed
projects or works in progress that incorporate the tenets of multimedia for open feedback from our panelists.
Our moderator will lead the morning session by kicking off a discussion about craft and creativity followed
by presentations by our other two panelists. After a Q&A session for the morning segment, we will break for a
brief lunch. The afternoon session will be reserved for workshop participants to share examples of their work for
feedback.
A session wrap-up led by our moderator will go over the highlights of the stories and projects that were shared
and offer suggestions on best practices to move forward. Participants will leave refreshed and renewed with a
deeper knowledge of what they can do and how to complete those stories.
Mark S. Luckie, National Innovations Editor, Washington Post
Kenneth Irby, Senior Faculty/Visual Journalism & Diversity Programs, Poynter Institute,
Serbino Sandifer-Walker, Professor, Texas Southern University and Multimedia Director, KTSU
NPRS AUDIO STORYTELLING WORKSHOP
Location: 115C
What makes a good audio story? Whether your goal is to do a full-blown radio story, use audio clips in your
blog, accompany photos on the Web or create a podcast, this one-day workshop will show you how to
understand audios storytelling strengths, select the best sound, write for the ear, and write to sound. Youll also
get an opportunity to use audio recording equipment and to do digital audio editing. You will need to bring
your own laptop and download audio editing software in advance.
Sora Newman, Senior Trainer, NPR
Thom Woodward, Assistant Producer of News Operations, NPR
INNOVATING JOURNALISM: IN YOUR NEWSROOM, CLASSROOM AND BEYOND
Location: 118C
Coming up with new ideas is diffcult especially when the pressure is on and the opportunities are virtually
endless. Your newsroom wants a mobile app and you have no idea how to conceive it, let alone create one.
Students are clamoring for ways to create a news start-up and youre unclear on where to begin. After decades
of service, youve been downsized and need a new direction. Your journey can start or continue in this session.
Using Human Centered Design to facilitate the product development process, it will help you generate grant-
worthy ideas as well as tangible mobile apps, websites and businesses for news consumers.
Retha Hill, Director, New Media Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
Brandon Harris, Senior Creative Services Manager, Merritt Group
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8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
CHAPTER DAY: PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING
Location: 117
Chapter Presidents and Executive Committee members gather for a full day of workshops geared at building
their chapters foundations. Fundraising, governance and advocacy are among the topics.
3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
REGIONAL CAUCUSES
Location: 117
Meet with your regional representative and discuss activities within your area. This is also a terrifc opportunity
to meet fellow chapter leaders in your region.
1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
NABJ LEARNING LABS
MOBILE STORYTELLING 101
Location: 118B
Youve been asked to cover a breaking news story with a mobile device and you have no clue how to use
it. As more newsrooms use multimedia tools, its time for you to learn how to shoot and edit to improve your
storytelling on the go. This session will teach you how to capitalize on visual as well as editing techniques to
improve your story. Whether youre a journalist, an entrepreneur or an educator, learning how to use mobile
devices to capture relevant information is now an essential skill. Limit 35 participants.
Val Hoeppner, Director of Education, Freedom Forum, Diversity Institute
GETTING IN THE FLOW: SOCIAL MEDIA FOR BEGINNERS
Location: 119A
This hands-on workshop for the less-than-tech-savvy seasoned journalist offers a tour of the best online tools to
get over the digital hump. Participants will learn how to access the best of what the Web has to offer for their
personal and professional needs including fnding sources on Twitter and Facebook, using social bookmarks
to follow a beat, and utilizing your iPhone or Droid phone to videotape, shoot, edit and upload photos to a
blog or Web site. This workshop is perfect for those whose careers began just before their newsroom converted
to Atex. Participants will leave with a basic toolkit and confdence to evaluate where to fnd what they need
online. Bring your laptops, iPhones or Droid phones.
Ingrid Sturgis, Assistant Professor, New Media, Howard University
Frederick Kendrick, Broadcast Journalist, Howard University
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HANDS-ON COMPUTER-ASSISTED REPORTING
Powered by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
Location: 118A
Attend this hands-on workshop and learn how to use Excel spreadsheets for deadline and beat reporting on
budgets, salaries and more. Learn basic, but powerful functions including putting information in order, fltering
out just what you need from a national or statewide data set, and doing math calculations such as change
and percent change from offcials and convert it into a spreadsheet.
Ron Nixon, Washington Correspondent, New York Times
7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
WELCOME RECEPTION
Powered by Comcast/NBCUniversal and U.S. Army
Location: National Constitution Center
Transportation Pickup Location: Marriott Hotel; 12th Street
NABJ welcomes all of its members to the City of Brotherly Love with our kickoff reception at the National
Constitution Center on Independence Mall. Join us for an elegant evening of entertainment, networking and
connecting with new colleagues and old friends. Explore the historic museum that brings the U.S. Constitution
to life with multimedia exhibitions, live performances and educational resources.
Committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Visit our booth for information on
job opportunities at:
The New York Times Newspaper
NYTimes.com
About.com
The New York Times Regional Media Group
The Boston Globe/Boston.com
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events, including the golf tournament, the 5K Walk/Run, and purchase tickets to the Salute to Excellence
Awards Gala and Saturdays Gospel Brunch.
7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
HEALTHY NABJ: MORNING WORKOUT
Kukuwa Nuamah, an internationally acclaimed African dance performer, dance choreographer ftness
dance instructor and originator of Gye Nyame African Cultural Dance Company will lead a fun, low-impact,
high-energy, cardiovascular African dance workout featuring a fusion of African soukous, makossa and soca
rhythms.
8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
BAGELS AT THE BOOTH FOR STUDENTS
Powered by Comcast/NBC Universal
Location: Exhibit Hall, Booth 401
A chance for students at NABJs convention to network and learn about Comcast/NBCUniversals internships,
entry level, and on-air opportunities from all platforms
8:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
SPORTS TASK FORCE MENTOR BREAKFAST
Powered by ESPN
Location: 119AB
Join the NABJ Sports Task Force and ESPN for its annual mentorship breakfast. Aspiring journalists are paired
with professional mentors from broadcast, print and online newsrooms.
BREAKFAST: STILL LEFT BEHINDCOVERING THE EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Powered by W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Location: 122AB
To hear some leaders describe the education crisis in America, you might assume all students black, white,
Hispanic, suburban, rural, urban, rich and poor are struggling and achieving at lower levels than our
international counterparts. But thats simply not true. Countless studies have shown that vulnerable children,
children of color and those from poor families struggle academically at a disproportionate rate. In an effort to
mobilize public support for a reform agenda, some have tried to focus the debate on issues pertinent to white
middle-class kids and their families, rather than identifying the solutions that help vulnerable children most.
And while much is being done to address the racial inequities that leave poor and minority children behind,
by and large the media has overlooked those stories. Join us for a breakfast session that will help journalists
gain new insights and great story ideas on this critical issue.
Moderator: Rehema Ellis, Correspondent, NBC Universal
Panelists: Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Alandra Washington, Program Director, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Amy Wilkins, Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications, The Education Trust
Rochelle Riley, Columnist, Detroit Free Press
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BREAKFAST: ENERGIZING COMMUNITIES OF COLORWHY TODAYS ENERGY
SECTOR MATTERS TO YOUR READERS AND YOUR COVERAGE
Powered by ExxonMobil
Location: 120BC
Its beyond time for communities and journalists of color to get charged about the energy sector. The United
States and the world are at a historic turning point when it comes to energy policies, but many Americans
and particularly people of colorlack understanding about the oil and natural gas industries. Yet they touch
our lives in countless ways each day fueling our cars, heating our homes and cooking our meals. From
Beijing to Washington, D.C., the energy sector represents one of the power sources driving economic expansion,
with an emphasis on clean fuels including solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal heat and biofuels as well
as innovation in the production of traditional fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal. According to the
American Association of Blacks in Energy, this sector represents the largest opportunity offering the greatest
return for people of color in job creation and business development. Has the media adequately covered
minority participation in policy development and industry expansion and the impact on these consumers,
businesses and communities? And have people of color from white- to blue-collar workers to entrepreneurs
been able to take full advantage of these new developments? Join us for this provocative breakfast session
in which you will gain powerful, insider perspectives from the best and brightest public-sector policy makers
and private-sector decision makers. Youll leave this session armed with fresh insights on covering one of
todays most critical industries.
Bertha Coombs, Reporter, CNBC
Carolyn Green, President and CEO and Chair, Professional Environmental Engineers Inc.
Jacqueline Patterson, Director, Climate Justice Initiative, NAACP
Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
BREAKFAST: HEALTHY NABJ: MEN AND WOMEN - PARTNERS IN WOMENS HEALTH
Location: 121AB
Within the past decades we have seen a greater focus on womens health, including improved understanding
of sex and gender differences and the unique needs of women. This seminar will focus on the unique and
critical role men can play as health advocates and supporters of women - their mothers, aunts, sisters,
wives, daughters, and granddaughters. The panelists will discuss how men can be partners with women in
advocating for research, disease prevention and health promotion, drug safety, health care services and
treatment.
Frances E. Ashe-Goins RN, MPH, Deputy Director, Offce on Womens Health, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
Marsha B. Henderson, M.C.R.P., Assistant Commissioner for Womens Health (Acting), Food and Drug
Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Charles A. Wells, M.S., Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the Director, Offce of Research on Womens Health, Offce of the
Director, National Institutes of Health
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
CAREER FAIR & EXHIBITION/ HEALTHY NABJ PAVILION
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THE CHILL SPOT: CYBER CAF AND MEMBERSHIP LOUNGE
Powered by Rent-A-Center
The Chill Spot is the place for journalists, entrepreneurs, students and all media professionals to meet up and
collaborate. Take a break, chill and drink from a fountain of information. Check your e-mail and charge your
mobile devices. A cool moment in time thanks to Rent-A-Center.
9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
OPENING CEREMONY
Special address by Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General of the United States (pictured)
NEWSMAKER PLENARY: A CONVERSATION WITH ARIANNA
HUFFINGTON
Location: Terrace Ballroom
Author, columnist, and media mogul Arianna Huffngton will appear to address the changing media
landscape. Huffngton is best known for co-founding the popular news Web site The Huffngton Post, making her
one of the most infuential women in media. Upon AOLs acquisition of The Huffngton Post, Huffngton became
the editor-in-chief of The Huffngton Post Media Group. The merger created what AOL hopes will be the worlds
premier content group providing diverse content across platforms: digital, mobile, video, tablet and beyond.
Moderator: Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News, Weekend Edition; Co-Anchor, TODAY, Weekend Edition
Arianna Huffngton, President & Editor-in-Chief, Huffngton Post Media Group (pictured)
11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS I
NABJ AUTHORS SHOWCASE: WHEN MEDIA BECOMES MEMOIR
Location: 122AB
Participants will learn the nuts and bolts of transforming the life stories of their work experiences and
observations as working journalists into book projects worthy of publication.
Gwen Ifll, Senior Correspondent, PBS and Author, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama
Ellis Cose, Journalist and Author, The End of Anger
Eugene Robinson, Journalist, Washington Post and Author, Disintergration: the Splintering of Black America
Michele Norris, Journalist, National Public Radio and Author, The Grace of Silence
Soledad OBrien, Correspondent, CNN and Author, The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land
of Possibilities
Don Lemon, CNN Anchor and Author, Transparent
WHEN GAY GOES VIRAL
Location: 118A
This panel discusses how journalists increasingly use digital media to tell stories about LGBTpeople and how
these stories, like Essence.coms frst-ever lesbian wedding announcement and Vibe.coms coverage on the
Mean Girls of Morehouse are setting the Internet ablaze.
Kellee Terrell, News Editor, TheBody.com.
