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December 2004 KCABJ Newsletter



NABJ News

NABJ President Herbert Lowe reported in an e-mail in late November that "the media business is going through big changes. And journalists of color are feeling the full force of it."

Some of the industry shock waves involve newspaper circulation scandals that surfaced this year in such cities as Dallas, New York and Chicago. The Belo Corp., which owns The Dallas Morning News, announced layoffs. More were expected in New York at Newsday and at the Chicago Sun-Times.

The cutbacks are being forced by adjustments in advertising revenue that resulted from inflated circulation figures. Ad rates are tied to circulation numbers.

Lowe in his e-mail also said NABJ supports its members "who are speaking truth to power in the name of fairness, inclusion and opportunity." More journalists of color need to be in more influential roles in newsrooms nationwide.

"We have the talent, but we lack the opportunity," Lowe said. "We are kept on the outside of the offices with glass walls.

"Newsroom leaders acknowledge the problem. But it stays the same."

Lowe encourages people to learn more by going to www.nabj.org.


KCABJ's First Essay Contest Winners

At the 13th Annual KCABJ Media Awards Ceremony, the organization also honored a number of students who won the first KCABJ essay contest. The high school winner was Cordel Anderson, a sophomore at Paseo Academy. The runner-up was Anthony Jackson, a sophomore at Paseo Academy.

The junior high school winners were Carlos Alfaro and Daniel Velarde, eighth-graders at J.A. Rogers Middle School. Carlos and Daniel combined their essays into one. The students received gift certificates.

Ahh, The Numbers

The Asian American Journalists Association reported this fall that it has surpassed the National Association of Hispanic Journalists in membership. AAJA reported that it has a record number of members in 2004. The 16 percent increase boosted its membership to 2,320.

The Hispanic journalists group has maintained a steady membership of about 2,200 members. But there actually are more Hispanic journalists working in the newspaper industry. In April, the American Society of Newspaper Editors reported that 2,258 Latinos vs. 1,507 Asians who were in U.S. newspaper newsrooms. That does not include journalists for either group who are working in the broadcast news industry.


Information Is Power

  • The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser is seeking a metro editor. For more information call Executive Editor Wanda Lloyd at (334)261-1509 or send e-mail to wlloyd@gannett.com.

  • KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kan., is seeking a master control operator, technical director/graphic artist, videographer/view editor, account executive and main anchor position. For more information call (620) 231-0400.

  • National Public Radio is seeking journalists for reporting positions. For more information call Cheryl Imelda Hampton at (202) 513-2211.

  • The National Society of Newspaper Columnists is seeking entries for the 2005 column writing contest. For more information send e-mail to director@columnists.com or call (415) 541-5636.

  • Ithaca College is creating a new journalism department and is seeking people to teach at its Park School of Communications. The two, tenure-eligible assistant/associate professor jobs start on Aug. 16. For more information send e-mail to Christopher Campbell at ccampbell@ithaca.edu or call (607)274-1330.

  • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is seeking an editor to lead the transportation, environment and regional planning teams of reporters, a state government and politics editor and an assistant business editor. For more information call Ernie Suggs at (404) 526-5672.
  • The Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader is seeking an editorial writer. For more information send e-mail to Vanessa Gallman at vgallman@herald-leader.com.

  • The Academy for Educational Development is seeking applications for grants averaging $100,000 for work in international human rights, HIV/AIDS, migrant and refugee rights, racial justice, reproductive rights and women's rights. For more information call (202) 884-8051 or send e-mail to newvoice@aed.org.

  • The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., is seeking a full-time editorial page editor. For more information send e-mail to Steve Silberman at Steve.Silberman@thedesertsun.com.

  • The News Tribune in Tacoma, Wash., is seeking an editorial writer. For more information send e-mail to David Seago at david.seago@thenewstribune.com.

  • The American Press Institute is offering fellowship money to allow newspaper employees and journalism educators to attend API seminars tuition free. For more information call Linda Kepner at (703) 715-3320 or send e-mail to lkepner@americanpressinstitute.org.

  • The Miami Herald world desk is seeking a reporter to cover Haiti. For more information call John Yearwood at (305) 376-3467.

  • The New York Association of Black Journalists is seeking print and broadcast journalists to help judge its annual awards contest. For more information send e-mail to Katti Gray at nappykatti@optonline.net.

  • The Bradenton (Fla.) Herald is seeking a features editor. For more information send e-mail to Jim Smith at jesmith@bradentonherald.com.

  • The Bucks County Courier Times in the Philadelphia area is seeking a copy editor for its universal desk. For more information send e-mail to Irv Randolph at editorial@phila-tribune.com.

    The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business has openings in its executive program in corporate strategy, which runs from Feb. 14-18 and June 6-10. For more information call (312) 464-8732 or send e-mail to charles.schmidt@ChicagoGSB.edu.

  • The Austin (Texas) American Statesman is seeking a political reporter to cover state government, politics and trends. For more information send e-mail to Gary Susswein at gsusswein@statesman.com.

  • The John Templeton Foundation in 2005 starts a new fellowship in science and religion in New York. For more information check out www.templeton-cambridge.org.

  • The News Journal in Wilmington, Del., is seeking an assistant managing editor. For more information send e-mail to David Ledford at dledford@delawareonline.com.

  • The Knight Center for specialized Journalism is holding free seminars in 2005 on The Business of Sports; Law & the Courts; Rural America, Community Issues; U.S. Jobs, Global Economy; Homeland Security, Close to Home; and an Editorial Writers Seminar. For more information call (301) 405-4817.

  • The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking an assistant or associate professor of journalism for the fall of 2005. For more information call (217) 333-0709.

  • KSMO-TV in Kansas City is seeking account executives. For more information call (913) 233-1513.

  • KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kan., is seeking a promotions/programming manager, news assistant, news reporter and an account executive. For more information call Lewis Diuguid at (816) 234-4723.

  • The University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism is seeking applications for the Meredith Endowed Chair in Service Journalism and a magazine writing professor. For more information call Lewis.


    KC People

  • KCABJ Urban Student Journalism Academy graduate and scholarship winner Ann Langworthy had an article in the Nov. 3 issue of "TeenStar" in The Kansas City Star. It was about her being a first-time voter.

  • Former KCABJ member Malecia El-Amin survived the purge of people at The Dallas Morning News. Malecia works on the copy desk at the newspaper.

  • KCABJ member Joi Preciphs has been accepted into the Washington Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. She will complete her master's degree work in journalism while working as a full-time Washington correspondent.

  • KCABJ member Kesha Moorefield had her annual Christmas tree decorating party. Several KCABJ members attended.

  • KCABJ elections for 2005 will be held in the next few weeks. It is important to renew your membership so you can vote. Also, those members who want to run for the executive board positions should announce their candidacy soon.




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    2004 Kansas City Association of Black Journalists
    P.O. Box 32744, Kansas City, Mo. 64111