2015 NABJ Convention Program

40
th
AN N UAL NABJ CONVENTION &

CA R E E R FA I R
MI N N EAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 5 - 9, 2015
CONVENTION PROGRAM
NABJ FOUNDERS
NABJ FOUNDERS
This publication is dedicated to the 44 men and women who gathered on December 12, 1975, in Washington, D.C.,
to form the National Association of Black Journalists. We thank you for your vision and your courage.
Below are their names (l-r) as they appear on the cover, and where they worked at that time:
Acel Moore
Joel Dreyfuss
Max Robinson (Deceased)
Norma Adams-Wade
Sam Ford
Charlotte Roy
Edward Blackwell (Deceased)
David Gibson
Vince Sanders
Paul Brock
Vernon Jarrett (Deceased)
Jeannye Thornton
Reginald Bryant (Deceased)
Mal Johnson (Deceased)
Francis Ward
Maureen Bunyan
Toni Jones
John C. White
Crispin Campbell
H. Chuku Lee
DeWayne Wickham
Chuck Stone (Deceased)
Claude Lewis
Bob Hayes
Charlie Cobb
Sandra Dawson Long
Martha Griffin
Leon Dash
Pluria Marshall
Marilyn Darling (Not Pictured)
Joe Davidson
Luix Overbea (Deceased)
Sandra Gilliam-Beale
Philadelphia Inquirer
Dallas Morning News
Milwaukee Journal
Founding Executive Director
Black Perspective on the News
WTOP-TV, Washington, D.C.
WNET-TV, New York
Philadelphia Daily News
WHUR Radio, Washington, D.C.
The Washington Post

Philadelphia Bulletin

Allison J. Davis
WBZ-TV, Boston

Paul Delaney
The New York Times
The Washington Post
WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
Mutual Black Network
Chicago Tribune
Cox Broadcasting
Detroit Free Press
Africa Journal Ltd.
Philadelphia Bulletin
News Journal, Wilmington, Del.
Freelancer
Christian Science Monitor
Les Payne
Newsday
Alex Poinsett
Ebony Magazine
William Dilday
Claudia Polley
Sandra Dillard
W. Curtis Riddle
WLBT-TV, Jackson, Miss.
Denver Post
NBC
Louisville (Ky.), Courier Journal
2015 Annual NABJ Convention & Career Fair
WTOP-TV, Washington, D.C.
Detroit Free Press
National Black Network
U.S. News & World Report

Los Angeles Times
Washington Star

The Baltimore Sun
San Francisco Examiner

National Public Radio
WHYY-TV, Wilmington, Del.
(Not Pictured)
WHIO-TV, Dayton, Ohio

Bob Greenlee (Not Pictured)

New Haven Register
Derwood Hall
(Deceased - Not Pictured)
WSOC-TV, Charlotte

Richard Rambeau
(Not Pictured)
Project Bait, Detroit, MI
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NABJ Founders
Schedule at a Glance
Location Details
Floor Plans
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Welcome
NABJ @ 40
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NABJ Partners
About the NABJ
NABL15 Elections
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44
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Special Events/Daily Schedule

Exhibitor Map
Exhibitor Listing
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Special Recognition
Student Education
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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Student Multimedia Project
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration & Welcome Center
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Deep Dive Learning Labs (Half Day) **
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Deep Dive Learning Labs (All Day)**
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Career Fair and Exhibition Move-In
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Deep Dive Learning Labs (Half Day) **
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Chapter Day
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Regional Caucus
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
Thursday, August 6, 2015

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Morning Workout
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Professional Development Breakfasts
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Executive Suite (Invitation Only)
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Opening Ceremony
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Career Fair and Exhibition/NABJ Authors Showcase and Bookstore/

Cyber Caf Lounge
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Newsmaker Plenary
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Task Force Meetings
11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch and Learn
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Interactive Session I
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Interactive Session II
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Interactive Session III
5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Up Fronts
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Receptions
8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Local Chapter Party
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Presidents Reception (Invitation Only)
Friday, August 7, 2015

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Morning Workout
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Executive Suite (Invitation Only)
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Career Fair & Exhibition / NABJ Authors Showcase & Bookstore /Cyber
Caf Lounge
8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
NABJ Business Meeting
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Interactive Session IV
Lunch & Learn Sessions
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
W.E.B. Dubois Plenary
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Interactive Session V
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Up Fronts
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Elections News Conference
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sports Pioneer Award Ceremony
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Receptions
8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Founders Reception (Invitation Only)
11:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sports Task Force Jam
Saturday, August 8, 2015

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
5K Run/Walk *
7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NABJ Golf Tournament*
8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Career Fair & Exhibition/NABJ Authors Showcase & Bookstore /

Cyber Caf Lounge
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Interactive Sessions VI
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
NABJ Day of Service
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NABJ Town Hall
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Film Festival I
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Film Festival II
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Visual Task Force Photo Auction & Reception
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
2015 NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards Gala*
10:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
2016 Kickoff Party
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Sunday, August 9, 2015

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
NABJ Gospel Brunch*
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
NABJ Board of Directors Meeting
*Ticketed Event
**Requires Pre-Registration
FLOOR PLANS
LOCATION DETAILS
Registration & Welcome Hours
Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B

Wednesday August 5, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 6, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, August 7, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 8: 7:00 a.m. - Noon
Career Fair & Exhibit Hall

Wednesday August 5, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 6, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, August 7, 2015: 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 8: 7:00 a.m. - Noon
Exhibitors
Cyber Caf
Authors Showcase
NABJ Elections
NABJ Charging Station & Lounge
NABJ Professional Headshots
NABJ Press Room/NABJ Social Media

Lounge
Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B- Foyer
Wednesday August 5, 2015: Noon- 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 6, 2015: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Friday, August 7, 2015: 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, August 8: 9:00 a.m.- Noon
Whats Held Where?

Host Properties
Hotel
Hilton Minneapolis
1001 Marquette Avenue, South, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-376-1000
Professional Development Breakfasts, Media

Receptions, Upfronts
LOCATION: Conrad A&B
Board of Directors Meeting
LOCATION: Symphony I
Chapter Day
LOCATION: Symphony III
Regional Caucuses
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55403

612-335-6000
Learning Labs, Workshops, Lunch & Learns, Special
Events
LOCATION: Ballroom A
Opening Ceremony
Apollo Night
Newsmaker Plenary
NABJ Business Meeting

W.E.B. DuBois Plenary
Salute to Excellence Gala
Gospel Brunch
LOCATION: Auditorium
NABJ Town Hall on Education
LOCATION: Theaters
NABJ Film Festival
Around Minneapolis
Twin Cities Association of Black Journalists Presents

The Chapter Experience, featuring Mint Condition
First Avenue, 701 N.1st Avenue, Minneapolis
NABJ Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam
The Venue, 315 N. 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
NABJ 5K Run/ Walk/ Bike
Lake Como, St. Paul, Minn. Shuttle service will depart
from lobby of the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel, Saturday,
August 8, at 6:45 a.m.
NABJ Day of Service
Shuttle service will depart from lobby of the Hilton
Minneapolis Hotel on Saturday, August 8, at 10:30 a.m
Safety & Security
Hospitals with 24-hour emergency room:

Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC)
Ambulance transport and Paramedic response 911 or
612-347-6450
Hennepin County Medical Center
701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
612- 347-6450
General response for ambulances within the Downtown
area is 4 minutes or less
Non-emergency Medical Issues:
Methodist Hospital, 952-993-5000
6500 Excelsior Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN
Closest 24-hour Pharmacies:
Walgreens, 2.2 miles, 2426 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55405
Minnesota Police Department (6 blocks from hotel):
350 S 5th Street, Suite 130, Minneapolis, MN 55415
617-673-5701
Fire Department (3 blocks from hotel):
MFD State 6, 121 E 15th St, Minneapolis, MN 55415
612-874-8691
FLOOR PLANS
HILTON MINNEAPOLIS
1001 Marquette Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55403-2440, Phone: 612-376-1000
FLOOR PLANS
MINNEAPOLIS
CONVENTION CENTER
1301 Second AveNUE S., Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 612.335.6000
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WELCOME
NABJ
PRESIDENT
Dear Family,
Hello NABJ! Welcome to Minneapolis for the 40th
Anniversary Convention and Career Fair.
This week we will honor the 44 men and women who
founded NABJ at a time when Black journalists found
it difficult to obtain employment in mainstream media
organizations and those who were hired had a hard time
getting promoted. In addition, coverage of our community
was often unfair and filled with stereotypes.
These issues still exist and that is why we are here together.
Along with celebrating our founders, networking with colleagues and greeting old friends, we hope you
will take advantage of training opportunities to keep your skills sharp and help you remain competitive
in our changing world of journalism. You can talk to dozens of hiring managers from traditional and new
media companies.
As always we will work hard during the day and let our hair down at the Minneapolis Chapter Party on
Thursday and the Sports Task Force Jam on Friday. We will honor the best in journalism at the Salute To
Excellence Gala on Saturday, August 8, 2015.
I want to thank our convention team, especially Chair Rod Hicks, Programming Chair Deirdre Childress
Hopkins and Special Events Chair Leisa Richardson. I also want to thank our staff. It is small but they plan
and execute the convention with little outside help. I cant say enough about how hard they work.
Finally I want to thank you for being a member of NABJ. You ARE NABJ and every good thing we stand
for starts with you.
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Sincerely,
Bob Butler
Bob Butler
NABJ President
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Marking 40 years of unbroken support to the principles of fairness,
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WELCOME
NABJ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Greetings NABJ,
On behalf of the President, Board of Directors, the
Staff, and the Convention Planning Committee of
the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ),
it is my honor to welcome you to the associations
2015 Annual Convention and Career Fair at the Hilton
Minneapolis and Minneapolis Convention Center.
By travelling here from all over the country you have helped
us once again remain the number one gathering of journalists
of color in the country. It is a testament to your commitment to our
organization.
NABJ has always been a hub for both established and emerging leaders. This is why our convention
theme Celebrating Milestones Leveraging Our Legacy will resonate with you, our members, as we
celebrate our 40th anniversary.
This years convention will be a special treat for attendees from the youngest to the young at heart.
Whether youre a student trying to break into the business or a veteran journalist trying to thrive in new
mediaNABJs workshops will help you take your career to the next level. Youll learn strategies on how
to market your journalistic skills in and out of the newsroom, how to get the big stories, and how to use
the latest technology tools to better your craft and further your career.
If youre looking to pursue a new professional opportunity and would like to strengthen your networking
skills, I encourage you to visit our career fair. Dozens of recruiters and companies will be on-site to
interview candidates, critique work samples, and offer valuable advice on what employers are looking for
in new hires.
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Lastly, I would be remiss if I did not thank our corporate partners. Their continued commitment to NABJ
is what makes this convention special for all attendees. Thank you for your generous support to help
make this week a great convention for all.
Thank you again for being here to celebrate this milestone. May you leave here
empowered and inspired.
Yours in Service,
Darryl R. Matthews, Sr.

Executive Director
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NABJ
CONVENTION CHAIR
Greetings,
We are thankful to the 44 African-American journalists
who left their newsrooms across the country nearly
four decades ago to attend a meeting at the Sheraton
Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., where they founded
the National Association of Black Journalists. We will
celebrate them this week, along with the dozens of
others who have served in NABJ leadership roles over
the years. That group includes our 20 presidents, board
members, heads of task forces, committees and special
projects, and those who supported NABJ simply by paying
membership dues or attending events.
As we commemorate the struggle of our founders to prod media organizations to hire black journalists
and treat them fairly, we do so against a backdrop of heightened attention to race and racism in America.
From police shootings of unarmed African Americans and an attempt by a young man to start a race
war by killing nine black Christians inside their church, to debates over the Confederate battle flag and
whether a person can adopt a race that was not theirs at birth, race has become a central theme for
America in 2015. Our main plenary session will lend insight to this national discussion.
Our workshop offerings will provide training in a variety of areas, from traditional skills in broadcast,
sports journalism, photojournalism and daily print journalism, to concepts on the cutting edge of social
media management and multimedia journalism. Our goal is to offer our members four days of education
focused on the skills necessary to pursue their dream careers.
A dedicated team of volunteers spent nearly a year working with the NABJ staff and leadership to make
the 40th anniversary gathering memorable. You will find this convention educational, engaging and
entertaining, and we appreciate the opportunity to present it to you.
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Welcome.
Rod Hicks
Rod Hicks
2015 NABJ Convention Chairman
WELCOME
NABJ
PROGRAM CHAIR
WELCOME!
I want to warmly welcome everyone to our Ruby
Anniversary, the 40th annual Convention & Career Fair
for the National Association of Black Journalists. It has
been an honor to lead the Programming Committee,
a team dedicated to the learning experiences for our
Members and to the economic success of our beloved
organization.
Minneapolis, home of Twin Cities Black Journalists (TCBJ),
will welcome the largest organization of journalists of color
and the nations largest career fair for journalists. We have
focused on learning offering writing, interviewing and audio
techniques; mobile tools; digital skills; and career coaching to push you upward into the Executive Suite.
Many workshops, special presentations and our top plenary all have the underlying theme that
#BlackLivesMatter. Our programming is designed because #BlackCareersMatter and our membership,
from our dynamic 44 Founders to aspiring students, is NABJs most important asset. We can all Ask
Allison when Founder Davis leads Digital Media Bootcamp, we can chat with friends like Eric Deggans,
Wes Lowery and Errin Whack about covering stories on Travyon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner,
and even earn a degree in digital reporting from NBCUniversity.
To President Bob Butler, Convention Chair Rod Hicks and Board of Directors, thank you for your
leadership in challenging times and entrusting us with programming in Boston and for this very historic
week. We also deeply appreciate Executive Director Daryl Matthews, Program Manager Scott Berry and
all of our wonderful NABJ Staff for the energy in driving NABJ forward!
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With my programming colleagues, deputies Melanie Eversley and Ken Lemon, and the task force leaders
who offered learning experiences, we wish each Member every great success here in the Twin Cities.
We hope that your experience will exceed your expectations and be challenging as well as rewarding.
Lets make it memorable!
Deirdre Hopkins
Deirdre Childress Hopkins
2015 NABJ Program Chair
WELCOME
NABJ
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR
Greetings my fellow NABJers,
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the
National Association of Black Journalists 40th
anniversary celebration and Convention and Career
Fair. Its hard to believe our organization has been
fighting for diversity in journalism for four decades. Its
even harder for me to believe that it has been 29 years
since I attended my first convention in Dallas while I was
a copy editor at The Cincinnati Enquirer. Weve come a
long way.
I have been honored to serve as your special events chair. Our
team has worked to bring you a collection of digitally-focused, hard-hitting
and relevant sessions to get you thinking and fired up to do better journalism.
Get yourself in the right mindframe of inspiration and fellowship by attending the 40th Anniversary
Celebration Program on Wednesday night. Then, get ready to learn.
Our Race in America plenary on Thursday moderated by MSNBCs Joy-Ann Reid will focus on timely
issues ranging from voting rights to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police to the
horrific attack in Charleston.
Fridays W.E.B. DuBois plenary focused on the Bring Back Our Girls movement will feature one girl who
managed to escape the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram.
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On Saturday, for the first-time the NABJ town hall becomes part of the regular convention lineup. Michael
Lomax, head of the United Negro College Fund, joins local educators for a discussion on education
disparities and how communities can work to buck the trend. Later that night, dont miss the opportunity
to honor your colleagues and toast our 40th anniversary at the Salute to Excellence Gala and Awards
Ceremony.
Finally, before you head home to produce more great work, fill your spirit with food, fellowship and
music at Sundays Gospel Brunch which will feature national recording artists and the return of the NABJ
anniversary choir.
I hope you enjoy what weve planned. Have a fun and meaningful convention experience.
Best,
Leisa Richardson
Leisa Richardson
2015 Special Events Chair
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NABJ
HONORARY CHAIR
Dear NABJ members, honored guests and convention
attendees,
It is truly an honor and privilege to welcome you to
the 2015 annual convention and 40th anniversary
celebration of the National Association of Black
Journalists. It is with great pride that I invite you to
enjoy what the wonderful city of Minneapolis has to
offer. I hope your visit will be exciting, enriching and
enlightening.
There is much to see and do in the Minneapolis-St. Paul
metro area, which we call the Twin Cities. Many visitors
come to experience one of the countrys largest indoor shopping
facilities, the Mall of America. The region also is home to a thriving arts and
entertainment community that can be experienced at any of the areas stellar live music venues and a
number of theaters that regularly host productions by established Broadway producers.
There also are many sites that offer cultural exhibits, including an art museum as well as a variety of sites
that feature ethnic-oriented displays. In sports, the Twin Cities is home to a number of professional teams
covering football (Vikings), basketball (Timberwolves), baseball (Twins) and, of course, hockey (The Wild).
Minnesota is commonly referred to as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. You can easily access lakeside
facilities within minutes of the Twin Cities. The area also offers some of the best public golf courses, and
Minnesota boasts more golfers per capita than any other state.
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We are especially pleased to serve as the host for NABJs 40th anniversary gathering and believe
your visit will be rewarding. With the convention theme being Celebrating Milestones, Leveraging
our Legacy, it is our intent to help make this event one that NABJ will remember as a key part of its
continuing journey.
With the many challenges facing journalism, we are excited to be part of this important and invigorating
meeting and look forward to engaging and enlightening conversations with attendees.
Again, welcome to Minneapolis.
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Dear Friends,
On behalf of the 9 professional and 11 student chapters
in the NABJ fantastic Region IV family across 11 states, I
welcome you to Minneapolis for the NABJ 2015 Convention
and Career Fair! As you may be aware, Region IV will have
an even bigger footprint as we become the new and terrific
Region II.
Im extremely excited to be here with you as we celebrate
40 years of NABJ! This is a monumental milestone for our
organization. While these are challenging times for our profession,
its also an exciting time as we explore new possibilities and blaze new
trails. We owe a debt of gratitude and sincere thanks to the courageous men
and women who founded NABJ 40 years ago. This is a time to reflect on our accomplishments and boldly forge
ahead together to tackle the challenges that we face in this ever-changing profession.
As we come together to celebrate our founders, sharpen our skills, network, find jobs, tackle the issues of the day
and enjoy all that the Twin Cities has to offer, I encourage you to pace yourself because this promises to be an
action packed five days!
Thank you to the Twin Cities Black Journalists for working with our dedicated volunteers; the NABJ board, staff and
founders; and our convention chair and co-chair to make sure this years convention is memorable, impactful and
inspiring.
Id like to thank each of you for investing your time, energy and resources to be here in Minneapolis for the 2015
NABJ Convention and Career Fair.
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Wishing you all the best,
Vickie Thomas
Vickie Thomas
NABJ Region IV Director
WELCOME
LOCAL CHAPTER
President
Greetings NABJ!
Welcome to the Twin Cities! Our chapter is thrilled to be
hosting NABJs 40th Anniversary Convention in August,
though wed still show you a great time in January. Stop
laughing. Were totally serious.
When youre not at the convention center sharpening your
skills in a workshop or cruising the job fair, we hope youll take
time to explore Minneapolis and St. Paul. Theres a ton to do.
You can walk, run or bike along the Mississippi River or the Chain
of Lakes of four of the states largest lakes in south Minneapolis.
There is amazing live music offered at a number of venues (we strongly
recommend catching Mint Condition at First Avenue on Thursday night). You
can spin through exhibits at area museums that are rolling out the welcome mat for visitors (the Walker Art Center
is honoring the legacy of local legend and photographer/musician/writer/director Gordon Parks on Friday, Aug. 7,
and the Minnesota Historical Society is presenting an ongoing exhibit celebrating 50 years of Ebony Fashion Fair).
Shop to your hearts content in the land that brought you Target, Best Buy and the Mall of America. You can eat
your way around the world without traveling more than a few miles to complete the tour. We boast some of the
best restaurants in the country.
You get the idea. We like it here. And we think you will, too. To help you find your way around, weve expanded
our chapters website, tcblackjournalists.org, to include a wide range of activities to explore and places to see. It
includes details on black-owned restaurants and other businesses you might want to patronize. We want to help
you make the most of your time here. And if you dont believe this place is hot in January, wed invite you to visit us
again in a few months.
In meantime, we hope you collect new skills, new friends and new memories that last a lifetime.
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Duchesne Drew
President
Twin Cities Black Journalists

