Jacob Rascon has been hired as a multimedia journalist at KNBC-TV to work in the Inland Empire bureau.
 Jacob's father, Art Rascon, and his uncle Dan Rascon, had also both been TV news journalists in Los Angeles. Jacob comes from KFOX-TV in El Paso.
Mark Vasche, a longtime CCNMA supporter, has retired as editor of the Modesto Bee after 42 years with the newspaper.
Gustavo Arellano has been promoted from managing editor to editor of the OC Weekly.
Los Angeles Daily New Editor Carolina Garcia has been named editor of two sister newspapers,
The Breeze in Torrance and the Long Beach Press Telegram.



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EVENTS

Unity '12 Set for Aug. 1-4, 2012, in Las Vegas

The national joint conference of the (AAJA) Asian American Journalists Association, the (NAHJ) National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the (NAJA) Native American Journalists Association and the (NLGJA) National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association will be held August 1-4, 2012, at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas. Early Bird registration deadline is March 16, 2012, and is $325 for members of the four groups and $150 for student members. For more information click here. 

NEWS

Frank Del Olmo Honored in Pacoima CCNMA founder Frank del Olmo, who grew up in Pacoima, will be honored by having the new Pacoima Neighborhood City Hall renamed in his memory, 7th District Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon announced July 26. Del Olmo's image is also included in a mural painted at the facility by artist Ignacio Gomez. ASNE 2011 Newsroom Census Reports Drop in Number of Journalists of Color to 12.79% For the third consecutive year, the American Society of News Editors, which has conducted a census of newsrooms since 1978, found that the percentage of journalists of color in newsrooms declined, this time to 12.7%, a drop of nearly a half percentage point from 13.26 percent from the previous year. The total number of professional journalists rose to 41,600 from 41,500 the previous year. For complete details click here ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2011 State of the News Media Report Finds More Going to the Web People are spending more time with news than ever before, according to Pew Research Center survey data, but when it comes to the platform of choice, the web is gaining ground rapidly while other sectors are losing. In 2010, digital was the only media sector seeing audience growth and cable news joined the ranks of older media suffering audience decline. To read more about the 2011 State of the News Media report click here   BOOKS                         "Frank del Olmo:  Commentaries on His Times" As a Los Angeles Times columnist, Frank del Olmo was known for his clear-headed analysis of hardball issues: politics, education, labor, immigration, as demonstrated in this book. Then, in the final decade of his life, a new dimension emerged in his columns: The compassionate father of a young son, Frankie, dealing with autism. Del Olmo, a CCNMA founder and a board member for more than 30 years, died of a heart attack in 2004. In addition to his role as a columnist, he was the first Latino to be promoted to the Times’ masthead. This book offers 90 of his most memorable columns,  including his 1994 commentary in which he dissented from the Times' reelection endorsement of Pete Wilson, citing the governor’s “cynical” use of divisive Proposition 187. A selection of photos features some early CCNMA events.Through a generous donation by the Los Angeles Times of the remaining books, the book is now available through the CCNMA office. Proceeds of sales benefit the Frank del Olmo Memorial Scholarship Fund. Your donation may be tax deductible. Donation: $30 hard cover, $20 soft cover. Call (213) 821-0075 or click here for an order form online, or to download. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "The Barbarian Nurseries" by Hector Tobar The Los Angeles Times columnist's latest novel explores beyond the glimmer of Hollywood and deeper than the tabloid crime stories to reveal Southern California life as it is really lived, across its sunshiny sprawl of classes and languages, dreams and ambitions. The story follows  housekeeper Araceli, who one morning finds herself alone in a Westside house with two small children, and sets out by bus to central Los Angeles to find the boys' grandfatherr. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 432 pages. $27. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ "News For All The People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media" by Juan Gonzalez and Joseph Torres A sweeping narrative history of American news media that puts race at the center of the story. from the earliest colonial newspapers to the Internet Age, America's racial divsions have played a central role in the creation of the country's media system, just as the media has contributed to - and every so ofter, combated - racial oppression. Based on years of original archival research and up-to-the-minute reporting, the book is written by two veteran journalists and leading advocates for a more inclusive and democratic media system. Verso Books. 453 pages. $29.95