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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River Walk: un punto de encuentro para jóvenes militares
Los militares, vistiendo uniformes azulados, entran y salen de las tiendas que se ubican a los lados del río, mientras las embarcaciones de colores cargan a civiles que miran fascinados a todas partes.
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For 35 years, NAHJ has supported Latino journalists. Some of its earliest members are still coming back year after year.
NAHJ lifetime member Ricardo Sandoval-Palos joined the organization the year after it was created. Thirty-four years later, he reflects how far he — and NAHJ — have come.
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Mi gente: A who’s who of the 2019 NAHJ conference in San Antonio
Every year the NAHJ Latino Reporter features the people from around the convention. These are the 2019 Gente de NAHJ.
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NAHJ will release a guide on covering Latinos
The NAHJ board announced on Saturday that it will release a “cultural competency guide” in January. The organization’s president said
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Stealing pens, spilling queso and other convention blunders
Journalists are human, and they make mistakes — some during the convention.
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World’s largest mosaic Virgin Mary statue watches over San Antonio’s West Side
Three little girls perched on a rock across from the makeshift stage while MidNite Flores stepped up to the microphone
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NAHJ condemns partners for keeping Fox News sponsorship following host’s racist remarks
NAHJ returned a $16,666 check to Fox News, but the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association, declined to follow suit in returning Fox’s money.
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After El Paso shooting, Texans seem divided over looser gun laws
The shooting death of 22 people inside an El Paso Walmart devastated communities across Texas.
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A Cinderella story in downtown San Antonio
Shyann White grew up with draft horses. Now, she drives a carriage with draft horses.
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