LZ Granderson, Columnist and contributor, ESPN.com and CNN
Cheryl Kilodavis, Author, My Princess Boy
Danielle Moodie-Mills, featured by Essence.com, with her wife Aisha, as the frst lesbian couple in its
Bridal Bliss section.
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GOOGLE FOR JOURNALISTS
Powered by Google
Location: 118C
Google tools will be presented teaching journalists how to maximize Google juice.
Jake Parrillo, Manager of Global Communications & Public Affairs, Google
HOW TO LAND COVETED INTERNATIONAL REPORTING ASSIGNMENTS
Location: 119A
This panel will inform reporters on how they can land opportunities to go overseas, gain experience, and report
international news stories at a time when news organizations are shutting down international bureaus.
Damaso Reyes, International Reporter and Photographer
Calvin Sims, Program Offcer, Ford Foundation
Nikole Killion, Correspondent, Hearst Television Washington bureau
Mara Schiavocampo, Digital Correspondent, NBC Nightly News
HEALTHY NABJ: DECIPHERING HEALTH BY THE NUMBERS
Location: 116
No matter your beat, covering health, health policy and health disparities issues involve data and statistics,
often without easily understandable context to report on your city, county or state. Researchers from
Washington University in St. Louis will introduce a new database, Ozioma Online, designed to help make
navigating data and statistics from 50 databases including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
and the National Institutes of Health much easier. As a bonus, Ozioma Online also offers more than 500
graphics and photos to help illustrate your stories. Bring along your laptop and story ideas to get a hands-on
demonstration in this interactive session that will help you quickly get to the heart of any health issue plaguing
your community.
Timothy J. Poor, Publications Editor, Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University
Erin Robinson, Data Analyst, Washington University
WHATS COOKING IN THE INNOVATION LABS?
Location: 115C
Mobile applications, augmented reality and so many innovations to discuss. How should you use these
futuristic ideas to tell better stories? And, whats coming next? Its purely innovative.
Dorothy Bland, Professor, Florida A&M University
Retha Hill, Director, New Media Innovation Lab, Arizona State University
Susan Curtis, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Justin Ellis, Assistant Editor, Nieman Journalism Lab, Harvard University
Kenneth Irby, Senior Faculty/Visual Journalism and Diversity Programs, The Poynter Institute
HYPERLOCAL NEWS: COVERING COMMUNITIES A WHOLE NEW WAY
PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN CLASSROOM & NEWSROOM
Location: 117
This panel is designed to explore how collaborations between professional news organizations and academic
institutions can help fll the hyperlocal storytelling void.
Yvonne Latty, Director, Reporting New York and Reporting The Nation, NYU-Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Shawn P. Williams, Publisher and Editor, DallasSouthNews.org
Aldrin Brown, Regional Editor, Patch.com
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11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m.
CREATING MULTI-PLATFORM STORIES
Location: 115A
Learn how to put together stories across multiple platforms. Attendees will take skills from this practical how-to
seminar back to their newsrooms, classrooms or freelance gigs.
Victoria Lim, Sports Reporter, Bright House Sports Network
Mark S. Luckie, National Innovations Editor, Washington Post
Lee Hawkins, Staff Reporter, Wall Street Journal
10 TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE WEBBINESS IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOURNALISM
Location: 121B
What are the tricks of the trade used to draw and keep an online audience? Improve your digital footprint and
your news organizations reach. The co-creator of Epic 2014, a video showing the future of journalism as they
envisioned it years before, will lead this session.
Matt Thompson, Editorial Product Manager, National Public Radio
THE VANISHING BLACK SPORTS REPORTER: WHY DIVERSITY MATTERS
Location: 118B
In an era where African Americans dominate the playing felds and arenas, the press boxes above and
around them do not refect that trend. The latest AP Sports Editors census reveals fewer people of color covering
or leading newsroom coverage. Whats changed since earlier in the decade when America had six African
American sports editors compared to today having one? What should those in power do to change the
dynamic?
David Aldridge, Reporter and Analyst, TNT, NBA-TV and NBA.com
Tony Wyllie, Senior Vice President Communications, Washington Redskins
Hollis Towns, Executive Editor and Vice President-News, Asbury Park Press
Michael Anastasi, Managing Editor, Sports, Features and Production, Salt Lake Tribune
Steve Smith, Studio Analyst, NBA TV
Garry D. Howard, Editor-In-Chief, Sporting News
Joe Sullivan, Assistant Managing Editor/Sports, Boston Globe
Robert Landau, Senior Vice President of NBC Sports Group
Princell Hair, Senior Vice President/News Sports Operations, Comcast
BRAND YOU: CREATING YOUR ONLINE IDENTITY
Location: 119B
Are you harnessing Twitter, Facebook and other social media to report and confrm information, fnd sources,
broaden your reader/viewership, and establish your brand online? Come create a BRAND new you. Creating
your own brand can help you stand out in the news/blogger crowd, boost your profle at your current job, lead
you to your next job or even help you create your own entrepreneurial website or blog. Bring your laptops/
tablets, because by the end of this interactive workshop, you will be well on your way to creating your own
brand.
Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor, Aviation Week McGraw Hill
Natalie McNeal, Creator, The Frugalista Files
Jesse Washington, National Writer on Race and Ethnicity, Associated Press
Mario Armstrong, Chief Content Editor, Mario Armstrong Media
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COLOR BY NUMBERS: REDISTRICTING AND ITS EFFECT ON
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Powered by Ford Foundation
Location: 115B
The changes in the Census showed America is browning whether we want it to or not. The Census shows shifts
in the populations. Traditional Chocolate Cities look more like Caramel Cities. With the power in hands of
governors, will the term gerrymandering eliminate majority minority districts? How are Black politicians
across the United States reacting to these changes? In many cases, the changes will affect African-American
and Hispanic communities (and some Asian communities) disproportionately. In this session, you will hear from
those writing and reporting on the front lines; you will learn about the tools at your disposal; the experts will tell
you how to make sense of the gobbledygook of databases; and learn how to convince editors, producers and
assignment editors these are the stories that will make a difference.
Sonya Ross, Editor, Race in America, Associated Press, and Chair of the Political Reporters Task Force
Charles Robinson, Correspondent and Associate Producer, Maryland Public Television
Stephanie L. Young, Communications Director, Congressional Black Caucus
Anita S. Earls, Executive Director, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Dr. Alana Hackshaw, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Dr. David Bositis, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
Errin Haines, Newswoman, Associated Press
Gromer Matthews Jeffers Jr., Political Reporter, Dallas
Melanie L. Campbell, Executive Director and CEO, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation
TEN TIPS EVERY SUCCESSFUL NEWS ENTREPRENEUR NEEDS TO KNOW
Location: 121C
Ready to launch a local news startup? Want to grow an existing site? This session will offer 10 tips on how to
have a successful news site. Hear from Glenn Burkins, founder of QCityMetro.com, who focuses on delivering
news for African-American communities in Charlotte, as he joins J-Labs Jan Schaffer to explore what it takes to
run sites of your own. Together they will offer advice and resources based on years of experience in this space.
Glenn Burkins, Editor and Publisher, QCityMetro.com
Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab
NABJ FOUNDERS: BEHIND THE SCENES
Location: 120AB
For New Members, Students & Interested Convention Attendees
An informal give-and-take discussion between NABJ Founders and all convention attendees who want to
know and understand more about the December 12, 1975 founding meeting of NABJ and the early trials and
tribulations these courageous pioneers faced. Founding panelists include Les Payne, Maureen Bunyan, Acel
Moore, Sandra Dawson Long, Paul Brock, Leon Dash, and Sam Ford.
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
NABJ CANDIDATES FORUM
Location: 114 Lecture Hall
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3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
W.E.B. DUBOIS PLENARIES
BLACK OUT OR BLACK IN?
President Barack Obama is facing a tough re-election campaign in 2012. He enjoys
huge support for African Americans, yet critics and even some of his ardent
supporters say he has not done enough to help those who look like him. Hear what
our panelists have to say about elections in 2012.
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, National Action Network (pictured)
Dr. Cornel West, American Philosopher, Author, Critic, Civil Rights Activist (pictured)
Michael Steele, President & CEO at The Steele Group, Inc.
Kasim Reed, Mayor, City of Atlanta
Roland S. Martin, Analyst, TVOne, CNN, Essence
Sophia Nelson, Journalist and Author, Black Women Redefned: Dispelling Myths and Discovering Fulfllment in
The Age of Michelle Obama
CULTURAL TENSIONS IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
Location: 115A
Several issues have divided African Americans for years, including
educated/uneducated, middle class/poor and urban/rural. As a result,
offensive terms have been used to take aim at ones blackness. Such
instances have garnered national attention in the past year including
ESPN analyst Jalen Roses Uncle Tom remark aimed at black Duke
players in the 1990s; boxer Bernard Hopkins questioning the blackness
of NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb; and Dr. Cornel Wests criticism of
President Obama. In addition to closely examining these examples, we will also explore how these stories have
been and should be covered by the media.
Soledad OBrien, Correspondent, CNN (pictured)
Isiah Thomas, Former NBA Star and College Basketball Coach (pictured)
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Author, April 4, 1998 (pictured)
Dr. Argie Allen, Director of Clinical Training Programs, Drexel University,
Greg Anthony, Former NBA player and Current Basketball Analyst.
Nathaniel Normant, Chair and Associate Professor of African American Studies, Temple University
Bill Rhoden, Sports Columnist, New York Times
Bernard Hopkins, Boxer and current WBC Lightweight Champion
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
GREATER PHILADELPHIA TOURISM MARKETING CORPORATION RECEPTIONS
Reception for Travel and Lifestyle Journalists
Location: 119A
Get the scoop on the Philadelphia regions big stories for 2012.
Reception for LGBT Journalists
Location: Room 119B
Learn how to get your history straight and your nightlife gay in Philadelphia
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TEMPLE UNIVERSITYS DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM AND TEMPLE UNIVERSITYS
CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEREST JOURNALISM RECEPTION
Location: 118C
BET NETWORKS RECEPTION
Location: Hall E Concourse - Race Street
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY RECEPTION
Location: 118A
NABJ PRESENTS: A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE STOUTE
Powered by Target
The Tanning of America
One of the most infuential voices in pop culture examines how hip-hop transformed a new generation,
conquered the global marketplace, and rewrote the rules of the new economy. Steve Stoute is the founder
and chief executive offcer of the award-winning, leading brand marketing frm Translation. His track record
as a consumer brand marketer for Fortune 500 companies makes him one of todays most infuential voices in
entertainment marketing and pop culture. Target is pleased to be a retail partner for the September release of
The Tanning of America. Join us for an intimate conversation with Steve Stoute followed by a party you wont
want to miss.
9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m.
NABJ AFTER DARK: MICHAEL BAISDEN RELATIONSHIP FILM:
DO WOMEN KNOW WHAT THEY WANT?
Best selling author and nationally syndicated radio personality Michael Baisden has made a career of
provoking conversation about everything from why men cheat to sexless marriages! Now, the outspoken
relationship guru takes his raw style from the studio to the streets. No longer anonymous voices on the radio,
would men be honest about their multiple relationships, interracial dating, and why they choose to date but
not marry some women? And would women admit to having affairs with married men, take responsibility for
their bad choices, and explain why they faked it? What started out as a cordial conversation with one simple
question, Do Women Know What They Want?, exploded into a battle of the sexes that will have you laughing
hysterically one minute and shouting at the screen the next!
10:00 p.m. 3:30 a.m.
SIXTH ANNUAL SPORTS TASK FORCE SCHOLARSHIP JAM
Powered by Disney Sports, Turner Sports, NASCAR, HBO
Location: Whisper Club, 1712 Walnut Street
10:00 p.m. Midnight
STUDENT CHOICE AWARDS
Location: Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Salon H
NABJ student members will recognize their peers in the frst-ever awards ceremony of its kind at NABJ.