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By Wayne Dawkins
When 44 men and women founded NABJ at the end of

1975, the American news media was overwhelmingly a
white, male juggernaut of elite newspapers such as the
The New York Times and Washington Post, very good
regional and metropolitan papers, three TV networks
and local market TV news. NABJs pioneers often were
the first or second journalists of color to desegregate
these outlets. The founders were outspoken about the
quality of coverage of the black condition.
CNN, ESPN, BET and other cable channels that widened

the landscape. There were dramatic realignments of
media companies, including the formation of Capital
Cites/ABC and Gannett and Knight Ridder newspaper
acquisitions.
The buzzword diversity was introduced into the
journalism lexicon. Tokenism was out and newsrooms
with multiple journalists of color who covered or
managed a variety of topics was in. NABJ members
competed for work with emerging Hispanic, Asian and
Native American journalists. There were journalist of
color board summits in 1986 and 1988.
By the end of the 1980s, NABJ evolved from militant
outsiders to partners of the media industry. As one
founder observed, the former vanguard association
became a mainstream player.
The founding through 1983 marked a period of struggle

to establish NABJ. By 1983, the last of the founders
exited the board.
The new century marked the election of NABJs first

woman president, Sidmel Estes Sumper, a TV news
producer based in Atlanta. Women leaders were elected
again in 1993 and 1997.
The new leadership included 30-something, secondgeneration mainstream black journalists and avuncular
elder Mervin Aubespin as president. The media they
navigated through the year 1991 included the addition of
The 1990s marked a golden era of NABJ. Its members

were visible covering the decades biggest stories,
whether it was Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Arthur
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Fennell reporting from the first Iraq war in 1991, Paula

Walker Madison and Sam Fulwood directing or covering
the Rodney King/Los Angeles riots in 1992, the late
Andrea Ford covering the O.J. Simpson double murder
trial in 1994, presidential elections and expanded
coverage of the black condition.
Black journalists scored many career triumphs, yet by
the late 1990s many of them faced a double backlash:
white conservative critics alleged the black journalists
were too militant, while black activists accused them of
selling out.
Internally, NABJ became vulnerable. Consecutive
western conventions one of them the second Unity
Journalists of Color collaboration drained finances
and member participation. Sage NABJ members
wondered whether a robust, relevant association could
make it to the 21st century. It turned out the early 2000s
closed the third stage of NABJs life.
The fourth era arguably began in 2003. Challenges
re-energized the association. Jayson Blair, the young
black journalist who shook the foundation of The New
York Times after he damaged the institution with dozens
of fake and error-riddled stories, placed other black
journalists under suspicion and on the defensive. The
late Gerald Boyd, a revered NABJ member and history
maker who ascended to managing editor of the Times
and then was fired because of the Blair fiasco, broke
his silence at the NABJ-Dallas convention. Another
newsmaker was Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, who answered questions about the dubiously
conceived second Iraq war. After battling years of
financial losses and declining membership, NABJ
stabilized and regained its swagger.
NABJ had to adapt to a new reality in the mid-2000s.

The powerful mainstream media was critically injured.
Social media and other Internet channels demolished
traditional advertising revenues. Then the Great
Recession delivered a knockout punch from 2007
to 2009. News organizations let go thousands of
journalists and at too many outlets, black journalists
were jettisoned disproportionately.
In response, NABJ leaders championed reinvention:
Members had to learn how to become their own
brands, their own bosses and contract their services
to the disrupted and newly constructed media outlets.
Conventions, beginning with Tampa 2009, sharply
focused its sessions on reinvention.
As NABJ approaches its 40th birthday, dozens of
members are accomplished journalists and even pop
culture icons: Gwen of PBS, Byron Pitts of ABC News,
syndicated columnist Leonard Pitts, NBC correspondent
Ellis during the 9-11 attacks, Michele Norris of NPR,
Suzanne Malveaux of CNN, and Roland Martin of TV
One are some.
Black journalists also are heading major newspapers
Kevin Merida as managing editor of the Washington
Post and Dean Baquet as executive editor of The New
York Times.
Such accomplishments were only a pipe dream in
December 1975.
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NABJ PARTNERS
CONVENTION CORPORATE PARTNERS

Funders
Gold Level
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Silver Level
NABJ PARTNERS
Bronze Level
Business & Community

Economic Development
Patron Level
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Friend Level
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CORPORATE PARTNER LIST

Funders
FCA USA LLC
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Fox News Channel & Fox Business Network
The Ford Foundation
Market Place Excellence & U.S. Virgin Islands
Gannett Foundation
Marketwired
Institute of International Education
Mayo Clinic
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
MGM Resorts International
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
National Football League (NFL)

The Cochran Firm
The McClatchy Company
Gold Level
University of Minnesota
Disney Parks
FedEx Global Citizenship
Patron Level
NBCUniversal
Associated Press
Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
Best Buy, Inc.

Minnesota Twins Baseball Club
NASCAR
Silver Level
Nielsen
Advanced Media Production Firm, LLC
Planned Parenthood Action Fund
*Astellas USA, Inc.
Rent-A-Center
Buick
SAG-AFTRA
Coca-Cola
TZ Productions
ESPN
UNIFY/Lighted Pathway Productions
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Yahoo Sports!
Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Raycom Media
TEGNA/Gannett Company, Inc.
Friend Level
Thomson Reuters
Autism Speaks
Turner Sports
California Department of Public Health

Dolan Media Management Corporation
Drake University
Bronze Level
The E.W. Scripps Company
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
HBO
BuzzFeed
John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University
CBS News
Marquette University
CORT, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Eli Lilly and Company
StarTribune
Vocus, Inc.
*NABJ Corporate Circle Member
ABOUT THE NABJ
NABJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers
Bob Butler
President
Lee Ivory
Secretary
Dedrick Russell
Keith Reed
Errin Whack
Cindy George
Sherlon Christie
Russell LaCour
Troy Johnson
Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig
Gayle Hurd
Dawn Roberts
Vickie Thomas
Khorri Atkinson
Vice President
Vice President
Region I Director
(CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI & VT )
Region II Director
(DE, DC, MD, VA & WV)
Region III Director
(AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC & TN)
Region IV Director
(ND, SD, NE, IA, IL, IN, OH, KY, MN, MI, WI)
Treasurer
Parliamentarian
Region V Director
(AR, CO, LA, KS, MO, NM, OK & TX)
Region VI Director
(AK, AR, CA, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA & WY)
Associate Representative
Student Representative
NABJ STAFF
Executive Director
Taylor Osborne-Smith
Nathaniel Chambers
Scott Berry
Carol Ash
Veronique Dodson
Sharon Odle
Denise Brooking
Aprill O. Turner
Jenae Bryant
Muriel Evans-Buck
Phillip Green, Programming

Selina Macias, Membership
Tyler Tarrant, Communications
Lisa Waldschmitt
Executive Assistant
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Program Manager
Membership Manager
Development Director
Development Administrative Assistant
Interns
Finance Manager
Programming/ Special Events Consultant

Staff Accountant
Communications Consultant
Development Consultant
Program Coordinator
Rod Hicks
Doug Lyons, Dee DePass
Deirdre Hopkins
Duchesne Drew, Neil Foote
Leisa Richardson
Russell LaCour
Bill Wells
Velvet S. McNeil
Melanie Eversley and Ken Lemon
Dawn Angelique Roberts
Manuel McDonnell-Smith
Pharoah Cranston, Laveta Moore &

Angela Robinson
Convention Chairman
Programming Chair
Special Events Chair
Honorary Convention Chairman

Deputy Programming Chairs
Special Events Executive Producer
Authors Showcase
Executive Suite
J-Shop
Photo Auction
5K Walk/Run
ABOUT THE NABJ
CONVENTION LEADERSHIP
Special Events Associate Producers
Paul Brock, Kelley L. Carter, Allison Davis,

Monica Peters, Maria Reeve & Lee Eric Smith
Convention Committee Members
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Disclosures: Co-Partnership Branding - Marquee Professional Development events and Special Events and Activities may have more than one corporate partner
listed. NABJ reserves the right to select co-partners, but will give careful consideration to requests from any partner where there is a desire not to co-partner with
another on an activity or event.
Exclusive event branding is available at certain price points. Please note that indicating an interest in an event does not guarantee you will be able to secure cobranding of that event. We will make every effort to accommodate your request. You will be contacted to confirm the availability of your event branding request and
to discuss specific details regarding the event. NABJ does not recognize the right of first refusal by any partner, past or present.
Disclaimer: As a non-profit professional and educational organization, NABJ greatly appreciates corporate and foundation support for its mission, goals, programs
and activities. Acceptance by NABJ of any financial or in-kind contribution from our partners or funders does not constitute an endorsement of their policies,
products or services.
There should be no expectation on the part of our partners or funders for any special treatment in news or media coverage. Likewise, as we welcome input from
our partners, NABJ retains final approval of all topics of discussion, selection of panel experts, speakers and other aspects of creative control regarding branded
events.
ABOUT THE NABJ
NABJ COMMITTEES
Membership
Locating new member, reclaiming former members and retaining current members, and creating programs for this
purpose. It also shall be responsible for evaluating all membership applications and affiliate chapter applications.
Chair: Charles Robinson, III, Maryland Public Television
Programs
Developing and implementing programs for the annual national convention.

Convention Chair: Rod Hicks, Associated Press
Chair: Deirdre Childress Hopkins, Pennsylvania Convention
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.
Co-Chairs:
Eric Deggans, St Petersburg Times
Linda White, WVTM NBC 13 News
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.
Finance
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Provide financial advice to ensure the Board of Directors successfully meets its financial goals. The committee shall
also be available to provide financial 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 financial advisors and a top executive from a media
company.
Chair: Greg Morrison, CNN
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.
Co-Chairs:
Dushesne Drew, Star Tribune
Marvin Hurst, KENS-TV
Elections
Oversee the election process and develop the rules that apply to it. The committee shall set candidate standards,
rules, regulations and qualifications 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: Mike Woolfolk, WXYZ-TV
Actively develop, implement and execute a communications strategy for NABJ.

Chair: Aprill O. Turner, Turner Communications, LLC
Development
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: Cindy George, Houston Chronicle
OTHER COMMITTEES
ABOUT THE NABJ
Communications
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 benefits for student members by placing student interns at media companies
nationwide; providing over 12 scholarships annually, and coordinating the NABJ Convention student projects.
Chair: Delano Massey, Lexington Herald-Leader
High School Program: Russell LaCour, Tulsa World
NABJ Journal
Published online and twice a year in print, 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 issue, trends and lifestyles as they affect African-Americans while
examining the medias triumphs and deficiencies, spotlighting outstanding achievements of journalists so that
others may learn and emulate.
Managing Editor: Marlon A. Walker, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Special Honors
NABJ Special Honors represent the highest awards NABJ can bestow upon a member. NABJ members, affiliate
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: Leisa Richardson, Indianapolis Star
Hall of Fame
Legendary black journalists who have made outstanding contributions to journalism are inducted yearly.
Co-Chairs:
Maureen Bunyan, WJLA-TV (Washington)
Paul Brock
Print Advocacy
Upon the direction of the Vice-President of Print, this committee completes an annual census of managers in print
newsrooms.
Chair: Errin Whack, (Washington, DC)
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ABOUT THE NABJ
NABJ TASKFORCES
Arts and Entertainment Task Force
The NABJ Arts and Entertainment Task Force is available to members who cover arts and entertainment. Joining
this group is a great way to connect to the broader arts and entertainment community.
Chair: Kelley L. Carter, BuzzFeed
Associate Members Task Force
The Associate Members 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 is to
advance the cause of issues related to these sectors and to NABJ.
Co-Chairs:
Dawn Angelique Roberts, Managing Partner/Founder, KD Communications Group
Pamela R. Purifoy, President/CEO, P R Communications Group, LLC, Bold Concepts * Bright Solutions in Public
Relations & Marketing
Black Press Task Force
The Black Press Task Force includes journalists and owners of black media outlets. The groups purpose is to
advocate on behalf of black-owned media and to foster camaraderie amongst journalist in this space.
Chair: Tene Croom, Tene Croom Communications
Broadcast Task Force
The Broadcast Task Force includes radio and television journalists. The groups purpose is to champion diversity in
newsrooms across the country, and to inspire camaraderie among broadcast journalists.
Chair: Vince Hill, KYW Newsradio
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
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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.
Chair: Kiratiana Freelon, Kiratiana Travels
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-affirm 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.
Co-Chairs:
Maureen Bunyan, WJLA-TV (Washington)
Bob Reid, The Africa Channel
Les Payne, LVPayne
The Global Journalism Task Force promotes coverage of and about the African/African-American experience
worldwide.
Co-Chairs:
Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press
Jeff Ballou, Al Jazeera Network
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: Jonathan Adams, Lambda Legal
Political Journalism Task Force
The Political Journalism Task force is comprised of journalists that cover local, state, and national politics. The
groups purpose is to provide support and programming for political journalists.
Co-Chairs:
Sonya Ross, AP
Charles Robinson, Maryland Public Television
ABOUT THE NABJ
Global Journalsim Task Force
Sports Journalism Task Force
The NABJ Sports Task Force promotes diversity in Americas sports department; provides programming toward
developing the next wave of Americas sports journalists.
Chair: Marc Spears, Yahoo! Sports
Visual Task Force
The NABJ Visual Task Force 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: Danese Kenon, Indianapolis Star
Young Black Journalists Task Force
The Young Journalists Task Force provides a forum and support for fellow journalists in their first few years. The
Task Force annually recognizes emerging journalists doing exemplary work.
Co-Chairs:
Talia Buford, Center for Public Integrity
Felicia Brown
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ABOUT THE NABJ
NABJ PRESIDENTS
Chuck Stone 1975-1977
Vernon Jarrett 1977-1979
Bob Reid 1979-1981
Les Payne 1981-1983
Merv Aubespin 1983-1985
Al Fitzpatrick 1985-1987
DeWayne Wickham 1987-1989
Thomas Morgan III 1989-1991
Sidmel Estes 1991-1993
Dorothy Butler Gilliam 1993-1995
Arthur Fennell 1995-1997

