
JOIN NYABJ FOR THE NABJ REGION I CONFERENCE
GLOBAL DIVERSITY SUMMIT & JOB FAIR
April 13 – 14 New York City, N.Y.
A synergy of best practices for a growing multicultural landscape in the digital age
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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will host its 2018 Region 1 Conference April 13 and 14, 2018 in New York City. The Global Diversity Summit is bringing together hundreds of journalists, communication professionals and students from across the U.S. Northeast to attend the two-day conference. Titled the “Global Diversity Summit,” the conference will have a five-pronged approach:
- National and international reporting and editing
- Diversity coaching
- Media training
- Community engagement
- Career advancement
The summit will focus on improving the industry’s coverage of America’s diverse landscape, promoting international dialogue through stories and media coaching, and providing diversity training for all levels within the industry. This year the conference will spread across two days offering “Diversity & Management Training” for mid-level editors, supervisors and aspiring newsroom leaders and a return of last year’s successful “Career Center,” where companies and area graduate schools interview applicants on the spot.
It should come as no surprise that New York City is home to the headquarters of the world’s most significant international organization: the United Nations. After all, the city itself is in essence a living United Nations. A recent U.S. Census Bureau report about NYC revealed an increasingly diverse and dynamic city with immigrants making up the majority of the residents in some neighborhoods.
All five boroughs illustrate this melting pot of cultures through activities, museums, stores and restaurants, where you can meet people of different countries, sample exotic cuisine and products, listen to international music and watch foreign films.
With almost 200 languages spoken, 40 percent of the N.Y.C. population was born outside of the United States. Combine the cultural and ethnic diversity of the residents with the hundreds of consulates, embassies and permanent U.N. missions and you have a cosmopolitan city unlike any other. Even the embassy-filled nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., is downright homogeneous when compared to the ever-changing rainbow of worlds that is New York City.
Census projections indicate that minorities will become a majority in the U.S. by 2044. While some progress has been made in covering communities of color — it has not been enough.
Journalists often find it difficult to have open, honest conversations about race and ethnicity—even compared to other contentious newsroom issues, like gender imbalances—for fear of damaging relationships with editors or colleagues. The summit aims to improve on that, if not, provide solutions. Join us.
* OPENING RECEPTION TICKETS SOLD SEPARATELY
FRIDAY, APRIL 13 8:30 a.m. – Noon | DIVERSITY AND MANAGEMENT TRAINING Location: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W 40th St.* Application required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUvUlv5pyaySj02RLfqmORjUVMDLHt4LgaAijrK4eIz777_Q/viewform |
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and breakfast, courtesy of CUNY J+, the professional development program of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism |
9 a.m. | Ice breaker with Nicki Mayo, Digital Editor at The Philadelphia Tribune |
9:15 a.m. | Self-awareness exercise with Marie Gilot, CUNY J+ director |
9:40 a.m. | New management and leadership skills for journalists with Justin Ellis, former senior editor ESPN, S. Mitra Kalita, VP programming at CNN Digital, and Elena Bergeron, Editor in Chief SB Nation. |
10:45 a.m. | Personal career goals with Benet J. Wilson, Vice President of Online News Association |
11:30 a.m. | Keynote – Rashida Jones, Senior Vice President at NBC News |
Noon | Close |
10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | CAREER CENTER & JOB INTERVIEWS Location: New York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, 20 Cooper SquareJob Interviews: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084eafa823a5f94-career1 Resume Critiques: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f084eafa823a5f94-career |
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Registration |
10:30 a.m. | Welcome |
10:40 a.m. – Noon | Resume, Reel, Clip Critiques *People who have scheduled an appointment get priority |
Noon – 1:00 p.m. | How to Break Into Journalism and Climb the Ranks! Four NYU Journalism MA alums share their stories and tips for success. Moderator: NYU professor James McBride Panelists: Ian Blair of Bleacher Report; Contessa Gayles of CNN; Greg Howard of The New York Times; and Jordan Rolling of BET and VICE* Lunch is served |
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Job Fair Interviews * Mandatory appointmentsJob Fair Companies: WCBS-2 New York Newsday The Wall Street Journal Bloomberg New York Amsterdam News NJ Advance Media: (NJ.com, Star Ledger, LehighValleyLive.com, Inside Jersey and Hunterdon County Democrat) The New Yorker Magazine Our Time Press The Associated Press North Jersey Media Group Consumer Reports |
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Job Fair * No appointments necessary |
4:00 p.m. | Close |
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | OPENING RECEPTION Location: Bloomberg Headquarters, 731 Lexington Ave.Speaker: Deesha Dyer, former White House Social Secretary for U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. * Musical performances by the Afrikumba Utibe’ Drummers |
SATURDAY, APRIL 14 | GENERAL CONFERENCE
Location: Vanderbilt Hall, New York University School of Law, 40 Washington Square South |
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast |
9:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. | Welcome Morning Keyonte: Zain Ejiofor Asher, anchor at CNN International |
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | Newsday Presentation
CBS Presents: Women Breaking The Glass Ceiling in Media |
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Covering Africa and the Caribbean Moderator: Frankie Edozien, New York University Arthur L. Carter Journalism InstituteNYU Presentation Mic Presents: Targeting Our Audience: Cracking the Facebook Algorithm and Elevating Diverse Voices |
Noon – 12:45 p.m. | Digital Strategies Presenter: NABJ President Sarah Glover, NBCGoogle Tools You Can Use Presenter: Michelle Johnson, Boston University Bloomberg Presentation: National and International Reporting |
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | LUNCH PRESENTATION In Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. From Dr. King and Memphis to Black Panther and Wakanda Featuring author, activist Kevin Powell |
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | #WakandaForever: Reclaiming the Essence of Visual Storytelling Moderator: Jarrad Henderson, USA TodayPublic Relations Strategies Moderator: Haniyyah Sharpe-Brown, On Point Communications All Info, No Shade: Covering the LGBTQ Community 101 |
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Empowering Our Global Voice Through the Black Press Moderator: Tene Croom, NABJ Black Press Task ForceThe New Yorker Magazine Presents: You Sure About That? Fact Checking. Moderator: Melvin Backmon, The New Yorker Magazine #TakeAKnee: When Sports, Race and Social Causes Collide |
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | The Business of Landing a Job: A Reporter’s Notebook on Career Success at The Wall Street Journal Moderator: Marie Beaudette, The Wall Street JournalWe Are Muslims, Too: Covering Faith, Immigration and Islamophobia in the Era of the Muslim Ban |
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Break before keynote |
5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | KEYNOTE |
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | CLOSING RECEPTION ROOFTOP TERRACE — THE RIDGE HOTEL NYC Location: 151 East Houston St, * Winner of Attendance Challenge to be announced |
10:30 p.m. – until | NABJ NIGHT IN THE CITY RED ROOSTER IN HARLEM Location: 310 Lenox Ave. |
