Leaders of UNITY’s member organizations debated whether the organization will continue in its current structure, amid concerns that it may have strayed from its core mission.
Here are the winners of the contested board of director elections for National Association of Hispanic Journalists and Asian American Journalists Association.
The impact of turnover and layoffs has hit many working journalists hard. Some feel overwhelmed by increased workloads and having to juggle multiple things at once.
A man protesting Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade’s speech to the UNITY convention was punched by a supporter. He was then removed from a McCormick Center ballroom as journalists looked on.
At the end of next week, Sharon Rosenhause, the managing editor at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel will retire after serving more than 20 years in the newspaper business, as a mentor and a long-standing voice for journalists of color.
Although I am stable and I no longer starve myself, anorexia will always be a part of me.
El boricua Luis Vázquez ha visto la sangre que cuesta convertir un lote vacío entre las calles Kinzie y Dearborn de Chicago, en un rascacielos.
Ex corresponsales los principales medios de Estados Unidos que laboraron en Cuba consideran el país un de los lugares más difíciles de reportar, por la secretividad del régimen y el constante acoso de los periodistas.
Kenneth Cooper felt he and his fellow Freedmen were left out.
The Native American Journalists Association held its annual banquet Friday at one of the oldest Indian centers in the country.
According to two surveys released by NABJ, people of color are still a minority in television newsrooms’ highest leadership positions.
He was named “Ugista,” which means “Corntassal,” by his grandma. He comes from a strong family line that fought to hold onto tribal traditions and land.
Barack Obama did it. Jennifer Lopez did it. And now NAMME is doing it.
The National Association of Multicultural Media Executives, or NAMME, has changed its name to better embrace its cultural heritage and history.
More than 6,500 journalists, exhibitors and sponsors registered for UNITY ’08, according to event organizers.
La convención de la Nacional de Periodistas Hispanos (NAHJ, por sus siglas en inglés) se traslada al trópico en el 2009.
“Wrigley Field is nothing but a tourist trap for everybody that comes from out of town to Chicago,” he said of the rival team’s headquarters across town. “The heart of Chicago belongs to the Sox.”
There was momentary confusion when the UNITY Career Fair and Media Expo opened at 11 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. as it had the previous two days.
A Windy City alternative to the Philly cheese steak, the Italian beef sandwich adds a Midwest twist to the East Coast classic.
Newspapers from Los Angeles to Boston have been taking steps to defray costs by downsizing their staffs. Here are 10 newspapers that announced layoffs and buyouts since June 23, and the number of employees they were planning to cut.
While mainstream newspapers are laying off large numbers of staff and producing smaller papers, Native American tribal newspapers are doing just the opposite – increasing their staff, exploring new revenue sources and publishing more often.
The always stressful journalism industry has become even more so as rounds of buyouts and layoffs cast a cloud of uncertainty over rapidly shrinking newsrooms.
Some former newspaper journalists are doing as much as they can to transfer their skills into other areas, while others have gone in a new direction.
Diversity is not just a feel-good thing – it’s good business, even amid turbulent times, according to UNITY leaders.
State-level data about children and families in five of the largest racial groups are now publicly accessible on the Web.
In Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, the grief of low-income families is transformed into the joy of more affluent newcomers.
Risk-takers who aren’t afraid of a little grease and artery-clogging goodness can venture to one of Chicago’s many kielbasa eateries and meat markets.
I can’t imagine finding a more perfect job. But as I prepare to report news for decades, voices across the newsroom echo in my head. And they are chipping away at my decision.
Desde hace siete meses, Javier Martínez, 42, padre de dos hijos, vive en un armario de cuatro pies de ancho por siete de largo, de una casa en Cícero, Illinois.
Some readers tend to think Spanish-language tabloids are a new, up-and-coming market, but Latino newspapers have been around for nearly 200 years.
Conventions offer great learning and career opportunities. But a great first impression is a must – and that comes with the perfect ensemble.
For 18 years, Joe Grimm's friendly smile and witty jabs have become a journalism conference staple. But this year is different.
Financially strapped media companies are considering cuts to foreign bureaus as a way to cut costs.
Just around the corner from McCormick Place near Al Capone’s old headquarters, Chef Luciano serves up an eclectic array of dishes.
Not every journalist can stand up at a press association meeting with a 20-minute speaking limit and get away with speaking for an hour and 15 minutes.
The late veteran journalist Vernon Jarrett did.
This year’s UNITY convention offered 111 workshops for writers, editors and new media journalists.
But the host organization planned no workshops for copy editors, photographers, graphic artists and designers.
For those not on the job hunt, a convention serves as an opportunity to stock up on much more than business cards, and UNITY ’08 is no exception.
From the moment they register, conference attendees are greeted with goodies.
For journalists feeling burned-out from the business, UNITY convention speakers Angela Neal-Barnett and Carla Davis from Rise, Sally, Rise Inc. will offer a seminar Friday called “Beat Up, Burned Out? How to Hang in, Rejuvenate and Thrive in Tough Times.”
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