Vanessa Williams 1997-1999
William W. Sutton, Jr. 19992001
Condace Pressley 20012003
Herbert Lowe 2003-2005
Bryan Monroe 2005-2007
Barbara Ciara 2007-2009
Kathy Y. Times 2009-2011
Gregory Lee, Jr. 2011-2013
Bob Butler 2013-present
PREVIOUS CONVENTION CITIES
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1975
Washington, DC (Founding meeting)
1995
Philadelphia, PA
1976
Houston, TX
1996
Nashville, TN
1977
Baltimore, MD
1997
Chicago, IL
1978
Chicago, IL
1998
Washington, D.C.
1979
Washington, D.C.
1999
Seattle, WA (UNITY)
1980
Washington, D.C.
2000
Phoenix, AZ
1981
Louisville, KY
2001
Orlando, FL
1982
Detroit, MI
2002
Milwaukee, MO
1983
New Orleans, LA
2003
Dallas, TX
1984
Atlanta, GA
2004
Washington, D.C. (UNITY)
1985
Baltimore, MD
2005
Atlanta, GA
1986
Dallas, TX
2006
Indianapolis, IN
1987
Miami, FL
2007
Las Vegas, NV
1988
St. Louis, MO
2008
Chicago, IL (UNITY)
1989
New York, NY
2009
Tampa, FL
1990
Los Angeles, CA
2010
San Diego, CA
1991
Kansas City, MO
2011
Philadelphia, PA
1992
Detroit, MI
2012
New Orleans, LA
1993
Houston, TX
2013
Orlando, FL
1994
Atlanta, GA (UNITY)
2014
Boston, MA
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NABJ15 ELECTIONS
NABJ15 ELECTIONS CANDIDATES

PRESIDENT
Sarah Glover
Social Media Editor

NBC Owned Television Stations
New York, NY
Mira Lowe
Senior Editor, Features

CNN Digital
Atlanta, GA
VICE PRESIDNT - BROADCAST
Galen Gordon
Coordinating Producer
ESPN
Bristol, CT
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Dedrick Russell
Reporter
WBTV
Charlotte, NC
VICE PRESIDENT - DIGITAL
Bent Wilson
Owner/Founder/Editor
Aviation Queen LLC
Baltimore, MD
Dorothy Tucker
Reporter
WBBM-TV
Chicago, IL
VICE PRESDIENT - PRINT
Marlon Walker
NABJ15 ELECTIONS
Reporter
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA
SECRETARY
TREASURER
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Sherlon Christie
Greg Morrison
Dave Jordan
Sports Reporter
Asbury Park Press
Neptune, NJ
Assignment Editor for the Affiliate

Content Center
CNN
Atlanta, GA
Investigative Reporter
WSPA-TV
Spartanburg, SC
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REGION I
DIRECTOR
REGION II
DIRECTOR
REGION III
DIRECTOR
Johann Calhoun
Vickie Thomas
Gayle Hurd
News and Special Projects Editor

The Philadelphia Tribune
Philadelphia, PA
City Beat Reporter

WWJ/CBS Radio
Detroit, MI
Anchor/Reporter
WPTF-AM/NC News Network
Raleigh, NC
NABJ15 ELECTIONS

REGION IV
DIRECTOR
ACADEMIC
REPRESENTATIVE
Marcus Vanderberg
Michelle Johnson
Deputy Editor, Sports

Yahoo Sports
Los Angeles, CA
Associate Professor of the

Practice
Boston University
Boston, MA
MEDIA-RELATED REPRESENTATIVE
Terry Allen
CEO
1016 Media
Dallas, TX
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Tanzi West-Barbour
National Director of
Communications
Black Alliance for Educational
Options
Washington, DC
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
Vacant
Marc Willis
Media Program Manager

US Food and Drug Administration
Silver Spring, MD
ENGAGE
IMMERSE
SPECIALIZE
INFORM
Engage - Young Journalists and New Professionals: Youve decided you want to be in this business.
Youve had your first internship or trying to get one. So, what do you do while you hone your skills and
wait for that first full-time gig? Find a mentor, learn to maximize your skill-set and get advice about early
career challenges. Or if youve landed that first job and youre trying to find your footing and secure that
next great gig, this track is for you.
Immerse - Mid-career Movement and Culture Immersion: Looking for the skills to take your career to
the next level? This track is for journalists with a few years in the business, but who need that extra lift
to go the distance. Have you had just enough work experience to know you need some new skills to
change directions? Do you need to learn how to manage up - or manage down? Need advice on salary
negotiation, contracts, or making a move? This track will also help navigate the common pitfalls of office
politics and direct your next steps. Learn how to stay sane and advance your career - all at the same
time.
Specialize - Learning the Beat: In todays fast-paced newsroom, beat reporting moves fast. Journalists
must cover everything from politics to energy to business. This track is designed to break down
reporting beats. Whether you want to be a better photojournalist, you live for sports, you want to hone
your business acumen or explore politics in this election year, these sessions will dig deep into beat
reporting and specialties. NABJ Task Forces are strongly encouraged to submit proposals for this track.
Inform - Communications and Media Professionals: The work of a communications practitioner often
transcends the boundaries of a traditional newsroom or even traditional techniques and tactics. This
track is designed to inform attendees in various communication disciplines about industry shifts and
trends. From academia to government to private industry to entrepreneurship, sessions will cover
innovative and creative programming. Proposal ideas should offer sessions related to transferable skills,
brand journalism, corporate newsrooms, trends in content management, or crisis control in the digital
space.
LEARN
Learn - Technical and Fundamental Skills: This track is a crash course in the basics. Whether its
sharpening your writing skills, becoming a multimedia player, learning how to be a one-man band,
self-branding, data visualization, or learning the ins and outs of social media and blogging, you will get
hands-on, practical experience and walk away with he skills you need to up your game. Interactive
proposals are strongly encouraged.
KNOW
Know - Hot Topics: Did you hear about this or did you know about that? We take on the pressing
subjects affecting our journalism and communications industry and the African American community
today. Whether it is breaking news or hot topics we want you to be in the know. Well talk about,
debate, examine and discuss it all.
SPORTS
Sports This series of workshops are for sports journalists or those that aspire to a career in sports.
DEEP DIVE
Deep Dive These day-long and half day sessions will allow attendees to explore topics in depth.
SPECIAL EVENTS / DAILY SCHEDULE
TRACKS
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MONDAY, August 3, 2015

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
NABJ STUDENT PROJECT RECEPTION #nabjstudentprojects

Powered by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Star Tribune
For more than two decades, NABJ has supported its student members by offering
them an opportunity to cover our annual convention and host city as participants
in the Student Multimedia Project. This reception kicks-off the week and allows
participants a chance to get to know each other and their mentors before the
convention begins.
Location: Convention Center, Lounge A
TUESDAY, August 4, 2015

7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
STUDENT MULTIMEDIA PROJECT #nabjstudentprojects
Recipients of NABJ student fellowships provide daily newspaper, television, and

web coverage of the convention. Fellowships cover all expenses for the college
students to attend the convention. The students work alongside journalists,
educators, and public relations professionals to produce content for the NABJ
Monitor newspaper, NABJ TV, and to run the convention press office. Their work
can be found throughout the convention space, online, and their broadcast can
be viewed in guest rooms.
Locations: Student Project Newsroom, Convention Center, 205 AB
Student Project Public Relations Office, Convention Center, 202 AB
7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
JOURNALISM HIGH SCHOOL WORKSHOP (JSHOP) #Jshop15

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The NABJ High School Journalism Workshop (JSHOP) is for local high school
students in the host city of NABJs annual convention.
JSHOPs goal is to provide an enlightening, informative, hands-on, and
challenging introduction of the journalism profession to a multicultural mix of
high school students. The workshop provides interactive learning opportunities
through lectures, presentations, hands-on training and field trips. The students
learn journalism fundamentals for newsgathering, writing, photography, video
production, radio, graphic design, editing, and social media. Professional
journalists, educators, and journalism college students provide mentorship and
supervision.
Location: University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement
Center, 2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
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9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING #nabj40board

Location: Hilton Minneapolis, Conrad A
7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
REGISTRATION & WELCOME CENTER
7:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.
NABJ VOTING OPEN FOR ELECTION 2015 #Nabjelection15
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Make sure to check in with the NABJ Registration and Welcome Center for all of
your convention materials. This is the place where you can purchase registrations
and tickets to special events, including the Sports Task Force Party, the 5K Walk/
Run, the Salute to Excellence Awards Gala and Saturday Gospel Brunch.
Locations:
Student Project Newsroom, Convention Center, 205 AB
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location:
University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center,
2001 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411
8:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m.
CHAPTER DAY: PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER LEADERSHIP

DEVELOPMENT #nabj40chapters
NABJ invites professional and student chapter leaders to take part in a daylong
training focused on leadership development. Attendees will learn how to cultivate
leadership in their chapter, fundraise and govern effectively. Chapter Day is
hosted by the NABJ Council of Presidents Task Force.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Symphony I
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
DEEP DIVE
YOU, INC.: A BOOT CAMP FOR BETTER FREELANCERS #nabj40freelance

Track: Deep Dive
Shrinking newsrooms mean more minority journalists are wading into the murky
waters of freelancing. But along with the challenges, mystery and uncertainty
come opportunity, fulfillment and freedom. During this half-day workshop aimed
at freelancers and those considering freelancing, well tackle subjects including
crafting successful pitches, building your brand, and navigating the business side
of self-employment. Leave equipped with the tools to help you thrive.
Location: Convention Center, 101B
Moderators:
Errin Haines Whack, Independent Journalist
Adrienne Samuels Gibbs, Independent Journalist
WEDNESDAY, August 5, 2015
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8:00 a.m. - Noon
DEEP DIVE
THE STORY IS STILL THE THING: NEWS ETHICS AND 21ST CENTURY
STORYTELLING #nabj40story
Track: Deep Dive

This session presented in partnership with the University of Minnesota School
of Journalism and Mass Communications will appeal to neophyte and veteran
journalists alike. Session leaders will explore the sometimes slippery ethical slope
of news reporting and ways to marry basic storytelling skills with new platforms in
21st-century newsrooms. Pulitzer Prize winner Chris Ison and veteran reporter Ava
Perrine will lead this interactive workshop.
Location: Convention Center, 101A
Panelists:
Christopher Ison, University of Minnesota
Ava Perrine, Delaware State University
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
DEEP DIVE
BRING YOUR A GAME #nabj40agame
Track: Deep Dive

Are you a media-related professional looking to stay on top of your game?
Whether you are a self-practitioner building a successful company or among the
ranks of a large PR firm and climbing the corporate ladder-- this session is for you.
Find out what it takes to rise through the PR trenches and make your mark on the
industry from some of todays top PR veterans. Discussion topics will include the
power of networking and mentorship, how to define your personal brand, as well
as insider tips on navigating this highly competitive field.
Location: Convention Center, 101G
Moderator:
Dawn A. Roberts, Elite Access Running, LLC
Panelists:
Richelle D. Payne, National Black Public Relations Society
Aprill O. Turner, Turner Communications, LLC
Marsha Pitts-Phillips, Greater Twin Cities United Way
Deirdre Childress Hopkins, Pennsylvania Convention Center
Manuel Smith, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
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3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
REGIONAL CAUCUSES #nabj40regional
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAM #nabj40program
These meetings offer attendees the opportunity to meet NABJ regional directors
and hear updates on region and chapter activities.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Symphony III
NABJ takes a stroll down memory lane and celebrates 40 years. Join us as we
celebrate our founders, past presidents, members, and our legacy as we wish
NABJ Happy birthday!
Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
OPENING RECEPTION #nabj40opening
9:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
NABJ AFTER DARK: NABJ APOLLO NIGHT #nabj40apollo
NABJ Welcomes you to Minneapolis! Come connect with friends and colleagues
at the Opening Reception.
Location: Convention Center, Ballroom A - Foyer
Got talent? Step up to the mic in Minneapolis and share it with your NABJ family!
NABJs own Patrick Riley will host this night of entertainment, kicking off right after
the Opening Reception.
Host:
Patrick Riley, Producer/Writer
THURSDAY, August 6, 2015

6:30 a.m. 7:30 a.m.
HEALTHY NABJ: MORNING WORKOUT - ZUMBA #nabj40zumba

Powered by Buick
Start your convention day with a workout! Join workout instructor Mary Pirela,
voted Best Zumba Instructor of the year by the Star Tribune, and dance your way
into shape.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, DR3
7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Locations:
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


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7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST: #nabj40espn

Powered by ESPN
Join the NABJ Sports Task Force for its annual mentorship breakfast. Aspiring
journalists should attend the breakfast to network with established professionals
from broadcast, print and online newsrooms.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Symphony II, III, IV
Host:
Maria Taylor, ESPN
Speakers:
Lisa Salters, ESPN
Stephen A. Smith, ESPN
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
CORPORATE CIRCLE BREAKFAST (INVITATION ONLY)
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ASNE EXECUTIVE SUITE / MINORITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

#Nabj40execsuite (Invite Only)
Powered by ASNE, The McClatchy Company, & CBS News
This exclusive series of workshops led by news and corporate executives will help
middle managers who aspire to more senior roles to gain a better sense of what it
takes to be an executive editor, a publisher, a news director or a general manager.
Youll come away with a better understanding of the skills and relationships it
takes to land and keep those jobs. From hiring and managing to building the skills
and connections youll need to move up, the Executive Suite will help you prepare
for advancement.
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
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OPENING CEREMONY #nabj40open
#NABJ40 kicks off the first full day with opening remarks from NABJ leaders,
convention organizers, as well as from local government leaders as the 40th
annual convention gets underway.
Host:
Maureen Bunyan, WJLA (Washington, DC)/ NABJ Founder
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ CAREER FAIR & EXHIBIT HALL
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ PRESS OFFICE
Powered by Reuters
Check out the NABJ Mobile App for a full listing of NABJ press conferences and
convention news.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CYBER CAF
Need to check your email? Meet us at the Cyber Caf.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ CHARGING STATION & LOUNGE

Powered by Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network
Lounge furniture provided by CORT

Great place to meet up with your colleagues to relax while charging and staying
connected to your mobile devices.
Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B, Booth 433
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ PROFESSIONAL HEADSHOTS
Need help preparing your portfoliocome to the exhibit hall to have your
professional headshot done. A professional photographer will be on hand to take
your headshot at no cost to you.
Location: Convention Center, Exhibit Hall, Booth 427
9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
NEWSMAKER PLENARY: RACE IN AMERICA: REALLY, HOW FAR HAVE

WE COME? #nabj40race
More than any time in recent history, race and race relations have been forced to
the forefront of the nations dialogue. From unprecedented political challenges of
long standing voting rights laws to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands
of police, the underlying issues of racism, poverty and the widening social gaps
between blacks and whites permeate the American landscape. The continuing
trends of police bias, political, social and economic inequality have strained
relations across communities.
This year, with the most tumultuous racial events of the Obama presidency
intersecting with the 50th anniversary of the Selma march, this plenary session
will focus on how black people exist in America with the influences of racism, the
impact of that burden, and also will explore steps necessary to move forward.
Moderator:
Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC
Panelists:
U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, House of Representatives
Louis Gossett Jr., Eracism Foundation, Actor
Malcolm Graham, brother of Charleston, S.C. shooting victim Cynthia Hurd
Kayla Reed, Community Organizer, Ferguson, Mo.
Shean D. Williams, The Cochran Firm
Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
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10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
TASK FORCE MEETINGS