Categories include Best Broadcast Package, Best Radio Spot, Best News/Feature Article, Best Multimedia
Package, and many more. You dont want to miss this award show and party!
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7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
Make sure to visit the registration & welcome center for all of your convention materials. Sign up for special
events, including the golf tournament, the 5k Walk / Run, and purchase tickets to the Salute to Excellence
7:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m.
HEALTHY NABJ: MORNING WORKOUT
Zumba Fitness
is the only Latin-inspired dance-ftness program that blends red-hot international music,
created by Grammy Award-winning producers, and contagious steps to form a ftness party that is downright
addictive. Since its inception in 2001, Zumba Fitness has become the worlds largest and most successful
dance-ftness program with more than 10 million people of all shapes, sizes and ages taking weekly classes in
more than 90,000 locations across more than 110 countries.
Zerline Hughes, Zumba Instructor, Washington D.C.
7:45 a.m. 9:15 a.m.
BREAKFAST: BUILDING WEALTH IN TOUGH TIMES
Powered by Prudential Financial
Location: 122AB
The U.S. economy continues to suffer from the effects of the Great Recession. Many
Americans have felt the blow directly to their own fnancial security. The recession
has had a disproportionate impact on the African American community. Yet there
are still many opportunities to maximize wealth. Join us and hear from an expert
panel of personal fnance and retirement thought leaders about tips and strategies
for covering the issues and achieving fnancial success.
Moderator: Sharon Epperson, CNBC (pictured)
Panelists: Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post (pictured)
Mark Hug, Prudential Financial
Valerie Coleman Morris, Financial Literacy Journalist
Ivory Johnson, CNBC.com
BREAKFAST: NABJ KIDS COUNT
Powered by the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Location: 121AB
This informative panel will offer a look inside the nations leading data resource on the well-being of children
across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Panelists from the Annie
E. Casey Foundation will describe the inner workings of the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book and Essay and
give participants a preview of the 2011 essay message, Americas Children, Americas Challenge: Promoting
Opportunity for the Next Generation, to be released to the media on August 17. The Data Book is particularly
useful in showing how states rank compared to others in key indicators of well-being related to health, economic
measures and education levels, especially for those who are most at-risk. The session will offer participants an
opportunity to pose questions and learn more about how to access and interpret what the newest data tell us
about the nations most vulnerable families and children of color who are living at or below the poverty level
and what policy decisions can and should be considered in this climate of hard choices.
Lisa M. Hamilton, Vice President, External Affairs, Annie E. Casey Foundation
Laura Speer, Associate Director, Policy Reform and Data, Annie E. Casey Foundation
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BREAKFAST: HEALTHY NABJ: THE LAST CIVIL RIGHT: HEALTH EQUITY FOR ALL
Powered by Aetna Foundation
Location: 120BC
People of color are more likely to be sicker, suffer more chronic diseases and receive lower quality health
care. Why do racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care stubbornly persist in our health-care
system? How will health-care reform improve health care for all? What innovations in local communities are
driving change? Hear a lively discussion about the current state of health equity and the most promising
advancements in repairing our fractured health-care system.
Moderator: Andrea King Collier, Freelance Health Journalist
Anne C. Beal, MD, MPH, President, Aetna Foundation
9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
CAREER FAIR & EXHIBITION/ HEALTHY NABJ PAVILION
NABJ ELECTIONS VOTING
Location: 124
collaborate. Take a break, chill and drink from a fountain of information. Check your email and charge your
9:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS II
A WORKING JOURNALISTS GUIDE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION INSIDERS YOU NEED
TO KNOW WHEN ON DEADLINE
Location: 121C
Whether on deadline or considering an upcoming administration or political story, you will already be behind
the eight-ball if you dont know all or some of these listed government press offcials. Will you spend your entire
deadline time searching for an offcial response or quote, or will your contacts from this career-enhancing
session put you in line for an award-winning story? Hear directly from these top administration offcials on the
current and looming headline issues that will be coming out of the White House Executive Offce, Treasury,
HHS, Education, the Environmental Protection Agency and HUD over the next 18 months. This is a blockbuster
session that most working journalists will not want to miss.
Kevin Lewis, Director of African American Media, The White House
Adora Andy, Deputy Associate Administrator, the Offce of External Affairs and Environmental Education
Daren Briscoe, Deputy Press Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Jesse Moore, Special Assistant for Public Affairs Director, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
Anthony Coley, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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2011 KIDS COUNT:
National and State-Level Data About the
Well-Being of Kids and Families in the U.S.
SAVE THE DATE
Preview the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Americas Children,
Americas Challenge: Promoting Opportunity for the Next Generation
Join Us for an Online Media Briefng on Thursday, August 11
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT
Beginning August 5, access and download the EMBARGOED 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book,
national news release and fact sheet, and state-specifc data online. For more information and the
link to register for the Media Briefng, contact Sue Lin Chong, (410) 223-2836, schong@aecf.org
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
proudly sponsors the 2011 NABJ Conference and Career Fair
www.aecf.org
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Well-Being of Kids and Families in the U.S.
SAVE THE DATE
Preview the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Americas Children,
Americas Challenge: Promoting Opportunity for the Next Generation
Join Us for an Online Media Briefng on Thursday, August 11
12:00 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT
Beginning August 5, access and download the EMBARGOED 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book,
national news release and fact sheet, and state-specifc data online. For more information and the
link to register for the Media Briefng, contact Sue Lin Chong, (410) 223-2836, schong@aecf.org
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
proudly sponsors the 2011 NABJ Conference and Career Fair
www.aecf.org
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9:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
ENTERPRISE JOURNALISM: DATA VISUALIZATION AND MINING STORIES
Location: 115A
Millions of stories are sitting as long as you know how to sift through the data. Learn how to enterprise and
dig up stories worth gold including geo-location, geo-mapping and geo-tagging. How can I use Internet tools
to help the audience see and experience my story? How can I use Internet tools to help the audience see and
experience my story? What tools are on the horizon that my colleagues and I should be paying attention to?
Kim Pearson, Associate Professor of Journalism and Interactive Multimedia, Chair, African American Studies
Department, The College of New Jersey
Tahir Hemphill, Resident Artist, Eyebeam Art and Technology Center Visiting Assistant Professor, Arts and
Cultural Management, Pratt Institute Creative strategist, TH Media
Michael J. Feeney, Staff Writer, New York Daily News
SYLLABUS EXCHANGE
Location: 115C
This session will teach participants how to create a syllabus, set up an online classroom and provide
participants with best exercises and practices in the classroom.
Wayne Dawkins, Hampton University
Bonnie Newman Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University
Yolanda McCutchin, Clafin University
Herbert Lowe, Marquette University
ELECTION 2012: COVERING THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGN
Powered by CNN
Location: 118C
Defning your strategy for getting coverage out accurately and quickly is critical for any political
season. With so many politicians, campaign managers and strategists now working to engage
and target voters through social media, journalists must work hard to sift through the noise and
fnd the nuggets that will set their coverage apart. CNNs journalists on TV and in digital media
will give you the scoop behind their strategy for getting and distributing news using the critical
tool of social media and digital storytelling.
TJ Holmes, Anchor, CNN (pictured)
Sam Feist, Washington Bureau Chief, CNN
Bryan Monroe, Editor, CNNPolitics.com
Emily Atkinson, Producer, The Situation Room
Martina Stewart, Producer, AC360
Bill Burton, Former Deputy Press Secretary, The White House
THE MASTERS CLASS: TIPS AND TRICKS FROM VETERAN JOURNALISTS
Location: 115B
In order to use all the journalism skills you learned in college, you need a job. Learn tips and tricks youll need
to fnd and keep a job in broadcast, print and new media.
Bob Butler, Reporter, KCBS Radio and Vice President-Broadcast, NABJ
Mary Cavallaro, Assistant National Executive Director for Broadcast, American Federation of Television
and Radio Artists
Holly Edgell, Regional Editor, Patch.com
Suzanne Malveaux, Anchor, CNN
Cloves Campbell, President, National Newspapers Publishers Association
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THE FUTURE OF THE NEWSROOM: WHATS NEXT AND WHAT CAN NEWS LEARN?
Powered by Comcast/NBCUniversal
Location: 118A
Newsrooms across the country are trying new things. Whats working? Whats not? What will they do next?
And who else is leading the game-changing business. Get tips to improve your news organization.
Celeste Stein, Associate Professor, Western Kentucky University
Steve Capus, President, NBC News
Rob King, Senior Vice President, Editorial, ESPN Print and Digital Media
Mark Russell, Editor, Orlando Sentinel
Rick Hancock, Digital Editorial Manager, Hartford Courant and Fox CT Television
Kate Marymount, Vice President of News in USCP, Gannett
VIRTUALLY FREE: THE BLACK PRESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Location: 119B
Almost every news organization has to have a web presence to be considered credible. How has the internet
impacted the black press, its structural and ownership patterns? Over the past three years, legacy media
giants and individuals have launched news sites geared toward African Americans. Hear experts and
visionaries discuss how these online news-sites are tapping into an appetite not easily satisfed by mainstream
media. See how past practices of the black press operate differently in the present technological environment
and see how you can help determine whether its future will be fraught with possibility or peril.
Ava Greenwell, Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Gary Anthony Ramsay, President and CEO, Our News Now
Donna Byrd, Publisher, theRoot.com
Irv Randolph, Managing Editor, The Philadelphia Tribune
Darrell Williams, CEO, theloop21.com
CREATING A PIPELINE: HIRING DIVERSE TALENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Powered by Google
Location: 117
This panel will explore the intersections of media and technology companies as they work to promote diversity
in the workplace and beyond, with a focus on the black community. The discussion will walk through the life
cycle of a new hire by examining how to fnd top talent by maintaining brand equity with universities and
partnership organizations. There will also be a focus on growing talent once they are employed and providing
innovative and robust programming to continue development. Finally, the panel will give their views on how
their companies keep diverse employees by cultivating talent pools, serving business needs and supporting the
black community beyond their own walls.
LaFawn Bailey, Global Diversity Talent & Inclusion , Google
Michele Thorton, Sr. Director, Emerging Partnerships, CNN
Nick Nelson, Principal and COO, Liquid Soul Media
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JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIPS: A POWERFUL TOOL TO SHAPE YOUR CAREER DESTINY
Location: 118B
What a Fellowship! Hear from NABJ Fellowship winners who used the yearlong programs at Harvard, Stanford
and Michigan to shape their journalism destinies and learn what you can do to help secure one too.
Callie Crossley, Host and Executive Editor, The Callie Crossley Show on WGBH 89.7 and Program Manager,
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
Lynnette Clemetson, Director, Digital Content Strategy, Pew Center on the States
Diane Cardwell, Metro Reporter, New York Times
Ernie Suggs, Political Reporter, Atlanta Journal Constitution
PITCH ME YOUR BEST SHOT
Location: 119A
PR professionals will have 2 minutes to pitch their story, product or client to a panel of producers from national
media outlets.
Gabrielle M. Lee, Account Supervisor, Fleishman-Hillard
Kim Bardakian, Sr. Manager of Marketing & Public Relations, The Cathedral of Christ the Light
Bob Meadows, Deputy Managing Editor, Essence
Catherine McKenzie, Senior Producer, ABC Good Morning America
Trymaine Lee, Senior Reporter, The Huffngton Post
Tatsha Robertson, Senior Editor, People Magazine
10:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
NABJ BUSINESS MEETING
Location: 116
The NABJ Board of Directors discuss the state of NABJ. The discussion includes statements by NABJ leaders and
questions from members.
12:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
BROWN BAG LUNCH AND LEARN SERIES
HEALTHY NABJ: HIV/AIDS: 30 YEARS LATER
Location: 121AB
HIV/AIDS continues to be an epidemic in the black community. In this session, journalists will hear from those
on the front lines with real-life stories about people impacted by the disease. The panel is designed to answer
the questions: Where are we now in the fght to prevent the disease three decades later? Who is at risk and
how can we get more people tested? and How do we address the health disparities in the treatment of HIV/
AIDS? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 1 million people in the U.S.
are living with HIV and one in fve people (21 percent) dont know they have it. The annual number of new
HIV infections continues at too high a level with more than 55,000 new cases reported each year. You dont
want to miss this important interactive session with the latest information on one of the worlds most signifcant
health problems.
Kellee Terrell, Health Blogger, BET.com and News Editor, TheBody.com
Phil Wilson, Founder and Executive Director, Black AIDS Institute
Dazon Diallo, Founder and President, SisterLove Inc.
Rev. Dr. Alyn Waller, Enon Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Dr. Donna Hubbard-McCree, Associate Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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EMANCIPATION 4.0: RECONNECTING AFRICAN AMERICANS TO THE HOMELAND
Powered by the Africa Channel
Location: 122AB
Emancipation. Jim Crow. Civil Rights. Repatriation. Not since Marcus Garveys Back to
Africa movement in the early 1900s, have there been so many efforts to reconnect African
Americans with Mother Africa and redefne the legacy of being Black in America. Consider
the signifcance of the United Nations announcement proclaiming 2011 as the International
Year for People of African Descent a declaration endorsed by the U.S. State Department.
Or the paradox that in the same year that Barack Obama became the frst person of African
descent to become President of the United States, the U.S. House of Representatives formally
apologized to African Americans for slavery and Jim Crow. Then theres the science of DNA
testing, a virtually infallible tool in tracing the roots of Africas descendents. Since its formation in 2003, African
Ancestry, the Washington DC based company with the largest database of African DNA samples, has helped
over 100,000 African Americans discover their African roots. Meanwhile, on the African continent a number
of countries, including Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal are welcoming African Americans
home with offers of land, business opportunities, dual citizenship and a chance to rediscover their heritage. Are
African Americans and others in the Diaspora now ready to put the legacy of slavery aside and reconnect with
the motherland? Is Africa ready to embrace its long-lost cousins? Are there opportunities for Black journalists in
Africa? A panel of notables with unique perspectives on these questions will examine the driving forces behind
this growing phenomena. At the conclusion of the session, African Ancestrys president and co-founder, Gina
Paige will reveal the African roots of the NABJs 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Acel Moore; 2011
presidential candidates: Deirdre Childress, Greg Lee and Charles Robinson; as well as actress Sheryl Lee Ralph
and her husband, Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes. Several of those attending the session will have
the opportunity to win their own DNA test kit in a raffe at the close of the session.
Andrew Young, United Nations Ambassador (pictured)
Bob Reid, Executive Vice President and General Manager, the Africa Channel
Steve Cohen, Congressman (TN), Author of House legislation apologizing for slavery
Avline Ava, Founder, ARK Jammers
Stanley Straughter, Chairman, Board of Constituency For Africa
Les Payne, Former Editor, Newsday National
Dr. Julius Garvey, Son of Marcus Garvey
TOP TECH TRENDS FOR JOURNALISTS
Location: 120BC
Webbmedia Group (http://www.webbmediagroup.com) is a digital strategy and corporate training agency.
For the past fve years, Amy Webb has been offering her 10 Tech Trends presentation at conferences
worldwide. In these standing-room-only sessions, she outlines 10 trends that are going to make a big impact in
the coming year, explains how and why they matter to and for journalists, and then shows practical use cases,
often applying the technologies to individual audience members during her talk.
Amy Webb, CEO, Webbmedia Group
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2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TRINITY GOODHEART SCREENING
Powered by GMC NETWORKS
Based on an original screenplay written by Rhonda Baraka (Pastor Brown), Trinity Goodheart is the
inspiring and heartwarming story of a smart, independent young girl (Erica Gluck) being raised by
her single, free-spirited musician father (Eric Bent). Finding comfort in creating decorative paper
angels that provide inspiration to her and the patrons of Mr. Kwons Deli and Bookstore where she
and her father work, Trinity begins to make peace with the fact that her unconventional father
and her friend and confdant Mr. Kwon (James Hong) may be the only family she ever knows. But
when an angel visits and tasks her to fnd the missing half of a broken heart pendant that once
belonged to her long-lost mother, Trinity embarks on a mission to fnd her mom and uncover the truth about
her parents complicated past. Discovering both sides of her estranged family are alive and accomplished, but
missing a deeper sense of connection and purpose, she attempts to use her charm to encourage them to set aside
their differences and come together as a family to bring her mother home. TRINITY GOODHEART can be seen
exclusively on GMC TV Saturday, Aug. 20 at 9 p.m. EST.
Moderator: TJ Holmes, CNN
Panelists: Eric Bent, Actor/Singer-Songwriter (pictured)
Rhonda Baraka, Screenwriter
Paul Butler, GMC Senior Vice President/General Counsel
2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
NABJ AUTHORS SHOWCASE: BEYOND JOURNALISM 101-EXPLORING OTHER
GENRES BEYOND THE WORKPLACE
Many journalists are taking their talents to other genres. This panel explores the important points to ensure that
the transition to fction writing and self- help genres is a successful one.
Dolen Perkins-Valdez, Author, Wench
Natalie McNeal, Founder and Author, The Frugalista Files
Sophia Nelson, Journalist and Author, Black Woman Redefned: Dispelling Myths and Discovering
2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS III
POLITICAL SATIRE: A FUNNY WAY TO TELL STORIES
Location: 121C
When President Obama had to produce his birth certifcate for Donald Trump, political
comedians hired themselves to trump Trump. Whether serious or through satire,
delivering political news is an art. This entrepreneurial panel shares how to use your
journalistic skills to create a political enterprise for capital gain.
Tour, Author of Whos Afraid of Post-Blackness? A Look At What It Means
To Be Black Now (pictured)
Baratunde Thurston, The Onion and JackandJillPolitics.com (pictured)
Roland S. Martin, CNN and TV One
Danielle Belton, The BlackSnob
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HEALTHY NABJ: IS YOUR JOB KILLING YOU?
Location: 116
Todays journalists face immense pressure. Besides worrying each day about
making deadline and staying on top of the competition, we are confronted with
unimaginable stress, fear and anxiety from dealing with diffcult managers and
sources. Besides that, were managing three and four jobs when we were hired for
one. To make it even worse, we are concerned about the constant threat of layoffs,
buyouts and frings. To handle it all, we self-medicate with unhealthy foods, alcohol
and sometimes secretly indulge in other substances. All this can lead to situational
depression, other mental health issues, and declining physical health. If youve ever had to cross troubled waters
in the newsroom, come to this interactive session to learn how to cope with some of the toughest times in the
industry.
Dr. Rovenia M. Brock, African-American nutritionist (pictured)
Dr. Ian Smith, TVs popular medical and diet expert (pictured)
Kimberly Hayes Taylor, Independent Health Journalist, Detroit
Sylvia Melndez Klinger, Founder, Hispanic Food Communications
Dr. Rovenia M. Brock, African-American nutritionist
Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett, Psychologist, Kent State and Author, Soothe Your Nerves: The Black Womans Guide
to Understanding and Overcoming Anxiety, Panic, and Fear
BLOGGING AND BEYOND
Powered by BET Networks
Location: 115A
What makes a good blog? How can you develop and promote your own? What are online venues looking for
and just how can you make your work stand out from all the rest? Get the basics on blogging. Do you know
what works and what doesnt? Discuss hot topics or potential niche concepts.
Markette Smith, Multimedia Journalist and Social Media Correspondent, CTVNEWS
Dan Farber, Editor in Chief, CBS Interactive
Neal Scarbrough, Senior Director/Digital Media, Corporate Communications, Comcast Corporation
Clay Cane, BET Networks
Sarah Bernard, Deputy Director of Digital Strategy, The White House
SMART REPORTING WITH YOUR MULTIMEDIA PHONE: VIDEO AND BEYOND
Location: 115C
This workshop is designed to give attendees an overview of the technology and applications that allow
people to share visual content with their mobile devices. It will provide examples of journalists whove used
their mobile phones to capture and share content including: live streaming, breaking news situations, citizen
journalism and will provide ideas about how newsrooms and reporters can leverage mobile video.
Serbino Sandifer Walker, Professor, Texas Southern University and Multimedia Director, KTSU
Amani Channel, Senior Producer, KEF Media Associates
Malik Singleton, Independent Producer
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2:15 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL JOURNALISM
Location: 119A
This session will provide a look at the tools and techniques required for video journalists today. The focus will be
on the various devices that producers and reporters can use to get their story from here to there. Learn advice
on framing shots and feeding back video and audio.
Mike Wuebben, Senior Producer, CBS News.com
Arden Farhi, Video Journalist, CBS News
ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN REAL TIME
Location: 115B
In the digital age, ethical issues range from the representation of different groups to online privacy issues.
Precedents continue to be set on and off line. Journalists have to know what they dont know when it comes
to boundaries, laws and ethics in the virtual space. In this session, several case studies will be shared and the
audience will determine the outcomes before the fnal verdict.
Cheryl Smith, Editor-at-Large, The Dallas Weekly and Executive Producer/Host, DFWiRadio/KKDA-AM
Joel Dreyfuss, Managing Editor, theRoot.com
Sherrese Smith, Senior Counsel and Legal Advisor to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Kimberley McLeod, GLAAD Communities of African Descent Media Field Strategist
Michael Oreskes, Senior Managing Editor, The Associated Press
ONLINE TO ON-AIR: THEGRIOS OP-ED TRAINING
Powered by Comcast/NBCUniversal
Location: 119B
Veteran journalists, theGrio.com contributors & MSNBC commentators will outline how to construct an opinion
piece thats editorially sound, can engage an online community & can spark the curiosity of major media
outlets. This workshop will cover how to speak in sound bytes & basic media training.
Jeff Johnson, Senior Correspondent, theGrio.com and MSNBC Contributor
David Wilson, Managing Editor ,TheGrio.com
Yvette Miley, Vice President and Executive Editor, MSNBC
Goldie Taylor, MSNBC Contributor and Managing Editor, The Goldie Taylor Project
David Love, Executive Editor, BlackCommentator.com
Robert Traynham, Host and Moderator, Roll Call with Robert Traynham
ITS YOUR BEAT WHETHER YOU THINK SO OR NOT: CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTING
Location: 118B
With the continuing increase in inmate populations, the racial disparities impacting communities of color, and
nearly every state experiencing a budget defcit, reporters fnance reporters, general assignment reporters
and producers, business reporters, in addition to cops and court reporters are fnding themselves at the
forefront of covering prisons and jails. Learn how to fnd the facts and provide investigative pieces with a
wealth of data on crime, race and the constitution.
Zerline Hughes, Communications Manager, Justice Policy Institute
Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Associate Professor, John Jay College of Law
Rashad Robinson, Executive Director, ColorofChange.org
Darryl Washington, Attorney, Dallas
Steven Gray, Washington Correspondent, Time Magazine
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CREATING CIVIL RIGHTS IN AMERICA
Powered by Gannett Foundation
Location: 118A
Gannetts Civil Rights in America: Connections to a Movement website (http://civilrights.historybeat.com)
chronicles the history of the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes and the voice of the unsung heroes. This
dynamic website updates continually with news and video features, and includes digitized newspaper pages,
historical content, rare photos and documents on the Civil Rights Movement. Learn how to replicate a project
of this magnitude.
