Laid off? Bought out? Wondering if you’re next?

Need to talk about it and figure out what to do? We’d like to help. The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is setting up small group sessions for journalists suddenly out of a newsroom or facing the uncertainty of these changing times to help them define where they are professionally and what they want to do next.

NAHJ's Fundraising Campaign

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is in the middle of a year-end fundraising campaign to continue expanding services to its members. Learn more about where the money is going and how you can help NAHJ'S Campaign for Parity at this critical time in our industry.

NAHJ Condemns the Murder of Juarez Crime Reporter

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists condemns the killing of crime reporter Armando Rodríguez of the Mexican newspaper El Diario de Juárez outside his home Thursday morning, and calls on society and authorities to stand strong against the violence that seeks to silence a free press. Since 2000, 24 Mexican journalists have been killed.

NAHJ's 2008 Scholarship Recipients

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has awarded $91,000 in new scholarships this fall to 35 students pursuing a career in journalism. NAHJ has now given out a total of more than $1.5 million in financial aid to more than 550 aspiring journalists since the scholarship fund began operating in 1987.

Career boosters: 50 internship opportunities

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has compiled a list of 50 top journalism internships with looming application deadlines. Students, move fast.

Noche de Triunfos Awards Gala held in DC

The 23rd Annual Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Gala took place in Washington D.C. on September 12, helping to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month while honoring the best of Latino journalism and excellence in coverage of the Latino community.

NAHJ Urges Newsroom Leaders to Value Latino Journalists

In the midst of large cuts in newsroom staffs, NAHJ President O. Ricardo Pimentel reminds news industry leaders that keeping Latinos in the journalism ranks is essential to covering the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population. He urges them to preserve bilingual and bicultural journalists as a way to increase readership, viewership, their connection to the community, and improve the overall quality of news coverage.

If you missed it: Scenes from UNITY '08

The UNITY '08 convention drew 7,000 journalists of color to discuss the changing state of the news industry and to celebrate diversity. Immigration and coverage of Latinos discussed, Obama closed the convention.

Past NAHJ leader elected president of UNITY

Rafael Olmeda, immediate past president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and a senior writer at the SunSentinel in Florida, has been elected president of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. Olmeda was chosen by UNITY's board of directors at its fall board meeting. His term begins January 1, 2009.

Ricardo Pimentel new NAHJ President
Thank you to all of our members who voted in this year’s election! The NAHJ National Officers for the next two years were announced during the Hall of Fame Gala at UNITY ’08 in Chicago.

Two changes to the bylaws were also overwhelmingly approved:

• New Article XVI. Approved by 89 percent of voters, this article will be added to the NAHJ bylaws to guide the establishment, operation and governance of the organization’s professional and student chapters.

• ARTICLE VI and VII amendments. Approved by 94 percent of voters, this amendment to the bylaws governs the timing and procedure for the elections of the regional directors to the NAHJ board of directors.

Noche de Triunfos Journalism Awards Gala to take place in Washington, DC

Mistress of Ceremonies Michelle Caruso-Cabrera of CNBC and Honorary Gala Chair Ray Suarez of the NewsHour will host NAHJ's annual fall journalism awards celebration in the nation's capital on September 12.

Univision's Teresa Rodriguez to host NAHJ Hall of Fame Gala at UNITY '08 Convention

NAHJ is proud to announce that fitness pioneer Augie Nieto will be honored with the 2008 President’s Award during the 2008 Hall of Fame Gala, which will be hosted by Univision anchor Teresa Rodríguez.

NAHJ to Induct Founders, 19th Century Pioneer into Hall of Fame
Two of today’s most respected media diversity champions – NAHJ founders Juan Gonzalez and Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez – and 19th century journalism pioneer Francisco Ramirez will be inducted into the NAHJ Hall of Fame during this summer’s UNITY ‘08 convention - the nation’s industry’s largest gathering of journalists. The NAHJ Hall of Fame Gala is set for Friday, July 25 in Chicago.

Juan Gonzalez

Francisco P. Ramirez

Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez

Senate Votes to Invalidate FCC Rules That Allow More Media Consolidation
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday night to invalidate the FCC’s decision to relax the prohibition against newspaper-broadcast cross ownership. In a May 2 letter, NAHJ had urged lawmakers to stand up for diverse and independent news outlets and pass the resolution of disapproval introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) aimed at reversing the FCC’s decision. NAHJ and supporters for the Stop Big Media Movement are concerned that the FCC’s new rules approved last Dec. 18, which cleared the way for more media consolidation, hurt minority media ownership and help fuel job cuts that affect the quality of journalism and local news coverage. Now a similar measure goes to the House of Representatives.

NAHJ Urging Senate to Stand Up for Diverse, Independent News Outlets
In a letter to the U.S. Senate, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists is urging lawmakers to stand up for diverse and independent news outlets and to pass the resolution of disapproval introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) in response to the FCC’s decision to relax media ownership rules. The senator, whose effort to reverse the FCC decision has bipartisan support, has said more analysis is needed before the rules change. NAHJ and supporters of the Stop Big Media Movement agree and worry about how the FCC decision impacts minority media ownership. NAHJ also maintains that consolidation has hurt journalism as companies resort to layoffs in an effort to meet the bottom-line expectations of Wall Street.

Rubén Salazar Stamp Unveiled, Mexican American Honored with Other Great Journalists
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a stamp to honor trailblazing Mexican American journalist Rubén Salazar Tuesday, and he was in excellent company. Salazar, war correspondents Martha Gellhorn, John Hersey, and George Polk and foreign correspondent Eric Sevareid all had varied backgrounds but shared one thing in common: they reported on some of the most important stories of the 20th century – often at great personal sacrifice. “To each of these great Americans, the nation says thank you,’’ said Postmaster General John “Jack” E. Potter during the unveiling ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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