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CCNMA's mission is to promote diversity in the news media by providing encouragement, scholarships and educational programs
for Latinos pursuing careers in the news media, and to foster an accurate and fair portrayal of Latinos in the news media,
and promoting the social, economic and professional advancement of Latino journalists.
You are cordially invited to an intimate fundraising concert by
David Hidalgo and Louie Perez
of Los Lobos
8 p.m. Tuesday, May 20 at The Ice House in Pasadena.
tickets: $80 advance, $100 at the door
for tickets or more information call the CCNMA office at (213) 437-4408 or send an e-mail to ccnmainfo@ccnma.org
click here to read the press release
Job links are listed at bottom
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20th Annual CCNMA Inland Scholarship Banquet on May 16, 2008, at Riverside City College
Ron Gonzales of the Orange County Register is the keynote speaker. For tickets or information contact Inland Chapter President Jose Arballo at jarballo@pe.com
Unity '08 National Convention in Chicago July 23-27, 2008
Registration for the largest gathering of journalists in the United States opens October 2007. The Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Native American Journalists Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists will gather for a joint convention for the 4th time. PRE- REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 13. For more information click here.
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According to Joe Mathews, on most nights in Los Angeles, the most timely, serious and civic-minded local news is not available on the Internet, the radio or any of the half-dozen English-language stations that broadcast nightly shows that purport to be newscasts. At 11 p.m. each night, he says the best newscasts in the market appear on two Spanish-language channels, Univision's flagship KMEX and Telemundo affiliate KVEA. Read his June 11, 2008 story here. Percentage of Journalists of Color at Newspapers Increases Slightly, ASNE Reports The overall number of newsroom employees shrank by 2,400 jobs, or 4.4 percent. At the same time, the number of journalists of color in the newsroom fell by 300 positions to 7,100 this year. The proportion of journalists pf color working at daily newspapers, however, grew minimally to 13.52 percent of all journalists from 13.43 percent last year. Latinos were about 4.4 percent of the total workforce. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, racial and ethnic minorities made up 34 percent of the population in 2006, Latinos are about 15 percent of the total population. The recent findings show that newsrooms in America have a long way to go to reach the ASNE goal of parity with the general population. Read the ASNE report here. Carolina Garcia Named Executive Editor of the Daily News of Los Angeles Garica, who was honored by CCNMA at its 2006 Scholarship Banquet, was named April 7 to the position and started her new job April 28. Garcia, 53, comes to the Daily News after five years as executive editor of The Monterey County Herald. Before that she was managing editor of the San Antonio Express-News from 1998 to 2003. She replaces Executive Editor Ron Kaye, who resigned April 4. Read the Daily News' story here. PEJ'S "The State of the News Media 2008" Annual Report The Project for Excellence in Journalism's newest annual report on the status and health of American journalism analyzes the major trends in the main media sectors and features: a Year in the News; a Survey of Journalists; a look at the Future of Advertising; an analysis of Citizen Media sites and more. Among its findings are that Web sites primarily package news that is produced elsewhere, that the trouble with journalism may not be a loss of audience, per se, but the challenge of getting advertisers to follow that audience to the Web, and that blogs and public affairs Web sites attract a smaller audience than expected and are produced by people with even more elite backgrounds than journalists. Read the complete report here. U.S. Postal Service Issues Ruben Salazar Stamp in 2008In honor of trailblazing newsman Ruben Salazar's relentless efforts to chronicle the complexity of race relations in Los Angeles, the U.S. Postal Service has issued a commemorative stamp of the former KMEX-TV news director and Los Angeles Times reporter and columnist, and the impetus for the creation of CCNMA. Read the Los Angeles Times story here.
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) 437-4408 or click here for an order form online, or to
download. "Latino Writers and Journalists" by Jamie Martinez Wood The book profiles more than 150 writers and journalists who have worked to advance the role of Latinos in the United states and abroad. Click here to read the author's story about why she wrote the book. |
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