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT #nabj40ande
Location: 101A
GLOBAL JOURNALISM TASK FORCE #nabj40global
Location: 101B
DIGITAL JOURNALISM TASK FORCE #nabj40digital

Location: 101C
ASSOCIATES TASK FORCE #nabj40assocs
Location: 101D
BLACK PRESS TASK FORCE #nabj40bpress

Location: 101E
STUDENTS TASK FORCE #nabj40students

Location: 101F
POLITICAL JOURNALISTS TASK FORCE #nabj40politics
Location: 101G
YOUNG BLACK JOURNALISTS TASK FORCE #nabj40ybj

Location: 101H
COPY EDITORS TASK FORCE #nabj40copy

Location: 101I
PRINT TASK FORCE #nabj40print
Location: 101J
LGBT TASK FORCE #nabj40lgbt
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Location: 102F
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
NABJ SOCIAL MEDIA TWEET-UP LOUNGE
Follow the conversation online at #NABJ40 as our convention communication

team interviews special convention guests in our social media lounge.
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ AUTHORS SHOWCASE AND BOOKSTORE #Nabj40authors
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NBCUNIVERSITY AT NABJ15 #nabj40nbcu
The NABJ Authors Showcase & Bookstore is a unique NABJ member benefit and
the convention-long showcase will provide opportunities for NABJ members to
promote their books and offers aspiring authors expert advice on how to write,
publish, market, and sell that manuscript. Please check the schedule for Authors
Showcase panels.
Powered by NBC Universal
This one-day intensive workshop is geared toward both on-air and offair convention attendees at all levels of their careers will be lead by NBCU
professors. This session is open only to those who applied online earlier in the
year.
Location: Convention Center, 205CD
Hosted by:
Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Correspondent
Ron Allen, Correspondent, NBC News
Farra Kober, Director Social Media
Bradley Rayford, Freelance Journalist
Rashida Jones, Managing Editor, MSNBC
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
GORDON PARKS TRIBUTE & NEWSMAKER LUNCHEON: FLIPPING THE

SCRIPT #nabj40flip
Powered by Lionsgate Studios & CodeBlack Productions, Nielsen Rent-A-Center, Roc
Nation
Flipping the Script refers to a recent report by the UCLA Ralph Bunche Center
on the pace of diversity in the Hollywood film industry. Darnell M. Hunt, Director
of the Bunche Center, wrote that report and will lead two co-presenters in
helping media members understand the implications of the findings. It is more
than appropriate that this tribute to Gordon Parks, who broke down so many
color barriers, would kick off with a status report by Bunche Center Director Hunt,
Lionsgate film studio Executive Vice President Quincy Newell and NIELSEN Senior
Vice President of Strategic Community Alliances Cheryl Pearson McNeil. The
session will close out with presentations from Gordons son David, Wichita State
University Curator and Professor Wilma Moore Black and Executive Producer of
the Parks film Solomon Northrup Odyssey: 12 Years A Slave Shep Morgan.
Location: Convention Center, 103ABEF
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
THE ART OF THE INTERVIEW #nabj40interview
LEARN
TRACK: Learn
Have you ever watched, heard or read an interview and wondered what else
the subject said? Or thought the interviewer missed some opportunities? This
workshop will guide attendees through a discussion of how to make the most
of interview opportunities as reporters and as producers. Always keep the tape
rolling and create opportunities for surprise and emotion will be among the tips
shared. Panelists and attendees will collaborate in this interactive session that will
help identify opportunities for great sound, strong writing and compelling digital
content.
Moderator:
Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio
Panelists:
Joanne Griffith, Southern California Public Radio
Regina McCombs, Minnesota Public Radio
Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KNOW
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WORKSHOP BLOCK I
BLACKOUT: A DISCONNECT OF MASS MEDIA COVERAGE OF AFRICAN

AMERICANS #nabj40blackout
TRACK: Know
Instances of racial stereotyping have littered the mass media in the last year.
MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough blamed a fraternitys racist chant
captured on video on listening to too much rap music. Ohio Fox 8 anchor Kristi
Capel criticized a Lady Gaga performance by saying, its hard to hear her voice
under all that jigaboo music. She later claimed she did not know jigaboo was a
racially derogatory term. In this session, experts and executives heading blackoriented media companies will debate how mass media racialism affects societys
impression of black Americans.
Moderator:
Tene Croom, Tene Croom Communications
Panelists:
Cloves Campbell, National Newspaper Publishers Association
Wanda Lloyd, Savannah State University
Richard Muhammad, The Final Call
Monica Peters, Philadelphia Inquirer, Knight Foundation
Reginald E. Thomas Jr., NAACP/The Crisis Magazine
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
SPECIALIZE
AUDIOCUTS: GATHERING GOOD SOUND #nabj40audio

TRACK: Specialize
Audio can be clear, precise and engaging or it can be poor quality, making or
breaking an otherwise good piece of journalism. There are secrets to gathering
high quality audio. It takes patience, the right equipment and a bit of technical
know how. Learn from two longtime public radio producers who have extensive
experience gathering audio in sometimes hazardous conditions. Session
participants will learn the latest in audio-gathering techniques, from properly
handling a microphone to knowing where to point it.
Location: Convention Center, 101C
Moderator:
Jonathan Blakley, Minnesota Public Radio
Presenter:
Rolando Arrieta, NPR
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
SPORTS
REMEMBERING STUART SCOTT AND BRYAN BURWELL
#nabj40remember
TRACK: Sports
This session will focus on the lives of two beloved sports journalism stars who
broke barriers and set trends. Scott, who died in January of a rare form of
appendiceal cancer at age 49, was known and admired for staying true to himself.
Burwell, who died in December of cancer at age 59, wrote a column for the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, a reporter for HBOs Real Sports and a regular panelist on
ESPNs The Sports Reporters. Colleagues who knew them will explore their both
journalists legacies and reveal what made them stars.
Location: Convention Center, 101D
Moderator:
Michael Eaves, Al Jazeera
Panelists:
David Aldridge, Turner Sports
Kevin Frazier, Entertainment Tonight
Roy S. Johnson, AL.com/Alabama Media Group
William Rhoden, The New York Times
Larry Starks, ESPN
Lisa Salters, ESPN
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12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KNOW
NABJ HISTORY IN PHOTOS: TWENTY-FIVE YEARS THROUGH THE

LENS OF JASON MICCOLO JOHNSON #nabj40photos
TRACK: Know
What do Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush, Minister Louis Farrakhan and
actors Terrence Howard and Lupita Nyongo have in common? Theyve all been
photographed at the annual NABJ convention by Jason Miccolo Johnson, the
organizations official photographer since 1990. Johnson will lead an insightful
visual presentation of his photos through the years and share the real stories
behind hundreds of images. From striking images of model Naomi Campbell
to the heartbroken parents of teen shooting victim Trayvon Martin, Johnsons
collection is unparallelled.
Location: Convention Center, 101E
Moderator:
Angela Robinson, A.R.C. Media
Presenter:
Jason Miccolo Johnson, Visualosity, Inc.
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KNOW
EQUITY AND EDUCATION IN 2015 #nabj40equity

TRACK: Know
Hear from journalists and advocates about the opportunities and challenges
facing students of color in America and learn how to tell the stories that matter.
Panelists in this session will focus on fresh coverage angles, the state of public
education and its impact on black youth, and ways to uncover sources who will
resonate with readers and viewers.
Location: Convention Center, 101F
Moderator:
Dakarai Aarons, Data Quality Campaign
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Panelists:
Daarel Burnette II, Chalkbeat Tennessee
Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine
Dr. Ivory Toldson, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Deborah Veney Robinson, The Education Trust
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
TRAUMA, TRAGEDY AND ADDICTION: THE MENTAL HEALTH

IMPACT ON JOURNALISTS COVERING DISASTERS AND TRAGEDIES
#nabj40trauma
KNOW
Powered by Buick
TRACK: Know
In its efforts to continue a commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles and choices
to its members, NABJ is dedicated to focusing on journalists mental health as
they witness and report on traumatic events. This workshop will feature a panel
of experts who will discuss, Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder among journalists,
depression, substance abuse, emotional stress, as well as how to pursue a
healthier lifestyles to reduce stress. This session will include lunch.
Location: Convention Center, 102DE
Moderator:
Caroline Drees, Reuters
Panelists:
Dr. Pearl Barner II, Ph.D., LP, The National Association of Black Psychologists
Dr. Willie B. Garrett, MS, Ed.D, The National Association of Black Psychologists
Resmaa Menakem, M.S.W, The National Association of Black Psychologists
Dr. Deirdre A. Golden, Discovery House
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
KNOW
BLACK WOMENS 2016 AGENDA #nabj40women

Powered by Planned Parenthood Action Fund
TRACK: Know
In 2012, young black women generated the highest voter turnout of people ages
18 to 29. And this voting bloc strongly impacts not just presidential elections. For
instance, black women voters were key to the 2013 gubernatorial race in Virginia.
But, are candidates truly reflecting the issues of their most loyal constituents?
From issues of economic opportunity and criminal justice reform to reproductive
freedom and voting rights, hear from activists and media leaders about what black
women hope the 2016 candidates will do for them.
Location: Convention Center, 101J
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Moderator:
Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC
Panelists:
Jessica Byrd, Three Point Strategies
Ashanti F. Gholar, Democratic National Committee
Alencia Johnson, Planned Parenthood Action Fund
Glynda Carr, Higher Heights
Hillary Crosley, Jezebelutor

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
IMMERSE
Powered by Sinclair Broadcast Group, The E.W. Scripps Company, and Dolan Media
Management
TRACK: Immerse
One of the most challenging jobs in any television newsroom is that of the line
producer. It also is one of the hardest positions to fill. From creating a show
rundown, writing well-crafted scripts, making crucial editorial decisions, to
managing staff both on and off the air, the job of a producer is multifaceted. In
this interactive workshop, veteran news directors will work with participants to
shape them into better writers, producers and managers. Producers will submit
an application that includes a resume and a link to a telescoped version of his/her
newscast, complete with teases and transitions. (Newscast should be uploaded to
a file-sharing site such as YouTube, Vimeo or a personal website).
Moderator:
Blaise Labbe, WOAI, San Antonio
Panelists:
Sean McLaughlin, The E.W. Scripps Company
Denise Hendricks, CNN Headline News
Patti Dennis, TEGNA Co. (formerly Gannett)
Yvonne Simons, KOVR/KMAX, Sacramento
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
KNOW
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PRODUCING BETTER PRODUCERS #nabj40producers
WORKSHOP BLOCK II
PITCH SLAM #nabj40pitch
TRACK: Know
The Pitch Slam presents a rare opportunity for participants to pitch work directly
to science and health editors looking for new talent. This high-energy experience
is a tangible opportunity that has evolved into an NABJ tradition and previous
Pitch Slams have generated freelance assignments for participants. Come take
part and vie to become one of this years success stories.
Panelists:
Jenny Bogo, Popular Science
Tim de Chant, Nova
Laura Helmuth, Slate
Becky Lang, Discover Magazine
Todd Reubold, Ensia
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
ENGAGE
FROM STUDENT TO PROFESSIONAL: HOW TO BREAK IN, STAY IN AND

THRIVE #nabj40thrive
TRACK: Engage
This interactive workshop will offer innovative ways for aspiring journalists to land
a first job. The panel will include recent graduates who quickly found work, and
will delve into tips on security that first internship or full-time assignment.
Moderator:
Khorri Atkinson, Masters Candidate, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Panelists:
Aisha Al-Muslim, Newsday
Eric Burse, Louisville Courier-Journal
Alexis Rodgers, KATV, Little Rock, Ark.
Justin Walters, WBBJ, Jackson, Tenn.
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
LEARN
MOBILE MEDIA MUST HAVES #nabj40mobile
TRACK: Learn
This workshop will offer ways that journalists can use their smart phones to create
quality photography and video. Workshop leaders will demonstrate gadgetry
and ideas for workflow when it comes to integrating this sort of work into the
newsroom or independent media companies.
Moderator:
Tiffany Williams, Twice Media Productions, LLC
Panelists:
Jarrad Henderson, Virginia Tech
Val Hoeppner, Val Hoeppner Media and Consulting
Danese Kenon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
IMMERSE
Track: Immerse
Whether youre considering your first job or making that next transition, being
reassigned or taking a buyout, learn how to insure you come out ahead.
Negotiating employment contracts, choosing professional representation and
strategically switching jobs, companies or markets will be among the topics
tackled in this session. Leading industry professionals will share their
tips for shaping your newsroom role and planning for the future. Come with
questions and prepare to be engaged during this interactive workshop.
Moderator:
Adam Moore, Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Panelists:
Catherine Brown, SAG-AFTRA
Reg Chapman, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
Rob Jordan, Ken Lindner & Associates
Richard Larkin, SAG-AFTRA
Vickie Thomas, WWJ/CBS Radio, Detroit
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
INFORM
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CHANGING TIMES, CHANGING TERMS: NAVIGATING YOUR CAREER

PATH #nabj40navigate
HAPPY HOUR: HAPPILY EVER AFTER AND LIFE AFTER THE

NEWSROOM #nabj40happy
Track: Inform
The science of happiness is a growing field within academic scholarship, and in
this roundtable, media leaders will take a practical look at the concept as it applies
to career transitions. These industry leaders who have moved beyond traditional
roles in the newsroom will share experiences during this session. Discussion will
target how media professionals can position themselves in a volatile market. The
conversation will include entrepreneurial success stories and strategies to enrich
decision making in any aspect of career development. Participants also will learn
brand management as the pursue happiness in and out of the newsroom.
Moderator:
Kortni Alston, University of Florida
Panelists:
Brett Chambers, Triangle Association of Black Journalists
Elise Durham, The Producer Pod
Kandia Johnson, Black Enterprise
Davina Sutton, The Daily Affair, Dream Network Media
Vivian Tamayo, Vivian Tamayo Jewelry
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
IMMERSE
EVERYTHING RISES AND FALLS ON LEADERSHIP #nabj40leaders
Track: Immerse
Evolving technology and smaller-sized staffs with additional job responsibilities
can prove a challenge to positive change and growth for news organizations.
Providing good leadership is key to energizing staff, a bottom line and even
ratings. Participants in this session will gain practical advice on improving
performance and adding value to their organization no matter their position.
Moderator:
Alexander Quince, KTUL-TV, Tulsa
Panelists:
Brian Carovillano, Associated Press
Camille Edwards, WABC-TV, New York
Blaise Labbe, WOAI/KABB/KMYS, San Antonio
Lori Waldon, KCRA/KQCA, Sacramento, Calif.
Anzio Williams, NBC 10/Telemundo 62, Philadelphia
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
KNOW
BARRIERS TO REENTRY: COVERING COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES

OF CONVICTION #nabj15reentry
Track: Know
Once a convict completes a sentence, there are penalties that stretch beyond
those administered in the courtroom. These are often called collateral
consequences - restrictions to employment, housing, education and other
opportunities. Some are necessary to insure public safety but others are arbitrarily
applied, and prevent the successful reintegration of convicts back into society.
People of color are disproportionately affected. The bottom line is that if people
are unable to succeed outside of prison, they are more likely to be arrested
and incarcerated again. This session will introduce participants to a searchable
database of more than 45,000 federal and state statutes regarding collateral
consequences created by the American Bar Association with a grant from the
National Institute for Justice. Discussion will focus on impact to society, and
debate in the legal community about what can be done.
Moderator:
Panelists:
Hon. Bernice Donald, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Wayne McKenzie, New York City Department of Probation
Jenny Roberts, American University Washington College of Law
William Shepherd, Holland & Knight
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2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
VISUAL STORYTELLING: THE STORY HAS 1,000 FACES

#nabj40storytelling
Powered by Reuters
LEARN
Track: Learn
Whether its the creative use of data, on-the-ground video shot with smartphones
or advanced interactive presentations, the tools available for alternative
storytelling have never been more accessible, nor have readers ever demanded
so much engagement. In presenting both the broad philosophy of visual
storytelling and some basic methods of execution, this session will offer several
perspectives. Featured in this session will be a presentation of Reuters study of
rising sea levels, including photo galleries, video and data-driven graphics. The
session also will drill down to more practical levels, with demonstrations of basic
polls, charts and video using up-to-date technology. Participants will come away
with practical take aways.
Location: Convention Center, 101H
Panelists:
Maurice Tamman, Reuters
Dan Colarusso, Reuters
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
RESUMES & REEL CRITIQUES; TEGNA TRAINING SESSION

