National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic journalists in the United States. It was established in 1984.
NAHJ has approximately 2,300 members, including working journalists, journalism students, other media-related professionals and journalism educators.
Its current president (2006-2008) is Rafael Olmeda, an assistant city editor at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Under the leadership of Juan González in 2002-2004, NAHJ created the Parity Project to assist news organizations in hiring and retaining Hispanic journalists and improving coverage of the Hispanic communities across the U.S. NAHJ is one of the few journalist associations to take a stand against media consolidation, largely due to the influence of Gonzalez, Olmeda and former president Verónica Villafañe (2004-2006).
NAHJ is a partner organization of Unity Journalists of Color, Inc.
[edit] See also
- Cecilia Alvear
- Lou Dobbs
- Alycia Lane
- John Quiñones
- Geraldo Rivera
- Maria Elena Salinas
- Neyda Sandoval
- Ray Suarez
- Veronica Villafañe
