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Updated: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Published: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 |
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New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to address NABJ convention
A year after Hurricane Katrina, black journalists look at what happened, lessons learned
WASHINGTON Mayor C. Ray Nagin, the newly re-elected mayor of New Orleans who led the city during Hurricane Katrina, will be a featured speaker at the National Association of Black Journalists 31st Annual Convention and Career Fair in Indianapolis, August 16-20.
Mayor Nagin will be part of the Friday plenary session: "Covering Katrina: Truth and Consequences," reflecting on one of the nation's deadliest disasters which struck the Gulf Coast last August.
We are excited to have Mayor Nagin join us in Indy, said NABJ President Bryan Monroe, who led the Knight Ridder team in Biloxi, Miss., on the day Katrina struck. With the hurricane, the aftermath and then a re-election campaign, he certainly will have a lot to talk about.
Nagin was first elected in 2002. Before that he was a vice president and general manager at Cox Communications, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises in southeastern Louisiana. Nagin is a graduate of Tuskegee University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1978 and received a MBA at Tulane University in 1994.
He recently won re-election in the New Orleans mayoral race with 52 percent of the vote, defeating Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu.
The convention is expected to attract more than 3,000 attendees nationwide. It is the largest professional gathering devoted to black journalists in the nation. In addition to the discussion on Hurricane Katrina, additional convention sessions will look at the future of black leadership, black media entrepreneurs and the current state of network news, featuring executives from the major television networks.
The convention will also feature the nation's largest journalism career fair along with specialized workshops, plenary sessions with other national figures, professional development breakfasts targeted to various journalism disciplines, a Hall of Fame awards banquet, a gospel brunch, media receptions, the nation's largest journalism job fair, an exhibit area and much more for veteran, up-and-coming and future journalists.
For more information about the convention or to register, visit www.nabj.org or call the NABJ national office at (301) 445-7100. The pre-registration deadline is July 1.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 4,100 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
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