Nichelle Smith, Custom Content Editor and Site Manager, Civil Rights in America: Connections to a Movement,
Gannett/USA TODAY
Jennifer Carroll, Vice-President of Content, Gannett Digital
Ronnie Agnew, Executive Director, Mississippi Public Broadcasting
Jerry Mitchell, Investigative reporter and 2009 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient, Clarion-Ledger, Jackson (Miss.)
LOOK WHOS TALKING: INTERVIEWS GONE VIRAL
Powered by Gannett Foundation
Location: 118C
The key to getting eyeballs to follow that amazing interview you did with that A-list celebrity isnt just about
placement on a page, news program or on the Web; its about using your interviewing skills to get that
amazing dish that will have tongues wagging. Top entertainment journalists talk about what it takes to really
get that interview to be a newsmaker.
Nekesa Moody, Music Editor, Associated Press
Kelley L. Carter, Entertainment Journalist
Bob Meadows, Deputy Editor, Essence
Jermaine Hall, Editor in Chief, VIBE Magazine
Lola Ogunnaike, Cultural Correspondent
Alicia Quarles, Global Entertainment Editor, Associated Press
INTERNATIONAL REVOLUTION: STORIES OF CHANGE
Powered by Al Jazeera
Location: 117
As you read this a series of events that began in Tunisia and have swept across the Mideast and Northern
Africa have been nothing short of revolutionary and NABJ members have been among those witnessing them.
We take you behind the scenes of how the Mideast transformation was covered, the issues involved and what
the ongoing challenges are from a policy and journalistic standpoint.
Ayman Mohyeldin, Al Jazeera Network, English Language Channel via Skype from Cairo
Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera Network, English Language Channel via Skype from Cairo
Shayla Harris, Video Producer, The New York Times
Ron Allen, NBC News correspondent, NBC News
Jeff Ballou, Congressional Producer, Al Jazeera Network English Language Channel
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4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
BLACK MEDIA OWNERSHIP: WINNING OR WANING?!
As America grows increasingly diverse and the amount of media consumed by black and brown people
grows, so too will the demands about proper representation of people of color in media ownership. A panel
of esteemed media executives sits down to have a candid discussion about the future of black-owned media.
What can be done to combat declining minority radio and television ownership? What can be done to boost
cable system ownership? How can black-owned companies leverage increased interest in Internet media and
social media to start successful black owned multimedia companies?
Johnathan Rodgers, Chief Executive Offcer and President, TV One
Paula Williams Madison, CEO, Madison Media Management LLC, Partner, Williams Group Holdings LLC
Sheila Johnson, Strategic Advisor for Multicultural and African-American Initiatives, AOL Huffngton Post Media
Payne Brown, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Comcast Corporation
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
SPORTS PIONEER AWARDS CEREMONY
Powered by Major League Baseball, FOX Sports, National Basketball Association, National Football League, NASCAR
Location: 119A
SPEED MENTORING NETWORKING
Location: 115C
Its Speed Dating with a twist! Speed Mentoring is modeled after the speed-dating concept. Youll get fve
minutes with a mentor before the bell rings and the line moves on. Bring plenty of business cards! Its a fun way
to meet and network!
MICHELLE OBAMA ON A MISSION: IMPACT AFRICA
Powered by BET Networks
Location: 118C
BET News/Docs takes viewers inside the First Ladys motorcade as she takes her family and her bold initiatives
global, retracing the struggle against apartheid and renewing the American commitment to supporting a free,
democratic and prosperous South Africa. In this half-hour television special, Michelle Obama speaks personally
and directly to the BET audience about the importance of connecting to the world beyond US borders and the
special link between the struggle for freedom in the US and Africa. Its an inspiring adventure in high level
diplomacy and a rare glimpse into the world of First Family.
THE JOY ROAD PROJECT SCREENING
Powered by 99 Ways Entertainment and Blazar Media Group
Location: 118A
The flm Joy Road is a mainstream movie telling the story of a fctional corporation for whom necessity dictates
that legislators pass laws that will keep privately- owned prisons at a capacity that will ensure proftability. The
Joy Road App offers information about a similar real-life entity and enables users to become active in fghting
against and impacting the effectiveness of this organization. Also, in addition to addressing the prison industrial
complex, Joy Road examines other issues within the black community such as middle class identity, the role of
black professionals as well as who is to blame for our issues. Come join us and share your views as we discuss
these issues; how they relate to one another; and what the Joy Road Project is doing about it.
7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
NABJ ELECTIONS NEWS CONFERENCE
Location:120A
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NABJ PRESENTS: DISNEY CELEBRATES DREAMS COME TRUE SHOW AND RECEPTION
Powered by Disney World Resort
Disney Parks invites you to a celebration of dreams come true! Disneys Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey
and Essence Magazine turns fve and to mark this important milestone Grammy award winning singer
Yolanda Adams and other special guests take center stage for an unforgettable heart warming program,
followed by a news maker reception.
10:30 p.m. 3:00 a.m.
PABJ PRESENTS PHILLY LOVE CHAPTER PARTY
Location: Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19123
DJ Questlove of The Roots will be among the Philly artists performing as well as Kindred the Family Soul,
and DJ Diamond Kuts. Join the countrys foremost journalists as we party with a purpose! Proceeds beneft
student scholarships and PABJs Philly-area community programs. This party is an 18 to enter, 21 to drink event
Everyone will be carded. Bring ID.
TICKETS: Available via Ticketmaster.com
$20 NABJ Rate (Go to Ticketmaster.com and use NABJ as the passcode)
$25 General Admission/Public $30 Day of Door Sales
TRANSPORTATION: There will be trolleys ready to transport NABJ Conventioneers from the Philadelphia
Marriott Downtown hotel (12th & Market) to the Electric Factory starting at 10:00 p.m and returning through
3:00 a.m. YOU MUST HAVE A CONVENTION BADGE TO BOARD THE TROLLEY. Theres a parking lot ($10 cash)
and street parking nearby. This is a cash-only facility. ATM on premises.
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7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
NABJ 5K WALK/RUN
Location: Fairmount Park, Lloyd Hall, #1 Boathouse Row, Kelly Drive
Kimberly Garrison, Health and Fitness Columnist and Fitness Expert
7:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.
NABJ GOLF TOURNAMENT
Location: Historic Freeway Golf Course
The Bill Bishop Annual Pro-Am Beneft Classic
8:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
NABJ GOSPEL BRUNCH
Powered by Meredith Local Media Group, McDonalds and The Coca-Cola Company
This years brunch features the voice of the legendary Richard Smallwood to feed your soul. He has been one of
the most popular inspirational artists in the music business for four decades, with classic songs including Total
Praise, Center of My Joy and I Love the Lord to his credit. The Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and
pianist continues to enjoy widespread popularity and infuence.
He will be joined by Grammy, Stellar and Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Karen Clark-Sheard, who
will also perform. Sheard is the youngest daughter of pioneering gospel choral director Mattie Moss Clark, and
began her career as a member of the legendary gospel group The Clark Sisters. The Sharon Baptist Church
Mass Choir will also perform.
The years Gospel Brunch will be hosted by E. Steven Collins, one of the most well-known and respected names
in Philadelphia broadcasting.
8:00 a.m. Noon
events, including the golf tournament, the 5k Walk / Run, and purchase tickets to the Salute to Excellence
9:00 a.m. Noon
collaborate. Take a break, chill and drink from a fountain of information. Check your email and charge your
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10:30 a.m. Noon
INTERACTIVE SESSIONS IV
NABJ AUTHORS SHOWCASE: SELF PUBLISHING: THE ALTERNATIVE TO FINDING A
PUBLISHER
This panel will outline what it takes to go solo in successfully launching a book project, with a heavy emphasis
on writing, editing, marketing in both the real and viral world of social media and e-publishing.
Wayne Dawkins, Author, Black Journalists: The NABJ Story and Rugged Waters: Black Journalists Swim
the Mainstream
Carole Simpson, Journalist and Author, Newslady
S. Renee Smith, Journalist and Author, There is More Inside
Angela Dodson, Editor
HEALTHY NABJ: UNDERSTANDING HEALTH REFORM
Powered by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Location: 116
The historic and controversial Affordable Care Act may be the most important civil rights legislation impacting
African-Americans since the 1960s. Although it has passed, policymakers and pundits still debate its
future. What do you really know about health reform, and what it means to you, your loved ones and your
community? If youre suddenly asked to cover a story related to health-care reform, are you prepared to cover
the vast changes that will take place before the law is implemented in 2014? Dont miss this comprehensive,
lively discussion with those who worked to make the Act a reality.
Lynya Floyd, Health Editor, Essence Magazine
Dr. Garth Graham, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Minority Health in the Offce of Minority Health at The
Department of Health and Human Services
Michael A. Rashid, President and CEO, The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies
Deborah A. Reid, Senior Attorney, National Health Law Program, Washington, D.C. (invited)
John Lumpkin, Senior Vice President and Director, Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
TOOLS OF ENGAGEMENT: ASSESSING YOUR ONLINE AUDIENCE
Location: 115A
Journalism is becoming more and more of an entrepreneurial craft, as blogs and social media evolve into
new means for people to brand and promote themselves and their work. Even journalists affliated with large
news organizations via full-time jobs must spend time engaging with audiences and sharing their reporting
and writing.
Metrics/analytics is the science of tracking who is following your work, along with when and where from,
and how they linked to it. It has become a necessary new tool in helping journalists of the digital age remain
relevant and tied to audiences. Experts in social media will share what they know about metrics and analytics,
and teach attendees about services such us bitly, HootSuite and TweetReach.
Melanie Eversley, Blogger and Reporter, USA Today
Michael Street, Account Supervisor, MSL Group
Matt LeMay, Platform Manager, bitly
Lynne d. Johnson, Social Media Strategist
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BLACK ATHLETE MANIFESTO
Location: 119A
The Black Athlete has suddenly changed in front of our eyes. The superstars of our games are now born in
the late 1980s, where they have faint memories of the Cosby Show or Notorious B.I.G. and defnitely have little
concept of the Civil Rights Movement or the sacrifces of their predecessors. How do we deal with these athletes
as journalists? How do we deal with those who are in the forefront of the Twitter generation, U-Stream craze
and who seem to tattoo every one of their life achievements or opinions on their bodies? How do we close the
generational gap and social gap between reporters and those athletes? And are these athletes more diffcult to
cover than those in the past?
Kyle Draper, Studio Host, Comcast SportsNet
Jerry Brewer, Columnist, Seattle Times
Stephen A. Smith, Talk Show Host, ESPN Radio
Mitch Richmond, Former NBA Player
Vinnie Goodwill, Detroit Pistons Beat Writer, Detroit News
GOT GAME? A NEW DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE JOURNALISM
Location: 115C
As video games have evolved, their potential for use in storytelling has been largely untapped. This session
will introduce participants to the gaming principles of story and design that can be applied in a news setting.
Andrew Humphrey, Meteorologist and Reporter, WDIV-TV
LaToya Peterson, Founder, Racialicious
Emanuel Mani Saint-Victor, Founder, Marveloper
Scott Anderson, Game Developer and Computer Engineer
WRITING FOR THE WEB: TURNING BROADCAST SCRIPTS INTO WEB TEXT
Location: 121C
It sounds beautiful on the air and looks great on TV, but how can you make that same story sparkle for
readers? Learn how to convert stories and scripts from broadcast into Web text that will draw traffc.
Tanya Ballard Brown, Editor, Digital News, NPR
TRENDING SOUND: THE FUTURE OF AUDIO STORYTELLING
Location: 118C
From Audio Boo to Cinch, audio online is a trend to embrace. Attend this session to podcast your way to
journalistic success.
