National Association of Black Journalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is the largest organization of African American journalists in the United States , with 3,300 members . It was founded on December 12, 1975 in Washington, DC , among others by Bob Hayes . Today NABJ is headquartered at the University of Maryland, College Park . It is the largest of the four associations of the "Unity Journalists of Color, Inc." , an alliance of the "Asian American Journalists Association", the "National Association of Hispanic Journalists", the "Native American Journalists Association" and the NABJ.
The organization is chaired by Barbara Ciara, and Karen Wynn Freeman has been the executive director since 2006.
The members are invited to a meeting once a year by the board. In addition to the submission and hearing of the annual report of the President, the Treasurer and the various regional directors, the implementation of the organization's goals is verified .
aims
- Raising media awareness of equality for African American journalists in the workplace.
- Expansion of employment opportunities for young African American journalists and further professional training opportunities .
- Increase the number of African American journalists in management positions and promote entrepreneurship.
- Formation of an expert commission to recognize outstanding achievements by African American journalists and the balanced reporting on African American society.
- Collaboration with high schools and universities to support African American schoolchildren and students in journalism.
- Creation of journalistic information and training services for the general public.
scholarship
The association awards scholarships of $ 60,000 annually to college students specializing in journalism. The sum is usually distributed among 14-16 students in the form of paid internships or a semester allowance. The maximum grant amount per student is $ 25,000.
Hall of Fame
The "NABJ Hall of Fame" was launched on April 4, 1990 and initially honored seven African American personalities. The award has been given annually since 2004.
The first members of the "Hall of Fame" were:
- Carl Rowan (1925–2000), journalist and author.
- "Dorothy Butler Gilliam," the Washington Post's first black reporter .
- Gordon Parks , film director, photographer, actor, writer and composer.
- "Mal Johnson", television reporter in Philadelphia .
- Malvin Russell Goode (1908–1995), the first African American television journalist and news correspondent for ABC News .
- "Norma Quarles", NBC News and CNN correspondent.
- "Ted Poston", a journalist for the New York Post from the 1930s to the 1960s.
literature
- Wayne Dawkins, Black Journalists: The Nabj Story . August Pr, June 1997, ISBN 978-0963572042
- Wayne Dawkins, Rugged Waters: Black Journalists Swim the Mainstream . August Pr, July 2003, ISBN 978-0963572073
Web links
- Official website , English
Footnotes
- ↑ 30th Anniversary Celebration ( Memento from April 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ UNITY's History ( Memento from October 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Constitution ( Memento from August 4, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Scholarships ( Memento from April 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Hall of Fame ( Memento from July 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Dorothy Butler Gilliam ( Memento of August 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists - PABJ ( July 3, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )