On November 19, NAHJ DC and the NAHJ student chapter at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at The University of Maryland hosted the election panel: “One year ahead: The 2016 Presidential Election”. The event took place from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the College of Journalism’s auditorium in the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington.

A big thanks to our panelists, moderators and all who attended! Our panelists discussed the main topics in the election and their experience reporting on the 2016 presidential race.

NAHJ DC and the NAHJ student chapter at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at The University of Maryland invite you to attend:

“One year ahead: The 2016 Presidential Election”

The event will be held on Thursday, November 19 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the College of Journalism’s auditorium in the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington.

If you would like to attend, RSVP to nahjdc@gmail.com by Tuesday, Nov. 17

Our panelists will discuss some of the most important topics in the election and their experience reporting on the 2016 presidential race.

The conversation will be moderated by ‎Univision Washington D.C. Affiliates Correspondent Fernando Pizarro. We will also hold a Q&A session.

Meet our panelists:

 Suzanne Gamboa, NBCNews.com

Suzanne Gamboa is a senior writer for NBCNews.com and political editor for its Latino section. Gamboa is responsible for editing, reporting and writing stories about Latinos and how the population’s expansion is reshaping the U.S., and expanding the community’s political influence. Gamboa joined NBCNews.com from NBC Latino, where she was political editor, responsible for writing, editing and assigning political coverage. Prior to her role at NBC Latino, Gamboa had worked 13 years in the Washington, D.C. bureau of The Associated Press, where she covered politics, immigration and the border and U.S.-Mexico issues, veterans, the Texas congressional delegation and most recently race and ethnicity, a beat she helped build.

Ariel Edwards-Levy, Huffington Post

Ariel Edwards-Levy is a staff reporter and the director of polling at the Huffington Post, where she writes about politics and public opinion.  A graduate of USC Annenberg’s journalism school, she previously covered the South Los Angeles community, and the 2012 and 2014 elections.”

 Raquel Godos, Congressional correspondent for Spanish news agency EFE

Raquel Godos is a Congressional correspondent for the spanish international news wire EFE, based in Washington DC. She covered the 2012 Presidential campaign when president Obama was reelected. As correspondent for EFE, she covers political issues with national and international perspective. Barely, one month ago, she interviewed secretary Hillary Clinton in San Antonio, Texas, when secretary Julian Castro made his official endorsement to her candidacy. Before Washington, she also was correspondent in Bogotá, Colombia.  ​

 

Janell Ross, The Washington Post

Janell Ross is a reporter for The Washington Post’s political blog, The Fix. She is writing a book about the racial wealth gap and the truths about its real origins laid bare by the The Great Recession. The book will be published by Beacon Press. Previously, she has covered a range of social issues including race, politics,education and immigration for The National Journal, Atlantic and New Republic magazines, The Huffington Post, The Tennessean, The News & Observer and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. She is a graduate of Vassar College and earned an master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

The Washington, D.C. Chapters of AAJA, NAHJ, NLGJA, SPJ, and WABJ are
once again teaming up with Georgetown University’s Master’s in
Journalism program for our third annual Washington, D.C. Journalism
Job Fair. Mark your calendar and save the date: Saturday, March 19.

The Job Fair will happen from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Georgetown
Downtown campus on Massachusetts Avenue near 7th Street in Northwest
D.C.

We need your help to secure your employer to recruit at our Job Fair
next year. You can help make it a success! We will send more
information on registration and recruiting fees in the coming weeks.

www.dcjournalismjobfair.org

NAHJ DC partnered with Think Latino to host a free advanced screening of “Spotlight” in the Chinatown movie theater in downtown Washington on November 2. The movie tells the story of the Pulitzer-Prize winning Boston Globe investigation of the Catholic Church. The film opens in Washington on Nov. 13th.

NAHJ DC hosted a kickoff mixer on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Mio restaurant in downtown Washington. NAHJ members met the new chapter board, learned about upcoming events and mingled with journalists and media organzations in the area.

Our chapter election is here! We have a diverse and enthusiastic group of candidates. You will notice several familiar faces. Cast your vote by the close of business this Friday, September 18th by emailing nahjdc@gmail.com

Melissa Macaya – President

Producer at CNN en Español

Melissa Macaya is a bilingual multimedia journalist who is passionate about covering political and international issues especially focused on Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic community. Born and raised in Venezuela, Melissa has gained journalism experience on the local, national and international level. She currently serves as a producer for CNN en Español where she produces content for two shows and across digital platforms. Prior to CNN, Melissa was a fellow at NBC News in their Washington bureau and worked with Univision locally in Texas. She recently completed a Master’s degree from Georgetown University in International and Political journalism. Melissa loves to travel and has worked and lived in 5 countries: Venezuela, Spain, Mexico, Argentina and the United States.

Patricia Guadalupe – Vice President

Bilingual multimedia journalist

Raised in Puerto Rico, Patricia Guadalupe is a bilingual multimedia journalist based in Washington, D.C. She has been covering the capital for both English and Spanish-language media outlets since the mid- 1990s. She previously worked as a reporter in New York City. She’s been an editor at Hispanic Link News Service (where she still writes political news), a reporter at WTOP Radio (CBS Washington affiliate), a contributing reporter for CBS Radio network, and has written for NBC News.com and Latino Magazine, among others. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and has a Master’s degree from the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University. She specializes in business news, politics and cultural issues, and also freelances as a translator/interpreter.

Aileen Schlef – Secretary

Freelance reporter for Hispanic Link News Service and LATINO

Aileen Schlef established Creative Alliance Communications (CAC) following more than 20 years of executive experience in corporate, government, university and community settings. Aileen has also has chronicled Latino life since the 1970s launch of La Luz Magazine, Hispanic, Nuestro, LatinaStyle, among others. She is currently a freelance reporter for Hispanic Link News Service and LATINO. She was a founding member of the pioneering National Latino Media Coalition in the 1970s and headed the Latino Media Task Force of Washington, DC.An active member of the National Press Club (NPC), Aileen was honored with Vivian Awards in 2011 and 2013.

Beatriz Pascual– Treasurer

Foreign correspondent at EFE

Beatriz Pascual is a multimedia journalist with five years of experience in the media industry. Born and raised in Spain, she crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 2014 and arrived in Washington with a Training Scholarship program sponsored by EFE, the leading Spanish-language news agency and the fourth largest news agency in the world. Now, working as a foreign correspondent in EFE, she covers Justice, National Security and Immigration news. Defined as multitask-er, she likes to portray the different angles of reality in different formats: written stories, photographs, video and radio pieces.

Arelis Hernandez – At-Large Member

Politics reporter at the Washington Post

Arelis Hernandez is a politics reporter at the Washington Post but has covered everything from the Washington Nationals Ill-fated playoff run to the protests in Ferguson following Michael Browns shooting death. Prior to that she was a crime and breaking news reporter at the Orlando Sentinel, where she earned awards for team coverage of Trayvon Martin’s death and trial of George Zimmerman. She is a 2009 graduate of the University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill School of Journalism. She has worked and interned at Baltimore Sun, AP, Star News in Wilmington, NC and her first job out of college was writing for Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine.

We are offering convention assistance to the EIJ Convention in Orlando. You don’t want to miss this great training and networking opportunity!

The chapter is covering the pre-conference registration of one professional ($320) and one student ($220).

The convention is September 18-20.

NAHJ members in the District, Maryland and Virginia can apply by emailing nahjdc@gmail.com

Send a resume and write a one page letter on what you hope to learn at the convention. Also describe your financial situation. Winners must pay their national dues. The deadline is Tuesday, August 25.