Membership Spotlight
NABJ
members Tracy Brown of Newsday and Sandra Stevenson of The New York Times
Selected for the 2012 New York Times Leadership Academy
National
Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
members Tracy Brown of Newsday (pictured far right ) and Sandra Stevenson of The New York Times (pictured second from the left) have
been selected for the New York Times Leadership Academy. They are featured here
with other academy participants, National Association of Hispanic Journalists
(NAHJ) members Rodrigo Cervantes of Atlanta and Teresa Frontado of Miami.
The Leadership Academy is a unique training and
development program for print and Web journalists who are, or aspire to become,
newsroom managers. Beginning or
mid-career managers will be guided through the issues and challenges of
newsroom leadership and will gain skills necessary to lead in a
rapidly-changing media world. Read more here.
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NABJ to Honor News Director and
Diversity Champion Michael Fields with Ida B. Wells Award
Award to be given at NABJ
Hall of Fame Gala, Jan. 26 at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
announced that Michael Fields, news director of WABE 90.1 FM
in Atlanta, will receive the prestigious Ida B. Wells Award. The annual honor
is given to a media executive or manager who has made outstanding efforts to
make newsrooms and news coverage more accurately reflect the diversity of the
communities they serve.
Fields
will be honored on January 26, 2012, at NABJ’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
at the Newseum in Washington, D. C.
Fields
is being recognized for his efforts which have resulted in excellent WABE
news coverage and a more accurate reflection of the diverse communities that
public broadcasting station in Atlanta serves. The award is a joint
offering from NABJ with the National
Conference of Editorial Writers. Read more here.
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