NABJ Congratulates Sarah J. Glover on New Role as Social Media Editor at NBC10 Philadelphia

WASHINGTON, DC (July 24, 2012)— The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) congratulates Sarah J. Glover on her new role as Social Media Editor of NBC10 in Philadelphia.

Glover joins NBC10 from the Philadelphia Daily News where she was originally a staff photographer. Her role there grew to include shooting, producing and editing video for the web. In 2010, Glover led the Daily News video team on the "Tainted Justice" series, which earned the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting. Her responsibilities at the Daily News eventually expanded to include developing various social media and multimedia practices for the paper.

Glover is President of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists (PABJ), and also serves as NABJ’s Council of Presidents Chair, the organizing body of all Presidents of chapter affiliates within the association. Last month at NABJ’s 37th Annual Convention & Career Fair held in New Orleans, Glover was named the recipient of the 2012 President’s Award, given annually to a member who has made outstanding contributions to the organization. Please click here to view her acceptance speech. Glover is also a past national board member and led efforts for the organization’s current strategic plan.

 "We are extremely proud of Sarah for achieving this milestone in her career. There is no one more deserving of this opportunity than Sarah, she performs above and beyond the call of duty for NABJ, and I am sure she will do the same for NBC10 in this new role,” said Greg Lee Jr., NABJ President. "The NABJ family couldn’t be happier for Sarah and we wish her much success in this new endeavor,”

A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Glover earned a BA in Photojournalism and African American Studies from Syracuse University in 1996. She earned a MA in Communication Studies from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2007.

Glover's journalism fellowships include the Knight Digital Media Center-UC Berkeley Multimedia Fellowship, the Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism, the National Association of Black Journalists Ethel Payne Fellowship and University of Maryland Journalism Fellowships in Child and Family Policy.

An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization for journalists of color in the nation, and provides career development as well as educational and other support to its members worldwide. For more, please visit, www.nabj.org.