Hosted by Georgetown University’s Master’s in Journalism Program

Update: We are expecting a full house at our #dcjobfair at Georgetown University’s Downtown Campus. If you did not pre-register, we are accommodating walk-ins on a first come, first serve basis. We are expecting 200 people. If you want to meet with the recruiter from Vox Media. Please go in the morning. She is leaving at noon.

Sincerely,
Brandon Benavides

 

 

Looking for a new job in Washington, D.C.? Looking for your next internship in the nation’s capital? Now is your chance to meet with top recruiters and hiring managers in the Washington, D.C. area. Join us Saturday, April 12 at the Georgetown downtown campus, located at 640 Massachusetts Ave. NW, just two blocks from the Gallery Place Metro Station. The Job Fair will begin at 10:00 AM and end at 2:00 PM. Doors close at 1:30 PM. More about the Georgetown University journalism program here.

The cost is $10 for job seekers.

For the affordable price, you can attend the job fair, meet with hiring managers at exhibit tables as well as network with other area journalists and employers in a lounge area.

Register online now here

We, the Washington, D.C. chapter presidents of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Asian American Journalists Association, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Washington Association of Black Journalists, invite you to participate in the job fair.

Brandon Benavides – President, NAHJ D.C.
Curtis Tate – President, NLGJA
Donna Walker – President, WABJ
Seung Min Kim – President, AAJA D.C.
Elizabeth Jia – President, SPJ D.C.

UPDATE 3/19 – Photos from the meeting

NAHJ DC is pleased to announce our next event at NPR onWednesday, March 19 from 6:30-8:30pm. We will tour their new state of the art facility in NoMa and participate in a panel with some of NPR’s Latino journalists who work “behind the scenes” contributing to the company on multiple levels.

Please RSVP by the close of business Tuesday, March 18th by emailing nahjdc@gmail.com.

NAHJ Washington, D.C. presents an evening with the Mexican Ambassador to the United States of America, Eduardo Medina-Mora.

Join us for our chapter membership drive at the Mexican Embassy in downtown D.C. on Monday, March 24 at 6:30 PM. Mix and mingle with top
journalists and Mexican officials in the U.S.

Ambassador Medina-Mora will speak and take questions on the record.

RSVP via email at nahjdc@gmail.com by Wednesday, March 19.

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NAHJ Washington, DC presenta: Una noche con el Embajador de México en Estados Unidos, Eduardo Medina Mora.

Los invitamos a asistir a nuestra campaña de afiliación en la Embajada de México localizada en el centro de Washington el lunes 24 de marzo a las 6:30 pm. Socializa con periodistas de la ciudad y funcionarios mexicanos en los EE.UU.

El Embajador Medina Mora hablará y responderá preguntas ante el público.

Confirma tu asistencia por correo electrónico a nahjdc@gmail.com a más
tardar el miércoles 19 de marzo.

The NAHJ Washington, D.C. Chapter co-sponsored the D.C. Latino Caucus Mayoral Forum and Straw Poll Saturday, March 1. All eight democrats running for mayor attended the forum at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Northwest D.C. The D.C. Chapter did not endorse any candidate, nor did we participate in the vote or counting. We secured moderators Ray Suarez from Al Jazeera America and Maria Rosa Lucchini from Noticias D.C. More than 200 community members attended.

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The NAHJ Washington, D.C. Chapter Board is pleased to announce Ray Suarez from Al Jazeera America and Maria Rosa Lucchini from Noticias Washington, D.C. will co-moderate the D.C. Latino Caucus Mayoral Forum and Straw Poll.

The event will happen Saturday, March 1 at the Josphine Butler Center on 15^th Street in Northwest Washington from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. All eight mayoral candidates have confirmed.

Maria Rosa Lucchini co-anchors the 6 and 11 PM newscasts at Univision Washington, D.C. She joined Univision Washington in 1999. She covered the September 11^th terrorist attacks in Washington and the case of the D.C. Snipers. She also covers immigration, politics and news that affects the Latino community in the District, Maryland, and Virginia.

Ray Suarez hosts Inside Story weeknights on Al Jazeera America from its Washington Bureau. He presents national and international stories. He most recently served as Chief National Correspondent for PBS NewsHour. Suarez was inducted in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame in 2010. He has written books on politics, religion, and the history of Latino Americans.

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is a registered non-profit 501(C)(3) organization. Our D.C. Chapter has 100 members in the District, Maryland and Virginia. They report for local, national, and international media companies including NBC Universal, Telemundo, Univision, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, USA Today, and CNN en Español.

We are pleased to announce our Spring 2014 recipient of the Charlie Ericksen Internship Supplement. Congratulations Danya Perez-Hernandez! She will receive a one-year student membership to NAHJ and $200 to be used on a Metro Card during her spring internship in the nation’s capital.

Perez-Hernandez will be interning for The Chronicle of Higher Education as a technology reporter. She graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso in May 2013 where she was the city editor of Borderzine.com. Before attaining her degree, Hernandez gained experience as a reporter by interning at The Scripps Howard Foundation Wire, The St. Paul Pioneer Press, and The New York Times Student Journalism Institute.

The supplement is named in honor of Charlie Ericksen. He is the founder of Hispanic Link News Service and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. He is an active member of the D.C. Chapter.

January 31, 2014

Dear Chapter Members:

The NAHJ Washington, D.C. Chapter Board voted unanimously to co-sponsor the D.C. Latino Caucus Mayoral Forum and Straw Poll. The event will happen Saturday, March 1 at the Josephine Butler Center on 15th Street in Northwest Washington from 2:00 to 4:00 PM. All mayoral candidates have confirmed.

Our participation as a Chapter is limited to providing moderators for the event and reporting the outcome of the Straw Poll. Our Chapter will NOT endorse any candidate for D.C. Mayor. Only members of the D.C. Latino Caucus will vote in the Straw Poll.

The Democratic Primary for D.C. Mayor is the only contested race. No Republican filed to run for D.C. Mayor. Since Congress passed the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973, the winner of the Democratic Primary has gone on to win the general election.

We, the Chapter Board, believe this is great opportunity to participate in a community event that affects the Latino Community in the District of Columbia.

We also believe this community event is in line with our Chapter Mission, to “…ensure the Latino community is fairly and accurately covered by media organizations in the D.C. metropolitan area.”

We hope you can come and cover the event.

Sincerely,
NAHJ Washington, D.C. Chapter Board

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