#nabj40tegna
Powered by TEGNA
IMMERSE
TRACK: Immerse
Tegna representatives will offer critique points for on-air talent reels and will
review resumes. The session will include a combination of individual and group
reviews to help make participants links noticed by news directors.
Location: Convention Center, 101J
Moderator:
Nichelle Smith, USA TODAY
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Panelists:
Michael McCarter, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Greg Toppo, Reporter, USA TODAY
MaryJo Webster, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
AUTHOR SHOWCASE:
YOUR COMPELLING STORY - TELL IT & SELL IT #nabj40bio
Telling ones life story is difficult enough, but on top of that you must try to get it
published and then convince the world that it is worthy of attention, and purchase.
The individuals who grace this panel have managed to do all three, and theyll
share their insights on how they successfully crafted their biographies and
brought them to a wider audience.
Location: Convention Center, 208AB
Moderator:
Doug Lyons, Independent Journalist
Panelists:
Miko Branch, Miss Jessies
Luther Campbell, Miami New Times
Paula Madison, Williams Group Holdings LLC
James McGrath Morris, Biographer and Author
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SPORTS
WORKSHOP BLOCK III

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN: WOMEN SPORTS JOURNALISTS SHARE
THEIR EXPERIENCES #nabj40womensports
Track: Sports
Navigating the waters of sports journalism can be difficult, especially for women
of color. This panel will aim to help young women sports journalists avoid some of
the traps that have befallen others. Panelists will discuss attire and what looking
the part really means, building a rapport with players and whether its OK to date
players or coaches. Participants will come away with tools to boost their success.
Moderator:
Keli Fulton-Ferguson, The Ferguson Firm
Panelists:
Candace Buckner, Indianapolis Star
Cari Champion, ESPN
Jemele Hill, ESPN
Sandy Sharp, The Sandy Group
Aiyana Cristal, Comcast SportsNet Chicago
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LEARN
VISUAL JOURNALISM: REACHING ACROSS THE TABLE #nabj40table

Track: Learn
Can designers make the leap into photography/multimedia? Can photojournalists
pick up some design chops? This session will explore what people on both
sides of the visual journalism table can learn from one another to mold better
relationships and build mutual respect for everyones roles. This session also
will help participants learn how to utilize mobile devices and interactive apps to
improve design for print and web.
Moderator:
Susan Mango Curtis, Medill, Northwestern University
Panelists:
Danese Kenon, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jarrad Henderson, Virginia Tech
Marshall Latimore, Defender Media Group, Stay on the Go Magazine, Urban
Communications
David Trotman-Wilkins, Newsday
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
INFORM
A ROADMAP TO SUCCESS: THE ABCS OF STRATEGIC

COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING #nabj40strategy
Track: Inform
This workshop will focus on strategy in public relations. While generating
news releases, promotional materials, tweets and status updates can achieve
results, the key to effective communications is planning. To be strategic, the
communications function must be aligned with an organizations mission,
objectives and action plan. In this session, attendees will learn how to increase
awareness and product sales, engage stakeholders and evaluate outcomes
across sectors and industries by delivering the right message to the right
audience in the right place at the right time.
Moderator:
Dawn A. Roberts, Elite Access Running, LLC
Panelists:
Sherry C. Hicks, Rowan University
Aprill O. Turner, Turner Communications, LLC
Marc Willis, Food and Drug Administration
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
LEARN
DO THE WRITE THING: APPLYING AN OLD SCHOOL SKILL TO NEW

SCHOOL JOURNALISM #nabj40write
Track: Learn
Theres a lot of emphasis these days on journalism from a technology perspective.
In the maze of things, writing is getting short shrift. This workshop will offer ways
journalists can create their best writing, no matter the platform, as well as editing
with speed, Tweeting live and what to include, and not include, in social media
postings.
Moderator:
Denise Clay, The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Panelists:
Cherri Gregg, KYW Newsradio, Philadelphia
Michael Lyle, AM1220 WQUN Radio, Hamden, Conn.
Christopher Murray, The Chris Murray Report
Marlon Walker, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
ENGAGE
ALL JOBS CONSIDERED: BUILDING A CAREER IN PUBLIC MEDIA
#nabj40public
TRACK: Engage
If you think the journalism industry is shrinking, think again. Public radio and
television stations, networks and production companies are hiring across the
nation. At the same time, the nations impatience with commercial news is growing
and demand is increasing for intelligent, relevant coverage. The opportunities in
public media are tied to your creativity, your curiosity, your capacity to learn and
your talent for storytelling, and they are broader than you might think. Public radio
is hiring videographers, investigative websites are hiring radio producers, and
television stations are hiring web developers and data hackers. Come hear the
perspectives of people working in public media and learn what it takes to make a
successful career or career move.
Moderator:
Joshua Johnson, KQED, San Francisco
Panelists:
Linda Lockhart, St. Louis Public Radio
LaFontaine E. Oliver, WMFE 90.7 News, Orlando, Fla.
Marcello Sawyer, American Public Media
Jeanette Woods, WHYY NewsWorks
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4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
SPECIALIZE
HOOKING HEALTH: HOW TO COVER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT

AND HEALTH IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES #nabj40health
Track: Specialize
As the Affordable Care Act turns 5, most of the national news stories on the health
care beat have been told. But as the law is implemented, local stories emerge
each day waiting to be told: updates on the changing landscape, consumers
gaining access to services and ways to tackle health disparities. This session will
give participants tools to tell the health care stories black communities want to
read. Panelists also will give an overview of the health care law and discuss how it
impacts minority communities in particular.
Moderator:
Sylvester Monroe, The Washington Post
Panelists:
Pamela Gentry, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, Office of Minority Health
Cindy George, The Houston Chronicle
Wm. Jahmal Miller, California Department of Public Health
Reginald Ware, BlackDoctor, Inc.
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
AUTHOR SHOWCASE:
POLITICS, PUBLISHING AND 2016 - A CONVERSATION WITH JOY-ANN
REID #nabj40reid
Join us in what promises to be an intimate, hard-hitting discussion with one of the

nations leading political pundits. MSNBCs Joy-Ann Reid will share the backstory
of her upcoming book, Fracture: Obama, the Clintons and the Democratic Divide,
and give her audience a peek into both the rigors of publishing that story as well
as a preview of what we can expect in 2016.
Moderator:
Sybril Brown, Belmont University
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Presenter:
Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
NABJ 2015 CANDIDATES FORUM #nabj40forum
Come meet the candidates running for NABJ leadership positions.

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS JOURNALISTS: COVERING

COMMERCE IN THE NEW AMERICA #nabj40commerce
Powered by Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
Join us for a discussion on how Americas Two Trillion-Dollar African-American

Economy is being covered by African-American business journalists, and how
they are shaping perceptions about race, finance and business developments.
Our panel of veteran business news reporters, editors and producers will tackle
questions on the unique practices and challenges of business journalism -- the
fastest growing area of the news industry.
Learn the best way to move your own career forward in business news, whether
in print, broadcast or digital media positions. Youll receive The Buying Power
of Black America report and Nielsen African-American Consumer report, both
of which will aid your reporting with the latest facts, figures and trends on the
economic influence of Black consumers. Also, participate in a discussion on the
re-formation of the NABJ Business Writers Task Force.
Location: Convention Center, 101I
Moderator:
Ken Smikle, Target Market News
Panelists:
Joel Dreyfuss, Fortune Magazine
Chuck Stevens, Bloomberg News
Sharon Epperson, CNBC
Garry D. Howard, American City Business Journals
Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
MEDIA AND SPONSOR RECEPTIONS

TEGNA/GANNETT
MEDILL NORTHWESTERN
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Conrad B
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Marquette IV, V
FLORIDA AGRICULTURAL & MECHANICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF

JOURNALISM & GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Marquette VIII
E.W. SCRIPPS COMPANY
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Gallery
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7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
NABJ PRESIDENTS RECEPTION (INVITE ONLY) #nabj40fprez
8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
TWIN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS PRESENTS THE

CHAPTER EXPERIENCE, FEATURING MINT CONDITION
Powered by Buick
Powered by The Star Tribune and American Public Media Group
Come out and support the host chapter as we party with legendary R&B band
Mint Condition. We plan to rock the house at First Avenue, the iconic Minneapolis
music venue where the Twin Cities group was first discovered by super-producers
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, formerly of the Time. Out-of-towners may also
recognize the venue from Princes film Purple Rain.
Location: 701 N. 1st Avenue, Minneapolis
8:00 p.m. - Doors Open

8:30 p.m. - Opening Act: #MPLS ft. 1000 & Felix of the Heiruspecs
9:45 p.m. - Mint Condition performs
FRIDAY, August 7, 2015

6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
HEALTHY NABJ: MORNING WORKOUT - ZUMBA #nabj40zumba

Powered by Buick
Start your convention day with a workout! Join workout instructor Mary Pirela,
voted Best Zumba Instructor of the year by the Star Tribune, and dance your way
into shape.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, DR3
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
STUDENT MULTIMEDIA PROJECT #Nabjstudentprojects
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7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST: CULTIVATING

PERSONAL WEALTH #nabj40prudential
Powered by Prudential Financial Inc.
This exclusive breakfast seminar will bring together respected industry leaders,
including personal finance and business journalists and trusted financial
professionals for an in-depth discussion about wealth building and retirement
planning strategies. The event, Cultivating Personal Wealth V, will highlight
key findings from our most recent African American Financial Experience survey.
The media and financial industry leaders will give you tips and strategies not just
for you to build your personal portfolio to withstand risks and achieve financial
success, but also for covering todays issues on money and finance On Twitter:
Follow at #PruAAFE
Location, Minneapolis Hilton, Symphony II, III
Moderator:
Sharon Epperson, CNBC
Panelists:
Alfred Edmond Jr., Black Enterprise
Khalilah Harris, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans
Ivory Johnson, CFP, ChFC, CNBC, Delancey Wealth
Pete Rhodes, Urban Mass Media Group, BMA Cable Networks
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BREAKFAST:

BLACK AND BLUE: WHAT THE MEDIA IS MISSING IN REPORTING ON
THE POLICE #nabj40police
Powered by The Cochran Firm
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the police killings of John Crawford

III, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner, and The Cochran Firm will host a breakfast
discussion of issues including police brutality, broken window policies, black
incarceration rates, and prison abuses, as well as the reform measures -- increase
law enforcement training and end school to prison pipeline -- that can end this
epidemic.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Salon BC
Moderator:
Michelle Miller, CBS News
Panelists:
Derek Sells, New York Office, The Cochran Firm
Shean D. Williams, Atlanta Office, The Cochran Firm
Michael Wright, Ohio Office, The Cochran Firm
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ASNE EXECUTIVE SUITE / MINORITY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

#NABJ40EXECSUITE (INVITE ONLY)
Powered by ASNE, The McClatchy Company, & CBS News
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
NABJ BUSINESS MEETING #nabj40meeting

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NABJ PRESS OFFICE

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convention news.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CYBER CAF
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
NABJ SOCIAL MEDIA TWEET-UP LOUNGE
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Follow the conversation online at #NABJ40 as our convention communication

team interviews special convention guests in our social media lounge.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
WORKSHOP BLOCK IV
DO THE HUSTLE: JOB TRANSITIONS IN THE DIGITAL AGE #nabj40hustle
LEARN
TRACK: Learn
Keeping up with the pace of change is a challenge, especially when a paycheck
is involved. This session will help participants explore ways to find consistent
income streams. Despite changing times, journalism skills are in demand and
services such as Upwork and Elance have millions of opportunities that prove this.
Come learn how to navigate employment in the 21st century.
Moderator:
Dr. Syb Brown, Belmont University
Panelists:
Nicki Mayo, Nicki Mayo News
Doug Mitchell, NPR
Charles Robinson, Maryland Public Television
Benet Wilson, All Digitocracy
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
LEARN
NARRATIVE STORYTELLING: TEN TIPS YOULL WISH YOUD LEARNED

10 YEARS SOONER #nabj40narrative
Track: Learn
Boyd Huppert has 12 National Edward R. Murrow Awards on his shelf, and in
this session, participants will hear how he has produced consistently compelling
journalism, from long form to daily deadline news. Huppert, a reporter for KARE
11 in Minneapolis, will share 10 tools that can transform any journalist from
simple gatherer of facts to narrative writer. Joining Huppert in this workshop
coordinated by the Southern New England Association of Black Journalists will be
Jonathan Malat, Hupperts frequent collaborator and a three-time National Press
Photographers Association Photographer of the Year.
Moderator:
Boyd Huppert, KARE 11, Minneapolis
Presenter:
Jonathan Malat, KARE 11, Minneapolis
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
SPORTS
US VERSUS THEM #nabj40usthem
TRACK: Sports
The day-to-day relationship between sports journalists and sports media relations
representatives is a contentious one. Sports media relations directors are fearful
of social media, columnists and bloggers. Sports journalists feel that public
relations teams are too protective of players and coaches, often joining interviews
and cutting them short. This workshop will explore who is right and wrong and
whether this tension can be repaired.
Moderator:
Mike Hill, Fox Sports
Panelists:
Josina Anderson, ESPN
B.J. Evans, Cleveland Cavaliers
Tim Frank, NBA
Chris Haynes, Cleveland Cavaliers
Arthur Triche, CBS Radio Atlanta
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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
SPECIALIZE
EBOLA IN WEST AFRICA: NPRS COVERAGE OF THE SILENT KILLER
#nabj40ebola
TRACK: Specialize
The NPR news team will share its experiences during this session covering Ebola
in Africa and the United States. Panelists will discuss how they managed to report
safely from the field as well as how the news organization responded to staff and
societal anxieties about the outbreak. NPRs coverage of the crisis earned it a
George Foster Peabody Award for distinguished and meritorious public service
journalism.
Moderator:
Panelists:
Rolando Arrieta, NPR
Nurith Aizenman, NPR
Jason Beaubien, NPR
David Sweeney, NPR
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
INFORM
THE BLACK PRESS: USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO ELEVATE BLACK

CONSCIOUSNESS #nabj40blackpress
TRACK: Inform
Significant black journalism history was made with the 1758 launch of Freedoms
Journal, the first black-owned and -operated newspaper in the country. Today, the
black press is considered to be crucial to progress. But as technology continues
to alter and mold the journalism industry, can black media outlets keep up? This
session features black media executives who will delve into this topic and address
job openings and related topics.
Moderator:
Tene Croom, Tene Croom Communications
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Panelists:
Lee Bailey, EURweb.com
Johann Calhoun, The Philadelphia Tribune
Lyne Pitts, The Root.com
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
LEARN
AN INTRODUCTION TO DATA JOURNALISM AND INFOGRAPHICS
#nabj40data
TRACK: Learn
Are you curious to unlock the potential of data through simple tools? Ever
wondered how to boost your nut graph with data? Have you considered the value
of data in finding unique stories? From freeing data from PDFs to using 5th-grade
math to finding trends, this workshop and lecture will introduce participants to the
power of data as foundation for stories and demonstrate the many ways data can
shape those stories.
Presenter:
Joanna Kao, Al Jazeera America
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
IMMERSE
HOW A JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP CAN TRANSFORM YOUR CAREER
#nabj40fellows
TRACK: Immerse
Fellowships offer promising journalists the opportunity to study, innovate and
experiment in a stimulating academic setting surrounded by colleagues from
around the world. The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford
University, the Knight-Wallace Fellowships at the University of Michigan and
the Nieman Foundation fellowship at Harvard University offer varying paths to
personal and professional growth. In this session, alumni and staffers representing
these programs will discuss the benefits, how the programs work, ways to prepare
and figuring out whether a fellowship is the right decision.
Moderator:
Justin Ellis, Nieman Foundation for Journalism
Panelists:
Latoya Peterson, Fusion
Jonathan Blakely, Minnesota Public Radio
Marcia Pledger, Cleveland Plain Dealer
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
KNOW
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
KNOW
PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITIES IN BLACK AMERICANS #nabj40cancer

Powered by Astellas US, Inc.
TRACK: Know
One in five black American men will develop prostate cancer and are nearly
2.5 times as likely to die from it than white men. This panel will explore topics
ranging from prevention to diagnosis and from treatment to the emotional and
social support survivors need. It will also will focus on disparities, how the disease
affects black men in particular and how journalists can create compelling stories
about this critical topic.
Location: Convention Center, 101H
WHAT THE MEDIA IS MISSING #nabj40teachers

Powered by American Federation of Teachers
TRACK: Know
In this panel, we will examine the reality of how school closings, demonizing
our teachers, privatizing our schools and cutting funding affect our community
and families, and what it takes to improve our schools based on evidencenot
ideology. The discussion will move past the rhetoric and focus on improving
schools and enriching communities. This panel will discuss the positive impact
that high-quality neighborhoods have on communities.
Location: Convention Center, 101I
Moderator:
Mark Thompson, SiriusXM
Panelist:
Andre Perry, Davenport University
Mary Cathryn Ricker, American Federation of Teachers
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10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
SPECIALIZE
UNVEILING THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA #nabj40changing