Troy Johnson, Host, The Hang Suite
Val Hoeppner, Director of Education, Freedom Forum Diversity Institute
THE ONE-MINUTE MEDIA MOGUL: CREATING ONLINE PORTFOLIOS
Location: 118A
This workshop will teach enterprising journalists how to create an online, multi-platform showcase of their reporting,
producing & storytelling expertise. In the digital age, every journalist must communicate in every medium.
Allissa Richardson, Morgan State University
Michelle Johnson, Boston University
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10:30 a.m. Noon
FINDING START UP CAPITAL: ITS AN INVESTMENT
Powered by UNITY Journalists of Colors New U Project
Location: 118B
Getting the seed money for a start-up seems impossible but it isnt. Find out where the money is and how you
can apply to get it.
Doug Mitchell, UNITY
Tim Reese, Co-Founder, Minority Angel Investment Network
Hezekiah Griggs, Founder, H360 Capital
Greg Osberg, CEO, Philadelphia Media Network
Mike Green, Co-Founder, Black Innovation and Competitiveness Initiative
NEWSROOM TO CLASSROOM: OPPORTUNITIES, FUNDING & RESOURCES
Location: 115B
Whether you are considering the world of academia by fate or by choice, understanding how to navigate the
system will be benefcial. Find out about scholarships, endowed professorships, tenure and more.
Sherri Williams, Graduate Student, Syracuse University
Lorraine Branham, Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University
Dwight Brooks, Ph.D., Director of Journalism, Middle Tennessee State University
JOURNALISTS AS ENTREPRENEURS: FOUR STEPS FOR LAUNCHING AN
ONLINE BUSINESS
Location: 117
NABJ Members, do you have an idea for an online business? Journalists with different backgrounds share the
adventure of creating and launching a business on and off line with up-to-date tips and tools.
Donna Pierce, Contributing Editor, Upscale Magazine; Founder and Publisher, BlackAmericaCooks.com and
SkilletDiaries.com
Dr. Michelle Ferrier, Founder and Publisher, LocallyGrownNews.com
Shawn Williams, Publisher and Editor, DallasSouthNews.org
Denise Clay, Freelance Writer and Editor
12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.
TASK FORCE MEETINGS
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Location: 115A
DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Location: 115B
COPY EDITORS
Location: 115C
LGBT
Location: 118A
SPORTS TASK FORCE
Location: 118C
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Location: 116
STUDENT MEMBERS
Location: 117
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VISUAL TASK FORCE PHOTO AUCTION
Location: 120BC
The Visual Task Force is comprised of visual journalists in still photojournalism, design and informational
graphics, broadcast photojournalism and visual leadership. Auctioneer Fred Sweets will auction dynamic
prints to the highest bidder for NABJ scholarships.
12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m.
NABJ FILM FESTIVAL: THE HELP
Powered by DreamWorks Pictures
Based on one of the most talked about books in years and a #1 New York Times best-selling phenomenon, The
Help stars Emma Stone (Easy A) as Skeeter, Academy Awardnominated Viola Davis (Doubt) as Aibileen
and Octavia Spencer as Minny three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s,
who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at
risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to
transcend the lines that defne them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed
even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.
Deeply moving, flled with poignancy, humor and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the
ability to create change. The Help opens in theaters everywhere on August 10.
Moderator: Tamron Hall, MSNBC
Panelists: Viola Davis, Academy-Award Nominated Actress
Octavia Spencer, Actress
Tate Taylor, Director/Screenwriter
Kathryn Stockett, Author
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NABJ FILM FESTIVAL: RED TAILS
Lucasflm Ltd. is proud to preview a special sneak peek at RED TAILS a high-fying WWII epic
inspired by the heroism of the frst all African-American aerial combat unit. Showcasing the
inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen to the screen, the flm celebrates the intrepid young
airmen who took to the skies to fght for their country and the fate of the free world. Selected
members of the cast will make a guest appearance.
Charles Floyd Johnson, Producer
Terrence Howard, Actor (pictured)
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SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA & AFTER-PARTY
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The 2011 NABJ Salute to Excellence Gala is all about the Glam! The Greatness! The Glossy! Dont miss NABJs
annual gold carpet tribute to the media industrys cream of the crop for their work in journalism. This years
Salute to Excellence hosts are veteran journalist Jacque Reid, founder and owner of Jacque Reid Media, and
a former CNN Headline News and BET News anchor, and Kevin Frazier, co-host of The Insider, who this spring
became the frst black host of a daily syndicated entertainment news magazine. Afterwards, look for the
golden velvet rope for the after party thatll leave you gleaming and begging for more! Dress the part! Its going
to be a Golden Experience you defnitely dont want to miss!
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2011
9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m.
NABJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
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Retool, Rethink and Recharge with a Journalism Fellowship at Stanford
A year to make a difference for journalism... Think of it.
A year to study and research in the company of other accomplished journalists at one of the
top academic institutions in the world. A year to develop your out-of-
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American Public Media
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ESPN, Inc.
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National Education Association
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The Philadelphia Tribune
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Positive Urban Literature
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UC Berkeley Graduate School of
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UNC School of Journalism and
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365
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2011 NABJ LARRY WHITESIDE SCHOLARSHIP
Seth Lemon, Howard University
Dwayne Adams, Texas Southern University
Joseph Andress, University of Missouri- Columbia
Stacie Bailey, Quinnipaiac University
Eric Burse, University of Southern California
Ashley Calloway, Columbia University Graduate
Deron Dalton, University of Missouri-Columbia
Daniella Dorcelus, University of Florida
Jade Earle, University of Missouri-Columbia
Michael Finch, Florida International University
Faran Foy, Florida A&M University
Keisha Frazier, Temple University
Chelsea Fuller, West Virginia University
Tatianah Green,Valparaiso University
Kenneth Hawkins, North Carolina A&T
State University
Tayla Holman, Hofstra University
Modupe Idowu, University of Missouri-Columbia
Octavio Jones, Ohio University
Marshall Latimore, Tennessee State University
Ariele Pratt, University of Southern California
Naomi Prioleau, University of South Florida
Shaneen Quarles, Mississippi State University
Donovan Ramsey, Morehouse College
Eryn Rogers, Northwestern University
Robert Ruffns, Harvard University
Quintavious Shephard, Florida A&M University
Travis Vargas, Savannah College of Art and Design
Tiffany Williams, Michigan State University
Brandon Radcliffe, West Virginia University
Cherri Gregg, Temple University
Kristin Garris, University of Missouri- Columbia
STUDENT MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS PARTICIPANTS
Deron Dalton, University of Missouri Columbia, NBC
Juan Diasgranados, Hampton University, NBC
Brandi Kellam, Syracuse University, NBC
Kenneth Hawkins, North Carolina A&T State
University, St. Petersburg Times
INTERNSHIP WINNERS
Rachel Black, University of the Incarnate Word
Vonecia Carswell, University of Florida
Khadijah Carter, Columbia University Graduate School
of Journalism
Kylee Coney, Howard University
Ashlei Williams, Northwestern University
Whitney Pennington, University of California, Berkeley
Brandon Marshall, Elon University
April Simpson, Smith College
Aaron Edwards, Ithaca College
Tony Evans, Clark Atlanta University
Gerren Gaynor, Columbia University Graduate
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Powered by Dow Jones News Fund and News Corporation
The NABJ High School Journalism workshop is an opportunity for high school students in the Philadelphia
area to experience a hands-on journalism workshop where they develop their reporting skills and produce a
collaborative product that is showcased at the annual convention. Student work with journalism professionals
to construct articles, video and radio stories, web content, and learn such journalism fundamentals as
reporting, ethics, meeting deadlines, and news judgment.
Special thanks to Temple University for hosting our 2011 high school students.
NABJ would like to thank our
Student Education Enrichment Development Supporters for 2011
Dow Jones News Fund
NBC
News Corporation
Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News
GE African American Forum
Lloyd Trotter Scholarship Fund
NBC10
St. Peterburg Times
SAVE THE DATE
NABJ HALL OF FAME
JANUARY 2012
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In his interview for The History Makers Acel Moore says, There are two
types of people: those who are and those who wish they were from
Philadelphia. His quote could have easily been, There are two types of
journalists those who report the types of stories which change lives, and
those who fail to make such an impact.
Moore is a legendary columnist, writer and senior editor, who has had
an amazing impact on American journalism for more than 50 years
much of that time in his native Philadelphia. He began his career with
The Philadelphia Inquirer as a copy clerk, then became an editorial
clerk and worked his way up through the editing and reporting ranks
to become editor emeritus. Moore won the Pulitzer Prize in 1977 for local
investigative reporting for a series on the abuse of inmates at Fairview State Hospital.
Another of his crowning achievements, Moore is one of the three original founders - with Claude
Lewis and Chuck Stone - of the organization that became NABJ. They launched the Philadelphia
chapter in 1973, and it became NABJs frst chapter when it was founded two years later.
Moore who once oversaw recruitment and training at The Inquirer took seriously the responsibility
of giving back and mentoring others. So he created the Journalism Career Development Workshop
that has trained dozens of Philadelphia high school students, and which is now named in his honor.
From the moment I met Acel Moore nearly 37 years ago, he encouraged me to reach for the
highest journalistic goals possible. He has always been an advocate for diversity; inspiring many
young journalists along the way. I am very proud of Acel being selected for this honor. While
he continues to inspire others, he also has been a trailblazer in the industry, setting the standard
for many to follow, said Sandra Long, fellow NABJ Founder and former Vice President/Editorial
Product Development for Inquirer, Daily News and philly.com.
Given his infuential role in establishing NABJ and his stellar professional accomplishments NABJ
proudly honors Acel Moore with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
ACEL MOORE
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CLAIRE SMITH
When it comes to her career ESPNs Claire Smith has steadily been
confronted with people who tried to strike her out, but instead she kept
running the bases, and scored the type of home runs which proved to
be game changers for scores of sports journalists who came after her.
A member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, Smith has
written about sports for over 25 years, for the Philadelphia Bulletin,
Hartford Courant, New York Times, and Philadelphia Inquirer. For over
20 years, her beat was Major League Baseball. In July 2007, she started
in a new direction and new industry when she joined ESPN as a news
editor, working with the production teams on MLB game broadcasts.
She is the author Don Baylor: Nothing But The Truth, a Baseball Life, an
autobiography of a great baseball man.
Smith often refers to her defning moment, which came in the 1984 National League Championship
Series between the Chicago Cubs and San Diego Padres. She was physically removed by players
from the Padres clubhouse after Game One. While the situation was eventually resolved, thanks to
Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth, it left scars for a number of years.
Commissioner of Baseball Bowie Kuhn, who once fought to keep women sports writers out of major
league clubhouses, later called Smith, the best baseball writer in America.
She stood so others could walk into clubhouses and locker rooms and get the stories which
needed to be reported. Her courage under fre, grace under pressure, and above all her steadfast
commitment to excellence the precise reasons NABJ proudly recognizes her as this years Legacy
Award recipient.
Garry D. Howard, editor in chief of Sporting News, notes Smiths contributions to the feld of sports
journalism.
Claire Smith epitomizes what a great sports reporter and editor should be, said Howard. She has
been a role model in this business for me, personally, and so many others. She taught me patience
and excellence, and helped me understand that perseverance would be needed to reach any goal
in the often diffcult sports journalism feld. I owe her so much for that sage guidance.
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Its often said that one mark of a truly good writer is a writers ability
to transport you to another time or place. Since the devastating
earthquake struck Haiti in January 2010 readers have depended upon
the reporting of The Miami Heralds Jacqueline Charles to put them on
the ground inside the battered country.
The Haitian-Turks Islander who has long specialized in reporting stories
out of the Caribbean continues to gain accolades for her coverage of the
earthquakes aftermath and of the on-going recovery.
