It’s Wednesday, but I’m still on a high from last weekend’s NAHJ regional conference. Held at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, the day was filled with much-need conversations surrounding Latina identity, diversity in coverage and leadership and opportunities, to name a few items.
I had the privilege of serving as a panelist on “How Is The Media Incorporating Latino Coverage” alongside Remezcla’s own Managing Editor Andrea Gompf, Trilce Ortiz, senior digital editor of Chica Fresh, and panel moderator and entertainment reporter Monica Castillo.
Here you’ll see a few gems I caught on Twitter:
You’re the ones that have to raise your hand and pitch and own diverse stories, advises @SandraLilley . #NAHJLatinas #media #diversity
— Janel Martinez (@janelmwrites) March 28, 2015
“The best thing I can tell you is you’re going to fail a lot…just hang in there.” – @AlexisTT #realtalk #journalism #NAHJLatinas — Janel Martinez (@janelmwrites) March 28, 2015
.@MariaSantanaCNN When you have #bilingual skills you can get closer to the truth because you don’t just get the english version of events — Octavio Blanco (@OctavioCNN) March 28, 2015
MT: “They see you rollin’, they hatin.'” Truuue! Advice: Just keep it moving. – @AlexisTT #NAHJLatinas — Janel Martinez (@janelmwrites) March 28, 2015
“You have to stand up for yourself. You have to be fearless in everything that you do.” – @LAURASTYLEZ #NAHJLatinas — Janel Martinez (@janelmwrites) March 28, 2015
“You have to know your worth.” – @RiveraZayda Latinas, ask for it! #gemsongems #NAHJLatinas — Janel Martinez (@janelmwrites) March 28, 2015
#NAHJLatinas attendee Rebecca Aguilar captured a great deal of the conversation over at Storify. You can find several of the recaps, below:
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