TRACK: Specialize
Powered by Gannett & USA Today
Its no secret that America is becoming a more multiracial, multiethnic nation. But
extreme diversity is happening much faster than demographers suggest. USA
TODAYs Changing Face of America series shows the country is experiencing a
second wave of immigration not seen since the Ellis Island period of the early
1900s. Well look behind the numbers to explore what rapid diversity means
for the country and share stories of real people around the nation who are
experiencing the opportunities and challenges of change.
Moderator:
Nichelle Smith, Changing Face of America
Panelists:
Michael McCarter, The Cincinnati Enquirer
Greg Toppo, USA TODAY
Hollis Towns, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.
Marylo Webster, The Star-Tribune
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
AUTHOR SHOWCASE:
GORDON PARKS - DISCUSSION OF HIS JOURNALISM CAREER
#nabj40parks
A tribute to Gordon Parks, the renowned photojournalist, filmmaker and author.
The panel will debut two just-published tabletop books by the Gordon Parks
Foundation that depict previously unpublished photographs of the famed
photographer of New York and his hometown in Kansas. Parks is also known for
his work in directing the films, Shaft and Shafts Big Score and the original 12
Years a Slave: Solomon Northups Odyssey.
Moderator:
Robin Hickman, Soul Touch Productions
Panelists:
Craig Rice, HBO, McNally Smith College
John Wright, University of Minnesota
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
FINANCIAL LITERACY: THE MAGIC WAND FOR EMPOWERING THE

UNBANKED COMMUNITY #nabj40bank
Powered by VantageScore Solutions
SPECIALIZE
TRACK: Specialize
As traditional Black owned banks disappear or are absorbed by majority
institutions, Inner-city residents hear the reasons are antiquated business
practices or their inability to compete in services being offered. The National
Bankers Association (NBA) and Experian subsidiary VantageScore Solutions offer
a very different answer, that will be both news worthy and explosive. This session
will demonstrate how FICA and government regulations are a major reason why
underserved community residents unfairly have lower credit scores, and have
trouble supporting smaller financial institutions in their home area. In addition,
NBA President Michael Grant will outline how storefront payday loan business
not only are a negative influence in poor communities, but also unfairly compete
with legitimate loan institutions.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Room 102B
Moderator:
Michelle Singletary, Washington Post
Presenters:
Michael Grant, National Bankers Association
Jeff Richardson, VantageScore Solutions
Michael Fletcher, Washington Post
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LUNCHEON:

COVERING RACE IN POST-RACIAL AMERICA #nabj40postracial
Powered by The Annie E. Casey Foundation
The unrest in Baltimore, Ferguson and other cities brought public attention
to deep tension between African-American communities and police. But the
incidents also unearth deep-seeded issues of systemic racism that dont usually
make the front pages of newspapers or the home pages of news websites,
although race has always shaped American society and remains woven in
education, economic opportunity, health and community issues. Does objectivity
make us turn a blind eye to structural racism in our daily reporting? How can
you help your news executive provide the attention and resources for reporting
on the undercurrents to more boldly and completely tell the story of how race
intersects with all levels of society? Join this session with journalists who tackled
these questions and developed a report after a three-day session at the Aspen
Institutes Forum on Journalism, Race and Society.
Location: Convention Center, Seasons
Moderator:
Norris West, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Panelists:
Tanzina Vega, CNN Politics
Keith Woods, NPR
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12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT LUNCHEON:

BUILDING A CULTURE OF HEALTH, STARTING WITH OUR CHILDREN
#nabj40children
Powered by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A growing body of evidence confirms that early childhood experiences both

good and traumatic shape adult outcomes and even affect brain development.
Yet the United States continues to lag behind other industrialized nations in its
commitment to investing in young children at the start of life. The consequences
are enormous and expensive, and have far-reaching implications for our nation
and our future. The challenges range from preventable childhood illness, to low
graduation rates, to violence and neglect that often lead to long-term trauma.
This panel will explore recent data on child wellbeing and examine the social
determinants of health that are shaping the life chances of Black and Brown youth
from conception through adulthood.
Location: Convention Center, 103ABEF
Moderator
Linda Wright Moore, MA, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Panelists
Keith Elder, PhD, MPH, MPA, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis
University
Vanessa Garrison, GirlTrek

Piia Hanson, MSPH, Association of Maternal Child Health Programs
Christine James-Brown, Child Welfare League of America
Camara Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School
of Medicine, American Public Health Association
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On behalf of the 1.6 million members of the American Federation of

Teachers, we salute the National Association of Black Journalists
for its commitment to excellence in the communications professions and
its work with students that is shaping the future of our nation.
We share NABJs vision of fairness and opportunity in the workplace.
And we are proud of the AFTs record of standing up for equality and
civil rights. Throughout our history, the AFT has stood against racial,
ethnic and economic discriminationincluding todays fight to protect
voting rights and equal justice for all.
AFT members are uniting with parents and community partners to reclaim the promise of our public schools
as places where all children have the chance to dream their dreams and achieve them. We are committed to
restoring equity in the policies, programs and public services that open the door to success for all citizens.
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
W. E. B. DU BOIS PLENARY: BRING BACK OUR GIRLS #BringBackOurGirls

The terror group Boko Haram has waged war on Nigeria for the last six years
in an attempt to establish the country as an Islamic state. But most of the world
hardly noticed the upheaval until the group kidnapped hundreds of girls from a
school in Chibok, a Nigerian border town. Some of the girls were killed, others
married off, and more recently, still more were rescued by the Nigerian military.
Amnesty International reports the terror group has abducted more than 2,000
girls since the beginning of 2014, many sold off into slavery and sexually abused.
While there are girls still missing, some escaped their kidnappers and are now
being educated in the United States. They tell harrowing tales of jumping to
freedom from moving trucks, outwitting captors by asking to go to the bathroom,
and running to safety.
Nigerias new president, Muhammadu Buhari, has vowed to fight Boko Haram, but
observers are skeptical, citing shortcomings within the military.
The panel explores the #BringBackOurGirls movement, the spread of terror in
Nigeria and global efforts to respond.
Moderator:
Michaela Pereira, CNN
Panelists:
Vladimir Duthiers, CBS News
Joy, Escapee from Boko Haram
Emmanuel Ogebe, Georgetown University
U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., United States Congress
John Yearwood, Miami Herald, International Press Foundation
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
LEARN
WORKSHOP BLOCK IV
DIGITAL MEDIA BOOT CAMP: USING YOUR MOBILE DEVICES TO
CREATE A NEWS STORY #nabj40digitalcamp
Powered by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
TRACK : Learn
Todays newsrooms expect reporters to shoot, edit and distribute their stories
across platforms. In this session, panelists will show participants how apps
available for iPhone and Android mobile devices can help create compelling
content.
Moderator:
Denise James, Philadelphia Police Department; Denise James Media
Panelists:
Allison Davis, Coopty Productions, LLC
Manuel Smith, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
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3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
ENGAGE
SOURCES, TIPS, CONTACTS #nabj40sources
TRACK: Engage
Anyone can report from a press release, but in order to break news or specialize
in a particular branch of journalism, reporters need to cultivate relationships
with people who have crucial information. This workshop will focus on ways to
build contacts, the best sources to target and the best ways to engage to build a
professional relationship.
Moderator:
Frank Holland, WCVB-TV, Boston
Panelists:
Harry Hairston, NBC 10, Philadelphia
Randy McIlwain, KNBC, Los Angeles
Jeff Pegues, CBS News
Gino Vicci, WNEM TV 5, Saginaw, Mich.
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
SPORTS
DOS AND DONTS FOR THE YOUNG BLACK SPORTS JOURNALIST
#nabj40sportsjourno
TRACK: Sports
A team of young sports journalists will discuss what theyve learned, where
theyve succeeded and there theyve failed. Some have done well moving quickly
up the success ladder while others have struggled, lacking needed support and
experience. Some newer journalists aspire to jump quickly to ESPN and other
major organizations, while others are committed to paying their dues and working
upward the old-school way. This panel will explore what works and what does not.
Moderator:
Donovan Campbell, WSVN, Miami/Fort Lauderdale
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Panelists:
Gianna Giorgi, Sinclair (KRNV/KRXI/MY21TV)
Vincent Goodwill, Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Al Jaffe, ESPN
Dylan MacNamara, Bleacher Reports
Rosalyn Gold-Unwude, Golden State Warriors
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
THE FUTURE OF FOOTBALL: WILL CONCUSSIONS BE THE END OF

THE SPORT? #nabjmayo
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SPORTS
TRACK: Sports
Sports and news headlines in the past few years put concussions at the center
of NFL league, player and parent debate. Both fans and players are reacting to
a game with new rules. National awareness of the dangers of concussions is
increasing. And the number of reported concussions are significant. Last year
PBS Frontline reported at least 152 concussions during the 2013-2014 NFL
football season, and 189 concussions during the 2012 NFL season. Reports
indicate college players experience an average 2.5 concussions for every 1,000
game-related exposures, and 25,000 players between the ages of 8 and 19
are treated for concussions in emergency rooms annually. What impact is this
perceived concussion epidemic having on American football? Will concussions
change football the way injuries changed American boxing? Is national youth
enrollment declining? What are the medical industrys leaders doing to mitigate
concussions in sports?
Panelists:
Dr. Jonathan Finoff, The Mayo Clinic
Jon Butler, Pop Warner
Vonnie Holliday, Former NFL Player
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
AUTHOR SHOWCASE:
WRITING TO PASS THE TEST OF TIME - USING LIBRARIES AND
COLLECTIONS TO BOOST YOUR BOOK #nabj40libraries
Learn to keep your book ideas relevant and hot. This panel will explore parts of
The Archie Givens Sr. Collection of African American Literature dating back to
1773. The collection includes 10,000 original books and letters by Ida B. Wells,
Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, Zora Neale Hurston, Maya
Angelou and more. Panelists will also demonstrate a new free journalism website
called: Umbra: Search African American History. It is a free search tool of African
American documentation from archives and libraries around the country. The
Givens Collection and the Univ. of Minnesota have created this and are debuting
it today. Come check it out. Its pretty awesome.
Moderator:
Wayne Dawkins, Hampton University
Panelists:
Cecily Marcus, Givens Collection, University of Minnesota
Chris Widdess, Givens Collection and Penumbra Theatre
John Wright, Givens Collection, University of Minnesota
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3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
INFORM
BUILDING A SOCIAL MEDIA BRAND AND A FOLLOWING: HOW TO

NAVIGATE THE MATRIX #nabj40matrix
TRACK: Inform
The game has changed. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media
services have altered how audiences consume information. How do you grow
a mobile audience and drive it to television? How do you drive your television
audience to the Web and your social media sites? In this session, attendees will
learn how to develop a strong social media brand and plan effectively for the
newsroom.
Moderator:
Alexander Quince, KTUL-TV, Tulsa, OKla.
Panelists:
Blaise Labbe, WOAI-TV, KABB-TV, KMYS, San Antonio, Texas
John Ketchum, The Center for Public Integrity
3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
HOW TO BREAK NEWS IN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING

#nabj40artsandent
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SPECIALIZE
Track: Specialize
Panelists who cover entertainment news will discuss how to break news, cover
hard news and work the big enterprise stories in entertainment.
Moderator:
Kelley Carter, BuzzFeed
Panelists:
Janee Bolden, Bossip.com
Crystal Howard, Public Relations Professional
Gerrick Kennedy, Los Angeles Times
Arienne Thompson, USA Today
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5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
AUTHOR SHOWCASE BOOK SIGNING
Greet, snack with and be inspired by a host of NABJ journalists turned author in
2015. Books will be available for sale, signing and discussion.
Location: Convention Center, 208A&B
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
UNDERGROUND UPFRONT RECEPTION AND Q&A

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Join the cast and co-creator of WGN Americas highly anticipated original thriller
series UNDERGROUND for the networks Upfront Reception and Q&A panel
session. Stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Friday Night Lights, True Blood, Tyler
Perrys Temptation), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton, Leverage) and
Alano Miller (Jane The Virgin) and co-creator Misha Green(Sons of Anarchy,
Heroes) will unveil a first-look trailer for the pulse-pounding series premiering in
early 2016.
In Underground, bravery, ingenuity and power take center stage as slaves band
together in the fight of their lives for their families, their futureand their freedom.
Attendees will be treated to a complimentary open bar and hors doeuvres, as
well as be among the first to receive exclusive Underground swag.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Marquette IV, V
Moderator:
Kelley Carter, BuzzFeed
6:00 p.m - 6:30 p.m.
NABJ ELECTION RESULTS PRESS CONFERENCE
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
SAM LACY SPORTS PIONEER AWARDS CEREMONY #nabj40lacy
Location: NABJ Press Room, Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B- Foyer
Powered by Associated Press, MLB, NBA, NFL, NASCAR, and Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
The NABJ Sports Task Force Sam Lacy Pioneer Awards honors the best in sports
journalism. Sam Lacy, who was inducted in 1998 into the broadcasters wing of the
Baseball Hall of Fame. The awards are given annually to athletes, coaches, sports
journalists, and other influential sports figures based on their contributions to
sports, but more importantly, their direct impact on the communities they served.
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Salon ABC
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
MEDIA RECEPTIONS
NABJ BLACK PRESS TASK FORCE
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Conrad A
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS

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Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Marquette I, II
LGBT TASK FORCE RECEPTION
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
NABJ FOUNDERS RECEPTION (INVITATION ONLY)
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10:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
NABJ STUDENT GLOW PARTY #nabj40glow
10:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
10TH ANNUAL NABJ SPORTS TASK FORCE JAM #nabj40jam
Calling all NABJ students! This event is dont miss! Come and connect with other
students and get your whip/ nae nae on. Have the chance to win giveaways,
prizes and congratulate the winners of NABJs first collegiate honors. This party
promises to be on fleek!
Location: Minneapolis Hilton, Gallery
Powered by Turner Sports/Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
The Annual NABJ Sports Task Force Jam raises funds for scholarships. Come out
and enjoy music and dancing for a good cause. Proceeds benefit NABJs Larry
Whiteside Scholarship Fund, which provides college scholarships for aspiring
journalists. Proceeds also support NABJ overall and the Sports Task Force. D.J.
Limelight will be spinning. Must be 21+ to attend.
Location: The Venue, 315 N. 1st Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55401
SATURDAY, August 8, 2015

7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m.
10TH ANNUAL NABJ 5K WALK/RUN/ BIKE RIDE #nabj405K

Powered by Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc.
Rise and shine for better health! Join NABJ as we continue our journey to a
healthier community at the 10th Annual 5K Walk/Run. Enjoy the company of NABJ
members and guests as we make strides to healthier living, all while taking in the
invigorating culture and scenery of St. Paul neighborhoods.
Location: Lake Como, St. Paul, Minn. (Shuttle service will depart from lobby of
the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel at 6:45 a.m.)
9:00 a.m. - Noon
9:00 a.m. - Noon
NABJ PRESS OFFICE
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convention news.
9:00 a.m. - Noon
9:00 a.m. - Noon
CYBER CAF

9:00 a.m. - Noon

9:00 a.m. - Noon
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
INFORM
WORKSHOP BLOCK V
COVERING TRAYVON MARTIN, MICHAEL BROWN, FREDDIE GRAY AND
ERIC GARNER: HAVE WE LEARNED ANY LESSONS? #nabj40lessons
TRACK: Inform
This panel featuring reporters who have covered the deaths by black men in
police custody or questionable circumstances explores questions revolving
around the role of the black journalist in these cases. Participants will debate
whether society has learned from such cases, if the presence of journalists of
color has made a difference, and how journalists can tackle such stories without
compromising ethics.
Moderator:
Eric Deggans, NPR
Panelists:
Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker
Errin Whack, Fusion
Trymaine Lee, MSNBC
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9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
LEARN
ETHICS IN THE DIGITAL AGE: RECOGNIZING WHEN YOU HAVE