Many in the news media have also credited wide-ranging coverage of
the Haitian earthquake with rekindling great interest in foreign affairs
reporting. In light of her role as a lead reporter on one of the most
signifcant stories of 2010, NABJ is proud to recognize Jacqueline Charles as its Journalist of the Year.
Charles began her career with the Miami Herald in 1986 as a high school intern. Upon completing
her degree at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she returned to the Herald as a full-time
journalist. Although still relatively freshly minted as a working professional, her frst international
story had global signifcance: the return of Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. She has
continued to cover triumphs and tragedy in Haiti and other island nations with unrelenting energy
to tell stories that not only impact but also educate and encourage change.
Her colleagues view her as an expert in the region and if theres a need to know whats going on
there she is the frst call of many.
Jacquie has done more to focus the worlds attention on the tragedies and triumphs of Haiti than
any other reporter, sometimes at great personal risks, said John Yearwood, World Editor of the
Miami Herald and co-chair of the NABJ World Affairs Task Force along with Djibril Diallo, who
nominated Charles for the honor. Haitians tell me all the time that they owe her a debt of gratitude.
This recognition is well-deserved.
Charles example of exemplary reporting in a place of great hardship is an example for journalists
around the world.
JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
JACQUELINE CHARLES
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Its the obligation of the mentor or teacher to redefne the impossible, to
bolster the childs uniqueness by helping them become a whole person,
a mature adult, someone who knows how to make good choices. A
mentor is someone whose presence stays with you.- Judith Jamison,
Artistic Director Emerita, The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Professor Bonnie Newman Davis has done all of the above and more
as she has helped guide the paths of hundreds of aspiring journalists
and media professionals at Hampton University, and now at Virginia
Commonwealth University where she is currently an associate professor
of journalism.
For several years, Davis served as academic director of the Universitys
Urban Journalism Workshop, an intense two-week journalism program
for high school students that is co-sponsored by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc. She now
chairs the Virginius Dabney Committee for Visiting Professors in the School of Mass Communications,
and the College of Humanities & Sciences Library Committee. She is the immediate past Secretary
for the College of Humanities & Sciences Faculty Council, and is faculty adviser for the VCU student
chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Davis also serves as an informal adviser to VCUs
student chapter of NABJ.
Bonnie Newman Davis has challenged her students to stay true to the principles of journalism
while asking them to go beyond their comfort zone with new technology. Her classrooms are like
newsrooms, there are no shortcuts, said NABJs Region II Director, Charles Robinson.
Prior to academia Davis spent nearly twenty years as a reporter and editor at The Richmond Times-
Dispatch and The Richmond News-Leader where she as she says she covered everything but
sports. Her diverse reporting experiences give a depth and a fell to her lessons, as shes been on the
front lines covering important stories and not just providing content but also context.
Davis full-time teaching career has also not stopped her from carrying around a reporters notebook
and continuing to report on consequential stories. She herself has moved into the age of online
reporting, and is a contributing writer for NBC News theGrio.com, the African-American oriented
news site.
JOURNALISM EDUCATOR OF YEAR
BONNIE NEWMAN DAVIS
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The information available in news media has always been a building block of nancial
success, and that kind of up-to-date knowledge has never been more important than it
is today. Wells Fargo has a 150-year history of delivering the information our customers
need to succeed nancially, and we look forward to helping even more African American
communities achieve their nancial goals.
We are proud to recognize the National Association of Black Journalists.
Success stories begin
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The best journalist is a student of his or her craft constantly working to
learn how to tell better stories. Ashley Williams was by all accounts
one of the most well-regarded student journalists in the nation, at the
prestigious Annenberg School of Communications at the University
of Southern California where she recently earned a bachelors of arts
degree in broadcast and digital journalism.
For Williams the journalism bug bit early at the age of 14 she was a
television talk show host, show creator, executive producer, and crew
member for her high schools television station.
Once in college she knew that getting hands on experience would
be an essential part of enhancing her Annenberg School education.
Her internship experiences include People magazine and NBC News
Dateline, Nightly News and Today Show. She was also a Meredith-Cronkite Program Fellow at
KPHO in Phoenix where she joined other top minority journalism students to produce a newscast,
and to receive enhanced journalism, ethics and leadership training.
As a reporter for Annenberg TV News, USCs television-multimedia news operation, she covered a
variety of stories from local news, to politics, to economics, to sports.
Williams has also embraced the digital age and frequently contributes to The Huffngton Post.
Ashley is truly an exceptional young woman. She is motivated, compassionate and community-
minded, and as demonstrated by her overfowing resume, she is wholly dedicated to the feld of
journalism, said JaBari Brown, Assistant Director of USC Annenberg Undergraduate Advisement
and Academic Services. Id rank Ashley in the top 1% of all the college students I have advised.
Williams also has an interest in global affairs and double minored in international relations and
Spanish. While studying abroad in South Africa she was a reporting intern for Cue Television.
During this internship, Ashley covered South Africas National Arts Festival with students from
Rhodes University.
Williams says she hopes to begin her career in network news and to eventually host her own
television show broadcast in both English and in Spanish.
STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
ASHLEY WILLIAMS
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Earlier this year much of the worlds attention was focused on Africa at the
onset of the Arab Spring. The fght for democracy from Egypt to Tunisia
was chronicled by both citizens and citizen journalists. On another part of
the continent, Jean-Claude Kavumbagu, a Burundian internet journalist
and the director of the Burundian internet agency Net Press, continued his
own fght for human rights in Burundi.
Kavumbagu has been arrested on multiple occasions for speaking out
about issues including corruption in government. Each day, he works to speak truth to power and to
hold the government and the military in his country accountable for their action, or in some cases
inaction, on behalf of his countrys people.
Last year, after a suicide bombing in Uganda resulted in 74 deaths and 70 injuries, Kavumbagu
published a piece which questioned the ability of Burundian forces to defend the country in the face
of a similar attack.
He was arrested, charged with treason, questioned without the presence of a lawyer and
imprisoned. In Burundi, treason carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. His arrest
was denounced by a number of international human rights organizations, including Amnesty
International and the Committee to Protect Journalists. A number of journalism and press-freedom
organizations called for the charges against Kavumbagu to be dropped.
We share other journalism organizations relief that Jean-Claude Kavumbagu has been released.
However, we remain concerned about the state of journalism in Burundi, particularly since other
journalists feel theyre working under threat of arrest and imprisonment, said John Yearwood,
World Editor at the Miami Herald and Co-chair of NABJs World Task Force.
Kavumbagus bravery and steadfast determination to tell important stories is admirable. He serves
as an inspiration not just for African journalists, but journalists around the world. He is also saluted
for his effective use of the Internet as a way of gathering and reporting the news.
PERCY QOBOZA FOREIGN JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
JEAN-CLAUDE KAVUMBAGU
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Whether its on the court, feld, or track when Kimberley Martin shows
up at work she comes to play at the exact same level as the professional
athletes she covers. In the eyes of her peers the level of desire,
discipline, and dedication she demonstrates is unmatched particularly
when it comes to telling compelling and interesting stories about the
sports news of the day.
Martin has been with Newsday since November 2007. As a sports
reporter, she has covered everything from major league baseball to
professional football, and even NASCAR.
Martins selection as Emerging Journalist of the Year recognizes her
career achievements thus far, mindful that this is just the beginning. The
excitement surrounding her being honored as a young journalist resembles the same excitement
one might see when watching a game winning play in any sports stadium or arena.
Hank Winnicki, Assistant Managing Editor of Sports said, Kimberley has become an indispensable
part of the Newsday team. This is a prestigious national award, and everyone at Newsday is thrilled
for Kimberley, shes a terrifc writer and reporter and has handled every challenge thrown her way.
This honor is well-deserved.
Before moving to Newsday, she covered sports for The Record in New Jersey where she was also an
intern. Martin began her career in sports journalism after earning her masters degree in magazine,
newspaper, and online journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at
Syracuse University. While on campus she was a sports staff writer for the school newspaper The
Daily Orange. She also earned a bachelors degree in Psychology and African-American Studies
from Wesleyan University.
I have watched Kimberley develop since the start of her career. She embodies what the spirit
of what this award means. I see her doing greater things in the sports journalism industry, said
Gregory Lee, Senior Assistant Sports Editor, The Boston Globe and founder of the award.
In a feld still in many ways dominated by men the fact that Kimberleys talents are fully on display
will certainly inspire the next generation of female sports reporters.

EMERGING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
KIMBERLEY MARTIN
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The terms recession, bailout, and debt reduction have put into
perspective some of the fscal challenges facing American businesses
and the American government. As many Americans lost jobs and
struggled to pay mortgages, car notes, or even to afford health care,
the need for fnancial literacy became evident. Veteran business and
fnance journalist Stacey Tisdale saw a need to help young people
get ahead by getting smart about money and developing responsible
personal fnance habits early on.
Tisdales knowledge comes from reporting on business and fnancial
issues for more than 15 years. A fnancial expert, she appears on NBCs
Today Show and reports for Need to Know, a weekly national broadcast
on PBS.
Tisdale is being honored for what began as a six-year study of fnancial behavior. She found that
social messages from advertisers and the media, stereotypes about race and gender, as well as
early role modeling are among the primary determinants of fnancial habits.
This methodology serves as the basis for Winning Play$- a fnancial education program for high
school students. The program won the U.S. Department of Educations Excellence in Economic
Education Award in 2010.
The program was created in conjunction with NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lotts All Stars Helping
Kids Foundation, an organization that aims to help 1 million high school students in underserved
communities with fnancial literacy.
I believe that Winning Play$ is a tremendous example of a journalist using her platform to see
the need for change and make a difference, said friend, colleague and longtime NABJ member
Jeffrey Ballou, Congressional producer for Al Jazeera Networks English language channel in
Washington, D.C.
In addition, Tisdale is a board member and advisor for John Hope Bryants fnancial literacy
organization, Operation HOPE. She also has authored a personal fnance curriculum for college
students on behalf of The White House and Operation HOPE. This program became a requirement
for Spelman College students during the 2008-2009 academic year and is being adopted by
Historically Black Colleges across the United States.
After literally writing the book about The True Cost of Happiness shes helping a new generation one
day afford to live the American dream.
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
STACEY TISDALE
WORKING WITH
THE BEST PEOPLE
GROWING
FUTURE LEADERS
Gannett Foundation congratulates
the NABJ on being a leader in
diversity and joins it in the effort
to grow future leaders.
George Thomas
Director of Product
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Donna Lowry
Education Reporter,
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Long ago before a changing media landscape called for journalists to
become entrepreneurs Sheila Brooks started her own media company.
Capitalizing on decades of experience as a broadcast journalist Brooks
founded a company which remains a go to full-service media and
communications agency and post-production facility.
Brooks company, SRB Communications, which recently celebrated its
20th anniversary, offers programming for television and radio, broadcast-
quality video production; event production; as well as creative, branding
and strategy for advertising, marketing and public relations campaigns.
Brooks is also an Entrepreneur in Residence in the John H. Johnson
School of Communications at Howard University. In this role, she provides
consulting services in strategy, branding and media outreach for the
newly established entrepreneurial incubator for students and emerging business owners.
Prior to starting her frm in 1990, Brooks built a distinguished television career as a news director,
reporter, anchor, and documentary producer at the CBS, NBC, PBS and Fox owned-and- operated
and affliate TV stations across the country.
She has also been inducted into the Silver Circle, a Hall of Fame honor for recognizing more than 25
years of excellence in journalism from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
In light of all her accomplishments as a journalist and entrepreneur Brooks is being recognized with
the inaugural Pat Tobin Media Professional Award.
