NAHJ board hints 2021 may bring another virtual conference
Business wear from the waist up may be a trend again next summer. Board members for the National Association of
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Technical issues and confusion disrupt sessions, events at first-ever virtual NABJ-NAHJ joint 2020 conference
From trolls to Grubhub order cancellations, issues with pages refusing to load and not knowing where to find certain events
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In the wake of George Floyd’s killing, newsrooms are pushing for better representation, cultural competence
The civil rights movement inspired by the police killing of George Floyd has pushed newsrooms across the country to confront
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NAHJ, NABJ journalists react to Joe Biden’s exclusive interview
Journalists representing the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the National Association of Black Journalists interviewed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
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As the nation weathers economic upheaval triggered by COVID-19, newsrooms brace for layoffs and cutbacks
The COVID-19 pandemic’s devastating effect on the country’s economy has pushed many news organizations to make deep cuts. Just this
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‘My community is still healing:’ El Paso natives reflect on media coverage of massacre one year later
Jazmine Ulloa traveled to El Paso a year ago to tell the story of the hate crime that devastated her
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NAHJ shatters membership record thanks to online donations
Brandy Ruiz, a journalism student from the University of Texas at El Paso, didn’t know how to connect with other
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Journalists face increasing attacks from law enforcement while covering racial justice protests
People across the country watched live as police officers handcuffed three members of a CNN crew who were covering protests
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Zoom-bomber disrupts NABJ-NAHJ session with ‘wildly uninventive’ burst of pornography, panelists say
It began as most informational Zoom sessions do: A grid of faces and names tuned into a virtual room. Then,
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Joe Biden will announce VP pick days before DNC, he tells panel of NAHJ, NABJ journalists in joint interview
During a video interview prepared for the nation’s largest annual gathering of Black and Latino journalists, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
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Latinos struggle with mental health, seeking care as deadly coronavirus rips through their communities
Latino communities around the U.S. have been pummeled for months by the still-spreading coronavirus. They’ve fallen ill, lost jobs, buried people they love. Bills continue to roll in. The demands of daily life remain. The mental health toll, experts have said, is extreme. But for many Latinos, it’s not always clear where they can turn for help. Latinos face barriers to mental health care, according to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), both in access and in quality of treatment.
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Colleges created on-campus housing to bring students together. In a pandemic, schools are eliminating it to keep them apart.
FULLERTON, Calif. — For most college students, living on campus brings independence and an opportunity to live out the full
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‘Not just a trending thing’: Afro-Latinos work to establish their place amid growing national interest in race, identity
In today’s news cycle, amid ongoing protests and demands for racial equality, media outlets are scrambling to feature Black perspectives. Afro-Latinos have struggled for years to get their stories heard.
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Undocumented immigrants struggle with the pandemic’s financial toll as public bailouts remain out of reach
While millions of Americans got a $1,200 check to offset the virus’ economic blow, the federal government offered no such relief to undocumented immigrants.
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Canceled and unpaid internships can leave journalists of color behind. During a pandemic, there may not be other options.
As COVID-19 continues spread across the country, news organizations have seen a sharp drop in revenue. Some with paid internships, like NPR and The Seattle Times, cut their summer programs entirely. But at a time when calls for racial equity have led to revolts at newsrooms across the country, fewer paid internship programs also mean fewer opportunities to bring diverse voices into the industry.
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Community colleges reap enrollment gains as coronavirus forces students to reconsider plans
As the COVID-19 pandemic devastates the nation’s economy, some students are re-thinking twice about how much to spend on higher education.
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As the first-ever virtual NAHJ, NABJ conference begins, members worry about what is lost when everything goes online
As the 2020 NABJ-NAHJ conference kicks off this week, journalists are connecting through computer screens in their own homes instead of mingling at hotel bars and conference halls. Some said they worry about the intangibles that will be lost without the face-to-face interactions and serendipitous meetings that have come to define the conference experience.
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Puerto Rican officials use ‘fake news’ laws to dodge tough questions. Journalists are pushing back.
In Puerto Rico, government officials have banned so-called “fake news” with a newly passed law that criminalizes the work of investigative journalists exposing political corruption. To fight back, journalists are suing Gov. Wanda Vázquez and other Puerto Rican government officials for violating their constitutional rights.
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NAHJ to launch longform journalism platform to host members’ original content
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is launching a news platform for longform journalism by its members in an effort to help distribute work from freelancers and emphasize investigative and narrative storytelling, officials said.
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