CROSSED THE LINE #nabj40ethics
TRACK: Learn
Most journalists face ethical questions daily involving questions ranging from
whether to invade a sources privacy to publishing unauthorized photos. This
session will explore todays brand of ethics in the world of instant, around-the
clock news and social media.
Moderator:
David Trotman-Wilkins, Newsday
Panelists:
Karen Dunlap, Poynter Institute (retired)
Elizabeth Flores, Star Tribune
Jim Gehrz, Star Tribune
Gary Kirksey, School of Visual Communication, Ohio University
Karen Testa, Associated Press
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
KNOW
PUBLIC RADIO DIVERSITY: FACT AND FICTION #nabj40radio
TRACK: Know
Despite growth and widespread recognition or quality journalism, public radio is
often criticized for a lack of diversity. This years NABJ convention takes place in
the heart of public radio country - the Twin Cities are home to Minnesota Public
Radio, American Public Media and Public Radio International. Combined with
NPR, public radio reaches close to 50 million listeners every week. This workshop
will include a frank, no-holds-barred conversation on race and diversity in public
media. How diverse is it? What has public radio done correctly? And whats left to
do to attract, hire and retain more minority journalists and listeners?
Moderator:
Gene Demby, NPR
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Panelists:
David Cazares, Minnesota Public Radio News
Nicole Childers, American Public Media
Vidal Guzman, Public Radio International
Keith Woods, NPR
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
INFORM
BE YOUR OWN BOSS: ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNALISM #nabj40boss

TRACK: Inform
This day-long learning lab presented in collaboration with the Digital Journalism
Task Force will offer current and aspiring journalism entrepreneurs tools theyll
need to transition into freelance careers and start or grow businesses. Business
plans, business models and legal structures are among the topics. Participants
also will have an opportunity to pitch business plans and receive feedback.
Moderator:
Tiffany Williams, Twice Media Productions, LLC
Panelists:
Denise Clay, The Philadelphia Sunday Sun
Val Hoeppner, Val Hoeppner Media and Consulting, LLC
Hillery Shay, St. Jude Medical
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
SPORTS
WHY BASEBALL IS NO LONGER THE BLACK AMERICAN PASTIME
#nabj40baseball
TRACK: Sports
Many pioneering black sports journalists were baseball writers. Sportswriter
Wendell Smith wrote about Jackie Robinsons breaking of the color barrier.
Baseball writer Larry Whiteside launched the NABJ Sports Task Force Black List
to help sports editors find job applicants. LaVelle Neal III of the Minneapolis Star
Tribune is the first black president of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
Despite these successes, Neal is one of only three black baseball writers in the
country, while many more black journalists are covering the NFL and the NBA.
This session will explore the reasons behind this and how it affects baseball
coverage.
Moderator:
Lea B. Olsen, Fox Sports North
Panelists:
Thomas Harding, MLB.com
Justice Hill, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University
LaVelle Neal III, Star Tribune
Robert Parker, WDIV - Local 4
Gary Washburn, The Boston Globe
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9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
LEARN
JUST THE TWO OF US #nabj40twoofus

TRACK: Learn
What does it take to produce an award winning story? What skills are needed to
develop teamwork between a photographer and reporter? How can two people
transform soundbites and information into memorable and outstanding creations?
This workshop Just The Two of Us will answer those questions. Just the Two
of Us will tackle teamwork and storytelling. It will give attendees take aways and
information they can use immediately to be leaders in their newsrooms when it
comes to storytelling.
Moderator:
Dedrick Russell, WBTV
Panelists:
Boyd Huppert, KARE
Jonathan Malat, TEGNA/Gannett
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
NABJ DAY OF SERVICE #nabj40serve

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NABJ is proud to announce the continuation of its annual service efforts, which
are designed to support the community in our convention host city. This years
project is working with the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV)
located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This year we are supporting three
transitional homes for Veterans with new furniture. MACV offers clean, safe, drugfree, supportive housing for homeless veterans and maintains eight structured
transitional housing environments familiar to veterans with 11 units of permanent
housing and supportive services for disabled veterans.
Location: Shuttle service will depart from lobby of the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel
at 10:30 a.m
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11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NABJ TOWN HALL ON EDUCATION: CLOSING THE GAP #nabj40townhall

The gap in achievement that separates economically disadvantaged students
and students of color from less disadvantaged students has been the focus of
discussion, research and controversy for nearly 40 years. While the gap narrowed
considerably through the late 1980s, particularly between blacks and whites,
progress since then has been marginal and below-par achievement of minority
students remains one of the most pressing problems in education.
NABJs Town Hall on Education will explore solutions to the racial and ethnic
disparities in K-12 public education. Minneapolis represents a microcosm of what
is happening in many school districts, proficiency results that show high district
achievement until the numbers are dissected by race. Those results reveal dismal
performance among black and brown students.
Our panel of national and local education leaders will discuss the disparities and
the real consequences for students.
Location: Convention Center, Auditorium
Moderator:
Angela Davis, WCCO-TV, Minneapolis
Panelists:
Michael L. Lomax, United Negro College Fund
Eric Mahmoud, Seed Academy & Harvest Preparatory School
Michelle Walker, St. Paul Public Schools
Chris Stewart, Education Post
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
NABJ VISUAL TASK FORCE PHOTO AUCTION #nabj40sports
This years edition of this NABJ tradition honors award-winning photojournalist

and VTF founder Bob Black.
The Visual Task Force has collected artistic photographs from NABJ members,
news organizations and other sources to be auctioned off during this mainstay
of the NABJ convention. The images capture the diversity of black American life
across the country. Proceeds benefit NABJ scholarships.
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
SPORTS TASK FORCE MEETING
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
RED CARPET, PRE-GALA RECEPTION #nabj40redcarpet
Come strike a pose and strut your stuff on the red carpet before NABJs big night!
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7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
NABJ SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE GALA #nabj40salute

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The NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards Gala is NABJs annual tribute to

individuals who have distinguished themselves for exceptional work in media and
journalism. Join us as we celebrate the best and brightest in journalism.
At the event NABJ will honor Nikole Hannah-Jones, with the organizations
Journalist of the Year Award for her body of work about the continuing
segregation of Americas schools. The stories - which she wrote for ProPublica offer a critical exploration of access to opportunity and educational equity. Other
honorees include Michel du Cille (posthumous) photojournalist for the Washington
Post, as the recipient of the associations 2015 Chuck Stone Lifetime Achievement
Award; Bryan Burwell (posthumous) from the St. Louis Post -Dispatch with the
Legacy Award; Walt Disney World Resorts Carole Munroe with the Pat Tobin
Media Professional; and KMOVs (St. Louis) Brittany Noble Jones for Emerging
Journalist of the Year.
Co-hosts:
Sheinelle Jones, NBC News
Michaela Pereira, CNN
10:30 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
2016 HOST CITY KICKOFF PARTY #nabj16
Join the Washington Association of Black of Journalists as they get the party
started for the 2016 Convention immediately following the Salute to Excellence
Gala. Enjoy good music and good times as we say goodbye to Minneapolis and
hello to Washington, DC!
Location: Hilton Minneapolis, Salon AB
SUNDAY, August 9, 2015

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8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
NABJ GOSPEL BRUNCH #nabj40gospel
Make a joyful noise! The Gospel Brunch is an NABJ tradition and one of the
conventions biggest highlights. The convention culminates at this gathering,
where attendees enjoy brunch as well as entertainment by various recording
artists.
This years NABJ Gospel Brunch features the up-and-coming Casey J., Stellar
Award nominee Darnell Davis & the Remnant, Stellar Award winner Maurette
Brown-Clark and the NABJ Gospel Choir. Co-hosts Glenn Marshall and Brandi
Powell will lead NABJ in celebration as convention attendees close out the 40th
anniversary Convention and Career Fair.
Co-hosts:
Glenn Marshall, NECN, Boston
Brandi Powell, KSTP, Minneapolis
10:30 a.m. - Noon
NABJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING #nabj40board

Location: Hilton Minneapolis, Conrad A
Honors the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Our Leader
Johnnie L. Cochran Jr.

October 2, 1937 - March 30, 2005
Our founder, Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. built his
reputation litigating police brutality cases. He
sought justice for Elmer Geronimo! Pratt,
Abner Louima, and Amadou Diallo. Today, in
addition to our mass tort and personal injury
practices, we continue Johnnie's legacy by
seeking justice for John Crawford III, James
Craig Anderson, and Jerome Murdough.
Continuing the Legacy
Shean Williams
Michael Wright
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Cochran Firm Atlanta

127 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA
404.222.9922
Cochran Firm Ohio

119 E Court
Cincinnati, OH
513.381.4878
Cochran Firm New York

233 Broadway
New York, NY
212.553.9215
Managing Partner
Derek Sells
EXHIBITORS
EXHIBITORS MAP
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EXHIBITORS LISTING
ABC TELEVISION
BOOTH: 227
77 West 66th Street

New York, NY 10023
212.456.7707
www.disneycareers.com
AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA GROUP

BOOTH: 119
261 S. Figueroa Street, #200
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213.621.3458
www.publicradio.org
THE ANNIE E CASEY FOUNDATION

BOOTH: 313
701 St. Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202
410.547.6600
www.aecf.org
BERLINROSEN
BOOTH: 129
15 Miden Lane, Suite 1600

New York, NY 10038
646.452.5637
www.berlinrosen.com
BLACKTOP TV
BOOTH: 335
P.O. Box 77086

Washington, DC 20013
202.495.1976
www.blacktoptv.com
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BLEACHER REPORT/TURNER SPORTS

BOOTH: 102
888 7th Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10106
212.275.6140
www.bleacherreport.com
BLOOMBERG
BOOTH: 409
731 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022
212.617-3631
www.careers.bloomberg.com
THE BOSTON GLOBE

BOOTH: 311
135 Morrissey Boulevard

Boston, MA 02121
617.929-3400
www.globe.com/aboutus
BOSTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF

COMMUNICATIONS
BOOTH: 316
640 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02134
617.353-3450
www.bu.edu/com
BUZZFEED
BOOTH: 206
200 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10010
646.484-3879
www.buzzfeed.com
CAPITOL BROADCASTING COMPANY

BOOTH: 421
2619 Western Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27606
919.890-6008
www.capitolbroadcasting.com
CBS NEWS
BOOTH: 518
524 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019
212.975-4157
www.cbsnews.com
COLUMBIA JOURNALISM SCHOOL

BOOTH: 115
2950 Broadway Room 203
New York, NY 10027
212.854-8608
www.journalism.columbia.edu
COX MEDIA GROUP

BOOTH: 415
6205 Peachtree Dunwoody Road

Atlanta, GA 30328
678.645-4275
www.coxmediagroup.com
CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

BOOTH: 314
219 W. 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
646.758-7704
www.journalism.cuny.edu
DOW JONES NEWS FUND, INC.

BOOTH: 103
P.O. Box 300
Princeton, NJ 08543
609.520-5929
www.newsfund.org
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

BOOTH: 226
HEARST TELEVISION
BOOTH: 327
www.lilly.com
www.hearsttelevision.com
ESPN
BOOTH: 319
HUFFINGTON POST
BOOTH: 322
www.espn.com
www.huffingtonpost.com
THE EW SCRIPPS COMPANY

BOOTH: 301
LOS ANGELES TIMES/CHICAGO TRIBUNE

BOOTH: 508
www.scripps.com
www.latimes.com
FOX NEWS CHANNEL AND FOX BUSINESS

NETWORK
BOOTH: 427
MARKETWIRED
BOOTH: 412
Lilly Corporate Center

Indianapolis, IN 46285
317.631-6400
1 ESPN Plaza
Bristol, CT 06010
860.766-2000
312 Walnut Street, Suite 2800

Cincinnati, OH 45202
513.977-3025
1211 Avenue of the Americas, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10036
212.301-5141
www.foxnews.com
FOX TELEVISION
BOOTH: 127
1211 Avenue of Americas, 21st Floor

New York, NY 10036
212.301-5853
www.21cf.com
FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM

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809 United Nations Plaza
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212.984-5345
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GMC
BOOTH: 233
2000 Brush Street, Suite 301

Detroit, MI 48226
GRAHAM MEDIA GROUP

BOOTH: 426
180 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2800

Chicago, IL 60601
312.917-6240
300 W. 57th Street 39th Floor

New York, NY 10019
212.887-6800
EXHIBITORS
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213.237-6737
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312.261-4200
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THE MCCLATCHY COMPANY

BOOTH: 232
2100 Q Street
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916.321-1940
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MEDIA GENERAL
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2960 N. Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46208
317.296-3109
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Fisk Hall, 1845 Sheridan Road
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1716 Locust Street
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515.284-3000
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MISS JESSIES LLC
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THE NEWHOUSE SCHOOL

BOOTH: 312
www.missjessies.com
www.newhouse.syr.edu
NABJ 2016 IN DC
BOOTH: 432
NEXSTAR BROADCASTING
BOOTH: 430
401 Broadway, Suite 202

New York, NY 10013
212.343-8233
Destination DC
901 7th Street NW, Suite 400
202.789-7045
www.washington.org
NABJ BOOKSTORE
BOOTH: 439
1100 Knight Hall, Suite 3100

College Park, MD 20742
301.405-0248
www.nabj.org
NABJ C.A.R.E.S/JOURNALISMNEXT.COM
BOOTH: 331
301.405-0248
www.nabj.org
NABJ LOUNGE
BOOTH: 433

301.405-0248
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON MONEY IN STATE

POLITICS
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NBCUNIVERSAL
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30 Rockefeller Plaza
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212.664-6199
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NESN
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Watertown, MA 02472
617.536-9233
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215 University Place

Syracuse, NY 13244-2100
315.443-4493
545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700

Irving, TX 75062
972.373-8800
www.nexstar.tv
NPR
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1111 N. Capitol Street, NE

202.513-2000
www.npr.org
OPB
BOOTH: 320
7140 SW Macadam Avenue

Portland, OR 97219
503.244-9900
www.opb.org
RAYCOM MEDIA
BOOTH: 200
201 Monroe Street, 20th Floor

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334.206-1400
www.raycommedia.com
REUTERS
BOOTH: 317
3 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
212.223-4000
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ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION

BOOTH: 303
Route 1 and College Road East
Princeton, NJ 8543
www.rwjf.org
SAG-AFTRA
BOOTH: 204
5757 Wilshire Boulevard, 7th Floor

323.634-8298
www.sagaftra.org
SEVEN SCRIBES
BOOTH: 106
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

BOOTH: 234
www.sevenscribes.com
www.careers.state.gov
SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

BOOTH: 307
UC BERKELEY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF

JOURNALISM
BOOTH: 310
1155 Ripley Street, Suite 613

Silver Spring, MD 20910
404.769-5687
10706 Beaver Dam Road

Hunt Valley, MD 21030
410.568-1500
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THE STAR TRIBUNE

BOOTH: 100
650 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1300

Minneapolis, MN 55402-1947
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THESOCREPORTS
BOOTH: 428
2401 S Street NW, AS-1, Room H518

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EXHIBITORS
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Berkeley, CA 94720
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USC ANNENBERG SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM

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3502 Watt Way, Suite 140
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213.821-0766
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222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1212
Chicago, IL 60654
312.656-9727
WALL STREET JOURNAL

BOOTH: 105
TALENT DYNAMICS
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New York, NY 10036
212.416-2000
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www.gannett.com
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TRIBUNE MEDIA
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435 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1800

Chicago, IL 60611
859.512-9264
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PROUDLY SPONSOR
NAT
NNATIONAL
ATIIOONNAALL
ASSOCIATION
OF BLACK
JOURNALISTS
CONGRATULATIONS ON 40 SUCCESSFUL YEARS
OF EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
YOUR FUTURE IS HERE

www.foxnews.com/careers
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
2015 SPECIAL HONORS RECIPIENTS
CHUCK STONE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Michel du Cille, Washington Post
2015 LEGACY AWARD
Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post Dispatch
2015 JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR
PAT TOBIN MEDIA PROFESSIONAL AWARD

Carole Munroe, Walt Disney World Resorts
EMERGING JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Brittany Noble-Jones, KMOV-TV (St. Louis)
ANGELO B. HENDERSON COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

Lewis W. Diuguid
Kansas City Star
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
Dr. Sybril Brown, Belmont University
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STUDENT JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

Tierra Smith, Grambling State University
PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

Pittsburg Black Media Federation
Washington Association of Black Journalists
Southern New England Association of Black Journalists
STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS

NABJ-Northwestern University
Carolina Association of Black Journalists
University of North Texas NABJ Chapter
GANNETT FOUNDATION AL NEUHARTH AWARD