NABJ member Pat Tobin of Los Angeles passed away in 2008. Tobin was president and CEO
of Tobin and Associates, a prominent minority, woman-owned public relations frm. She was a
dedicated activist for causes that impacted minorities, women and youth; and was co-founder of
the National Black Public Relations Society.
There is not a better ft for this award. Sheila Brooks embodies the namesake of this award, Pat
Tobin, to a tee, said Aprill O. Turner, NABJ associate member representative and founder of the
award. Sheilas commitment to NABJ, her heart for service, and her willingness to help show others
the ropes of how to be a successful entrepreneur, hits the mark on all cylinders for this inaugural
award. We commend her, she is truly deserving of this honor.
PAT TOBIN AWARD
SHEILA BROOKS
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Some view sports as entertainment. Others see it as just a business.
Many others consider it a religion. What is undeniable is that sports
are a very important part of American culture. Whether attending
a live event, watching highlights or reading in-depth analysis of
what went wrong or what went right in a game, fans the world
over are emotionally invested in the winners and the losers. They
also now more than ever want the backstory on the events which
once strictly inhabited the back pages.
ESPNs 30 for 30 documentary series stands out as an exemplifcation of the very best in not just
sports journalism but long-form journalism as well. Edgy, entertaining and enlightening, the flms
put front-and-center the stories of the trials and tribulations, successes and failures of some of the
countrys and the worlds most celebrated champions.
The series, which premiered in October 2009 and concluded last December, chronicles 30
stories from the ESPN era, each of which detail the issues, trends, people, teams or events that
transformed the sports landscape since the sports network was founded in 1979.
The flms in totality represent something never seen on TV before through a team of diverse
storytellers. The series includes the saga of how the Allen Iverson trial impacted the Hampton Roads,
Va., community to the personal family story of running back Ricky Williams in Run Ricky Run
and One Night in Vegas on the night of a Mike Tyson fght and how Tupac Shakur never made it
to the after-party. African-American directors John Singleton and Reggie Rock Bythewood had the
opportunities to lead some of these stories. Additional contributors to the series include Ice Cube,
Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman and Kirk Fraser among others.
ESPNs collection of documentaries on these 30 riveting stories from over the past 30 years provides
quality in-depth reporting to give viewers the complete versions of these events that often went
untold, said NABJ Treasurer and Sports Task Force Chair Greg Lee. The series offers a different
perspective of these stories that previous news accounts could not provide.
BEST PRACTICES:
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The National Association of Black Journalists is a national organization which impacts communities
locally; something that would not be possible without the dozens of professional chapters located
throughout the country. From its founding nearly 36 years ago NABJ has thrived because of the work of
men and women in its local chapters who ensure that the Association operates 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year. While all of NABJs chapters work daily to adhere to NABJs mission of strengthening ties amongst
black journalists, advocating for accurate coverage of the black community, and promoting journalistic
excellence, the work of several of our chapters is particularly noteworthy.
Each year The Bay Area Black Journalists Association hosts training workshops for professional and
student journalists including this year a Healthy NABJ Media Institute. The chapter has also paid all
or part of expenses to send students and unemployed members to the annual convention. In addition
BABJA annually honors Bay Area black journalists and has awarded more than $30,000 in scholarships
over the past 7 years.
The Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists is nearing the 30th anniversary of the founding of
the chapter. The chapter has had a strong year after coming back from decertifcation and has quite an
impressive history. The chapter that had hosted two national conventions, gained a reputation for being
strong media monitors, conducted a successful urban journalism workshop that provided opportunities
for aspiring journalists to learn more about NABJ, and consistently awarded $30,000-$45,000 annually
in scholarships to aspiring journalists. Today the DFW-ABJ has almost 50 paid members with regular
activities and members have worked tirelessly to fulfll their mission.
The Detroit Chapter of NABJ has for 29 years been one of NABJs most consistent professional chapters. In
2010 the chapter doubled its membership to 60 journalists and associates. The chapter hosted more than
11 events in 2010, including a photo auction that raised money for scholarships, an innovative, citywide
community-based video project, a Congressional election debate and a fundraiser for unemployed
journalists.
Why wait? That could be the motto embraced by the three fnalists for NABJs Student Chapter of the
Year honors. Rather than wait until they are out in the professional world to pursue important training,
these student groups have begun to develop skills that will certainly help them advance from the
classroom to the newsroom.
Members of the Florida A&M University NABJ chapter are active in student media outlets such as
The Famuan, Journey Magazine, WANM radio, FAMU-TV 20 and related websites, and they have
established a mentoring and scholarship program for high school students at FAMUs Developmental
Research School.
UGA-NABJ was founded at the University of Georgia in 1989 and includes members from majors and
academic concentrations including Advertising, Broadcast News, Magazines, Publication Management,
and Public Relations. The organization sends weekly career and professional-development news to its
members and mentors students weekly at nearby Clark Middle School.
Founded in February 2006, the student NABJ chapter at North Carolina A&T State University offers
a plethora of programs for its members and hosts events that not only beneft members but also give
back to the universitys community including creating an Emerging Journalist of the Year Program and
operating a campus-wide food drive.
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
FINALISTS
STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
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Mervin Aubespin
Drew Berry
Paul Brock
Sheila Brooks
Shannon Buggs
Maureen Bunyan
Bob Butler
Corey Chavous
Barbara Ciara
Charles Cobb, Jr.
Marilyn Darling
Joe Davidson
Allison Davis
Paul Delaney
William Dilday, Jr.
Sandra Dillard
Joel Dreyfuss
Sidmel Estes
Michelle Phillips Fay
Arthur Fennell
Albert Fitzpatrick
Samuel Ford
Tonju Francois
Dorothy Gilliam
Robert Greenlee
Cheryl Hampton
Andrew Humphrey, CBM
Monica Kaufman Pearson
Gregory Lee, Jr.
H. Chuku Lee
Claude Lewis
Sandra Long
Herbert Lowe, Jr.
Paula Williams Madison
Pluria Marshall
Roland S. Martin
Walter Middlebrook, Jr.
Shannon Miller
Bryan Monroe
Acel Moore
Pam Moore
Les Payne
Alex Poinsett
Claudia Polley
Condace Pressley
Bob Reid
W. Curtis Riddle
Johnathan Rodgers
Royal Rodgers
Charlotte Roy
Vince Sanders
Mara Schiavocampo
Lesly C. Simmons
Sakina Spruell
David Squires
Chuck Stone
Will Sutton
Francis Ward
LT. Colonel Mary Ann Warren
John White
Lonnie White
DeWayne Wickham
Vanessa Williams
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Kelly Abel
David Aldridge
Michael Allen
Mary Benton
Deborah Bradley
Monique Braxton-Fordham
Charmayne Brown
Brett Chambers
Sandra Clark
Linda Coles-Kauffman
Albert Coqueran
Lisa Cox
Anqoinette Crosby
Kenneth Cummings
Corey Dade
Rod Daniels
John Davis
Stacy Davis
Robert DeFillipp
Angela Dodson
Enid Doggett
Duchesne Drew
Tara Edwards
Kim Flannigan
Larry Ford
Ken-Yon Hardy
Saudia Harris
Jesse Holland
Christopher Howell, Sr.
Amie Hudspeth
Sylvia Isabel
Lee Ivory
Eric Jackson
Heshimu Jaramogi
Eunice Johnson
Cecil Jones
Ronald Jones
Will Jones
Michael Jordan
Stephen King
Toni Lesser
Mike Levin
Khambrel Marshall
Jacquie Hood Martin
Dachell McSween
Frank Mickens, III
Felicia Middlebrooks
Leona Minto
Joy Nakrin, Esq.
Nicondra Norwood
Martins Oloja
Al Orendorff
Steve Osunsami
Khalid Patterson
LaTanya Pattillo
Kristen Pope
Angela Robinson
Stepheca Sawyer
Natalie Sentz
Verna Smith
Tiffany Smith-Anoai
Jeffrey St. Arromand
Donna Stewart
Tyrone Taborn
Ray Taliaferro
Sheila Tenney
Mike Terry
Warren Trent
Lori Waldon
Vickie Walton-James
Devin Washington
Ahisha Williams
Marcus Williams
David Wilson
Derrica Wilson
Brenda Wood
NABJ PREMIUM MEMBERS
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Dallas Morning News
Carole Bartel
CORE Magazine
Edward Blackwell
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Milwaukee Journal
Paul Brock
Founding Executive
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Reginald Bryant
(Deceased)
Black Perspective on
the News
Maureen Bunyan
WTOP-TV
Crispin Campbell
WNET-TV
Charlie Cobb
WHUR Radio
Marilyn Darling
WHYY-TV
Leon Dash
The Washington Post
Joe Davidson
Philadelphia Bulletin
Allison J. Davis
WBZ-TV
Paul Delaney
The New York Times
William Dilday
WLBT-TV
Sandra Rosen Dillard
Denver Post
Joel Dreyfuss
The Washington Post
Sam Ford
WCCO-TV
David Gibson
Mutual Black
Network
Sandra Gilliam-Beale
WHIO-TV
Bob Greenlee
New Haven Register
Martha Griffn
National Public Radio
Derwood Hall
(Deceased)
WSOC-TV
Bob Hayes
San Francisco
Examiner
Vernon Jarrett
(Deceased)
Chicago Tribune
Mal Johnson
(Deceased)
Cox Broadcasting
Toni Jones
Detroit Free Press
H. Chuku Lee
Africa Journal Ltd.
Claude Lewis
Philadelphia Bulletin
Sandra Dawson Long
News Journal
Pluria Marshall
Freelancer
Acel Moore
Luix Overbea
(Deceased)
Christian Science
Monitor
Les Payne
Newsday
Claudia Polley
NBC
Alex Poinsett
Ebony Magazine
Richard Rambeau
Project Bait
Max Robinson
(Deceased)
WTOP-TV
Chuck Stone
Philadelphia Daily
News
W. Curtis Riddle
Louisville (Ky.)
Courier Journal
Jeannye Thornton
U.S. News & World
Report
Francis Ward
Los Angeles Times
Charlotte Roy
Detroit Free Press
Vince Sanders
National Black
Network
John C. White
Washington Star
DeWayne Wickham
The Baltimore Sun
NABJ FOUNDERS
2010 Annual Convention and Career Fair | July 28-August 1, 2010 | San Diego, California
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A COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of nearly 4,000 journalists, students and media-related
professionals that advocates for diversity in newsrooms and in news content. We are committed to providing quality programs and
services for black journalists worldwide.
As a NABJ member, youll receive these valuable resources and benets:
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Access to the NABJ Annual Career Fair
Leadership and Mentoring Opportunities
Regional and National Networking Opportunities
Industry Information and Action Alerts
Scholarship and Internship Opportunities
Discounts on Convention Registrations, Regional
Conferences and NABJ Media Institute programs
Participation discount for annual Salute to Excellence Awards
Contest
Student Services Support
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Directory
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NABJ Annual Report
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Paul Brock
Sheila Brooks
Tiffany Carter
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Sonji Jacobs Dade
Elise Durham
Arthur Fennell
Sharyn L. Flanagan
Sarah J. Glover
Irv Harrell
Vince Hill
Sarah Hoye
Denise James
Michelle Johnson
Stephanie Jones
Kyra Kyles
Russell LaCour
Demorris Lee
Ken McFarlin
Velvet S. McNeil
Meta J. Mereday
Ray Metoyer
Valerie Morris
Christopher Nelson
Akili Ramsess
Rashida Rawls
Glenn E. Rice
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Dawn Angelique Roberts
Keisa Sharpe
Jole D. Simmons
Lesly C. Simmons
Chandra Smith
Lauren Tobin
Marlon A. Walker
Gary Washburn
Ryan Williams
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Pennsylvania Convention Center
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Philadelphia Media Network
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