I know that many companies don’t give journalists time off to go to conferences and conventions. That perk is gone for most of us. Some of you now have to decide whether to take days off for a family vacation or Unity 2012. I say combine the two. Las Vegas is no longer just [...]
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Unity 2012: Bring the Family Along!
Posted: March 28, 2012 in Awards, freelance, Journalism, Latino journalists, NAHJ, News, Unity2012Tags: AAJA, freelance reporters, Hispanic Communicators DFW, Las Vegas, Latino journalists, Latinos in sports, NAHJ, NAJA, Unity 2012, Unity: Journalists of Color
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Connecticut Mayor apologizes after “taco” comment to WPIX reporter, Mario Diaz
Posted: January 26, 2012 in Journalism, Latino journalists, NewsTags: East Haven, Latinos, Mario Diaz, Mayor Joe Maturo, racial profiling, WPIX, WPIX-TV
My new journalism hero is WPIX-TV reporter, Mario Diaz. The veteran reporter was covering a story Tuesday (Jan. 24) about the officers arrested in East Haven, Connecticut. They’re accused of racially profiling Latinos. But Diaz ended up with a story that revealed something else: a very insensitive Mayor. Following up on the officers arrests, Diaz had [...]