Adrienne Broaddus, KARE 11 (Minneapolis)
NORMA ADAMS-WADE
CAROL ASH
MERVIN AUBESPIN
DREW BERRY
PAUL BROCK
SHEILA BROOKS
SHANNON BUGGS
MAUREEN BUNYAN
BOB BUTLER
COREY CHAVOUS
BARBARA CIARA
CHARLES COBB JR
TERRI COPE-WALTON
MARILYN DARLING
LEON DASH
JOE DAVIDSON
ALLISON DAVIS
PAUL DELANEY
WILLIAM DILDAY
SANDRA DILLARD
DUCHESNE DREW
JOEL DREYFUSS
SIDMEL ESTES
MICHELLE FAY
ARTHUR FENNELL
RENEE FERGUSON
ALBERT FITZPATRICK
SAMUEL FORD
TONJU FRANCOIS
DOROTHY GILLIAM
CHERYL HAMPTON
PATRICIA HARVEY-LOMBARD
VINCE HILL
ANDREW HUMPHREY
GWEN IFILL
MONICA KAUFMAN PEARSON
GREGORY LEE
H. LEE
CLAUDE LEWIS
YVONNE LEWIS-HARRIS
SANDRA LONG WEAVER
HERBERT LOWE
MARCUS MABRY
DEITRA MADISON
PAULA MADISON
SUZANNE MALVEAUX
PLURIA MARSHALL
ROLAND MARTIN
WALTER MIDDLEBROOK
SHANNON MILLER
BRYAN MONROE
ACEL MOORE
PAM MOORE
SOLEDAD OBRIEN
LES PAYNE
BYRON PITTS
ALEX POINSETT
CLAUDIA POLLEY
PAUL POPE
CONDACE PRESSLEY
TRACY PREVOST
RASHIDA RAWLS
BOB REID
W. CURTIS RIDDLE
JOHNATHAN RODGERS
ROYAL RODGERS
CHARLOTTE ROY
LANI RUSSELL LEWTER
VINCE SANDERS
MARA SCHIAVOCAMPO
PRIYA SCROGGINS
LESLY SIMMONS
SHEILA SOLOMON
SAKINA SPRUELL COLE
DAVID SQUIRES
WILL SUTTON
RENE SYLER
RAY TALIAFERRO
ELINOR TATUM
KATHY TIMES
DAVID USHERY
FRANCIS WARD
MARY ANN WARREN
DINO WHITE
JOHN WHITE
LONNIE WHITE
DEWAYNE WICKHAM
VANESSA WILLIAMS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
LIFETIME MEMBERS
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SPECIAL RECOGNITION
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PREMIUM MEMBERS
DEBRA ADAMS SIMMONS
FELICIA MIDDLEBROOKS
WILLIAM AIKEN
LAVELLE NEAL
MICHAEL ALLEN
DESMOND NUGENT
HUGO BALTA
ANTONIO PARKINSON
STEFANIE CARGILL
SHERON PATTERSON
BRETT CHAMBERS
CHRIS PAYNE
IVIE CLAY
JEFF PEGUES
KARI COBHAM
KRISTEN POPE
TAMIKA CODY
AUTRY PRUITT
JURIESE COLON
LEISA RICHARDSON
ALBERT COQUERAN
STEPHECA SAWYER
LISA COX
ROBIN SHANNON
ANGELA DODSON
E.R. SHIPP
REHEMA ELLIS
CORY SMITH
CONSTANCE GISTAND
TOD SMITH
KIMBERLY GODWIN
TIFFANY SMITH-ANOAI
GIAVONNA HEATH
ERNEST SOTOMAYOR
FELECIA HENDERSON
PATRICK STEGMAN
CHRISTIAN HENDRICKS
ASPEN STEIB
CHARLENE HORNE
DONNA STEWART
KIM HUDSON
TYRONE TABORN
AMIE HUDSPETH
SHEILA TENNEY
KEVIN HYRAMS
PATRICIA THOMAS
ERIC JACKSON
PIERRE THOMAS
MELANIE JACKSON
JAZZ THOMAS-JONES
JAMALA JOHNSON
LORI WALDON
KARVIS JONES
GERALD WALKER
KENNETH LEMON
LINDA WHITE
MIRA LOWE
LYNETTE WILLIAMS
JERMEY MATTHEWS
JULEE WILSON
SHARON MCCALISTER
DIONNE YOUNG
CRAIG MELVIN
TWIN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS

DENNIS FAULKNER/ JODIE JOHNSON, EBB & FLOW MEDIA
TERRANCE THAMES, ADVANCED MEDIA PRODUCTION
JASON MICCOLO JOHNSON, VISULAOSITY, INC.
TRAVIS LONG, TRAPHIX DESIGNS
CHRISTALYN SOLOMON, SOLOMON PUBLIC RELATIONS
MARSHA PITTS-PHILLIPS, GREATER TWIN CITIES UNITED WAY
DAVID FULLER/RICHARD DYE, PSAV
MARTY SOULE, ALLIANCE EXPOSITION
PATRICIA BRUSVEN, HILTON MINNEAPOLIS
BETTY WILLIAMS, MEET MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION & VISITORS ASSOCIATION
MARY PIRELA, ZUMBA MINNESOTA
CHRISTOPHER E. NELSON, NBC NEWS
AMIRA MOORE. EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
WSB-TV, CHANNEL 2 OF COX MEDIA GROUP ATLANTA
JANE SASSEEN, CUNY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
JUSTIN HINTON, WLOS-TV ABC, ASHEVILLE
WCCO-TV CBS, MINNEAPOLIS
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA URBAN RESEARCH AND OUTREACH-ENGAGEMENT CENTER
GREGORY LEE JR., NBA.COM
DJ LIMELIGHT
SHANNON BUGGS
MAUREEN BUNYAN
TOYA STEWART DOWNEY
LESTER HOLT
HAROLD JACKSON
CHRIS JENKINS
GLENN MARSHALL
NICKI MAYO
CORNELL LEVERETTE MOORE
AVA M. PERRINE
CHARLES F. ROBINSON III
SANDRA LONG WEAVER
ERRIN WHACK
DEWAYNE WICKHAM
RYAN WILLIAMS
BENT J. WILSON
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Gannett proudly salutes USA TODAY columnist and

NABJ Founder DeWayne Wickham for 40 years of
outstanding public service & achievement in journalism.
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STUDENT EDUCATION
NABJ
STUDENT EDUCATION
ENRICHMENT & DEVELOPMENT
(SEED)
Dear NABJ,
Welcome to Minneapolis, site of NABJs 40th Convention and
Career Fair.
Our industry has changed quite a bit in the past couple of years,
and NABJs Student Education Enrichment and Development (SEED)
program has made the appropriate adjustments along the way. Expect to
see
more of those changes this year as a team of professionals work together to
groom the next generation of media professionals.
The SEED program, which provides scholarships for deserving students who are pursuing a career in journalism
and other media-related fields, will once again attempt to help further these students goals of becoming
professionals. This has been a launching pad for an untold number of students, who are now extremely successful
professionals.
The Student Projects are the highlight of the year for SEED. It draws college students from all over the country
and gives them real-world journalism and communications experience. Additionally, many high schoolers love of
journalism is sparked through our related high
school program. Students produce newscasts, a newspaper, a website, engage social media and help manage
a communications office. They conduct interviews and write stories. They learn how to dissect documents, take
compelling photos, and shoot and edit videos. Expect them to do even more during NABJs election.
None of this could be achieved if it were not for our dedicated professional members who serve as mentors. Id
like to thank everyone who has helped SEED grow into one of, if not the best, short course for college students in
the country. A special thanks to the professionals who took the time to read and score our scholarship and intern
submissions. Thank you to those in the national office who help who work around the clock to ensure that SEED
achieves its mission of student training and development.
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I would like to thank every media company and business in Minneapolis that has helped make the 2015 Student
Projects a success. The use of your newsroom, printing press, equipment, software, personnel and staff is
invaluable to SEEDs overall mission.
And to NABJs members, thank you for attending the convention. You are truly our greatest asset, today and
tomorrow, and we could not accomplish what we do without your support. Throughout this conference, I ask you to
stay engaged, proactive and continue to help SEED shape the future of the industry.
Sincerely,
Delano Massey
Delano Massey
As part of its commitment to our student members and

aspiring journalists, NABJ provides the following as part
of its Student Education Enrichment and Development
(SEED) Program.
Scholarship Program
Annually, NABJ awards deserving students interested

in pursuing a career in journalism awards of more than
$100,000 in NABJ scholarships. Scholarships are open
to any foreign or American born students, currently
attending an accredited four-year college/university in
the U.S. or those who are candidates for graduate school.
Internship Program
NABJ is dedicated to expanding job opportunities for black journalism students. NABJ annually awards summer
internships to students committed to journalism careers. Successful candidates are offered print, broadcast or
on-line positions at selected news organizations around the country ranging from small Black-owned weekly
newspapers to major market dailies and broadcast outlets.
STUDENT EDUCATION
SEED PROGRAM
Student Multimedia Short Courses
NABJ offers print and broadcast short course to journalism students on the campuses of historically black colleges
or on college campuses with a large African-American student enrollment.
The short courses are taught by teams of professional journalists who provide students with information about
careers in the industry, training in writing, reporting and editing, and tips on job interviews and landing the first job
or internship.
Sports Journalism Institute
The Sports Journalism Institute is a nine-week training and internship program for college students interested
in sports journalism careers. The institute is designed to attract talented students to print journalism through
opportunities in sports reporting and editing and to enhance racial and gender diversity in sports departments of
newspapers nationwide.
Student Career Mentoring Program
The NABJ Career Mentoring Program matches students and new professionals with dedicated members wanting to
ensure that the next generation of black journalists thrives in the newsroom. This yearlong process will help young
journalists understand the proper protocol and culture of the newsroom. It will also give them the chance to listen
to people who have already gone through what they will have to face and that can help guide them through the
proper channels for their professional expectations.
A new mentor program will be coming soon. In the meantime, student members are encouraged to access the
NABJ member database to reach out to professional members. You can search for members by area, company,
and job title. We encourage students to send introductory emails to members stating your name, school, and what
specific questions you have about career paths or the journalism industry.
Student Projects
The NABJ Student Multimedia Project offers a cross-platform training experience for full-time undergraduate
and graduate students who are interested in pursuing journalism or public relations as a career. Students work
as a team alongside experienced professionals who work for newspapers, television, radio and online news
organizations across the country.
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STUDENT EDUCATION
2015 SEED STUDENT LISTING

Broadcast
Zora Ayesha-Burrell Stephenson, Elon University

Rachel Scott, University of Southern California
Valerie Ann Young, University of Maryland
Ziris Alexandria Danyiel Savage, North Carolina A&T State University
Brandie Danyell Peterson, University of Maryland
Peta-Gay Sheerwood - University of Florida, College of Journalism and Communications
Kay Dominique Angrum, University of Southern California
Daniel Dumas, Wayne State University
Marcel, Gerard, Warfield, University of Maryland
Daion, Davon, Morton, Indiana University Bloomington
Online
Crystal Mercedes Garner, The University of Southern Mississippi

Allysa Cole, The University of Southern Mississippi
Charmaine, Shauntae, Nero, Columbia Graduate School of Journalism
Corey Stephen Howard, Grambling State University
Photography
Lucy Polly, Njoki, Irungu, University of Oregon

Nathalie Ronaldine Dortonne, University of Florida
Gabriella Anna Angotti-Jones, MiraCosta College
Print
Kori Eslie Tuitt, Stony Brook University

Jordyn Alyse Holman, University of Southern California
Sean Anthony Hurd, The George Washington University
Wilton C Jackson, The University of Southern Mississippi
Graphic Design
Brianna Mon Williams, American University

Tisha Christina Coleman, University of Mississippi
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Public Relations
Kandice Elan Lanae Head, University of Missouri-Columbia

Jasmine Marie Strong, University of Maryland College Park
Dwayne A Fuller, University of Kentucky
Kenneth L. Ware Jr., Texas Southern University
Ashley Janine Walls, University of Washington
Naomi Ogaldez, California State University, Northridge
Copy Desk
Imani, Jahlia Moise, Duke University

Taryn Richelle Finley, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Jessica Denise Mitchell, University of North Texas
Converged Team
Gina Cherelus, Florida A&M University

Demetria Marie Mosley, DePaul University
Donovan Maurice Avant Harrell, Florida A&M University
Allison E. Fisher Scholarship, $2,500

Imani Moise, Duke University
Carole Simpson Scholarship, $2,500

Kendal Lambert, Stockton University
STUDENT EDUCATION
2015 SEED STUDENT LISTING
DeWayne Wickham Founders Scholarship, $2,500

Bianca Theodore, Lee University
Larry Whiteside Scholarship, $2,500

Jourdan Henry, Howard University
Les Payne Founders Scholarship, $2,500

Leah Johnson, Indiana University
NABJ Scholarship, $2,500

Kimberly Nnorom, Howard University
Visual Task Force Scholarship

(2 Winners) $1,500
Kacie Trimble, Northwestern University
Bria Granville, Western Kentucky University
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THE MEMORIES WILL LAST

LONG AFTER THE TRIP DOES.
Youll find paradise in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Youll also find a delicious
buffet of savory flavors thatll make your lips smile. A rich culture
of music and tradition that you wont find anywhere else in the world.
A living history where you can walk the same roads as your ancestors.
And the extraordinary chance to be moved by these momentsa thrill
that doesnt always happen on vacation. Lucky for you,
the USVI isnt just a vacation.
Lasting memories begin at visitUSVI.com.

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/usvitourism
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Welcome to
Minneapolis
Saint Paul,
NABJ!
MANYVOICES | ONEWAVELENGTH
Were proud that the National Association of Black Journalists is hosting

their 40th annual conference in our home Twin Cities. Like the NABJ,
American Public Media Group is committed to making meaningful
connections in the communities we serve. americanpublicmedia.org
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO NEWS | MARKETPLACE | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO
WIN THE TOP PRIZE

FOR YOUNG JOURNALISTS
$10,000 PRIZES ARE AWARDED to journalists
under 35 years of age for outstanding achievement
in local, national and international reporting. Print,
broadcast and online entries accepted.
TO ENTER, VISIT LIVAWARDS.ORG
2014 Livingston Award winners: Kiera Feldman,
Matthieu Aikins, Shoshana Walter and Ryan Gabrielson
WALLACE HOUSE AT MICHIGAN
BE AMONG THE BEST

ENTRY DEADLINES: FEBRUARY 1, 2016
STUDY AT A GREAT
PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
Exceptional journalists from the U.S. and abroad receive
a $70,000 STIPEND, PLUS ALL TUITION AND
FEES, to pursue studies at the University of Michigan
and grow as journalists. Fellows attend twice-weekly
seminars led by experts in journalism, business,
politics and culture. Fellows are invited on news tours
to Canada, Turkey and Brazil.
TO APPLY, VISIT KWFELLOWS.ORG
2015-16 Knight-Wallace Fellows
include Gregory Amante, Danya Bacchus,
Jenna Krajeski, Teresa Frontado,
Mosi Secret and Bernice Yeung
WALLACE HOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: NURTURING THE TALENTS OF JOURNALISTS
Welcome
to Minneapolis
Star Tribune commends NABJ for the hard work youve done to improve news coverage
in communities across the country over the last 40 years. As Minnesotas largest and most-trusted
newsroom, were also committed to making a difference in the communities we serve by delivering
more of what matters to our readers. All day. Every day.
Knight Foundation is proud to support

the National Association of Black Journalists
Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote
quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities
and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives
when people and communities are informed and engaged.
@knightfdn | knightfoundation.org

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AN N UAL NABJ CONVENTION &

Max Robinson (Deceased)

Edward Blackwell (Deceased)

Vernon Jarrett (Deceased)

Reginald Bryant (Deceased)

Mal Johnson (Deceased)

Chuck Stone (Deceased)

Sandra Dawson Long

Marilyn Darling (Not Pictured)

Luix Overbea (Deceased)

Dallas Morning News

Founding Executive Director

Black Perspective on the News

WTOP-TV, Washington, D.C.

WNET-TV, New York

Philadelphia Daily News

WHUR Radio, Washington, D.C.

The Washington Post

The New York Times

The Washington Post

Mutual Black Network

Detroit Free Press

Africa Journal Ltd.

News Journal, Wilmington, Del.

Christian Science Monitor

WLBT-TV, Jackson, Miss.

Louisville (Ky.), Courier Journal

2015 Annual NABJ Convention & Career Fair

WTOP-TV, Washington, D.C.

Detroit Free Press

National Black Network

U.S. News & World Report

The Baltimore Sun

San Francisco Examiner

WHYY-TV, Wilmington, Del.

WHIO-TV, Dayton, Ohio

Bob Greenlee (Not Pictured)

Project Bait, Detroit, MI

Special Events/Daily Schedule

Our event has

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Student Multimedia Project

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

NABJ Board of Directors Meeting

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Registration & Welcome Center

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Deep Dive Learning Labs (Half Day) **

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Deep Dive Learning Labs (All Day)**

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Career Fair and Exhibition Move-In

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Deep Dive Learning Labs (Half Day) **

8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Registration & Welcome Center

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Professional Development Breakfasts

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.