NABJLA invited leaders from other diverse journalist-serving organizations to come together in April to discuss the current and critical issues related to racism. Watch the stream of this critical conversation at 9 a.m. PT and join our post-happy hour. The Zoom link to the happy hour will be provided in the Facebook chat towards the end of the stream.
The Presidents and Board Members from the National Association of Black Journalists Los Angeles (NABJLA), Asian American Journalists Association Los Angeles (AAJA-LA), National Association of Hispanic Journalists Los Angeles (NAHJ-LA) and Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) will have a candid conversation about many topics including recent acts of racial violence, exposing racism in our local communities through our stories, dispelling the ‘Model Minority’ myth, the unique battles each group is currently facing, the challenges of staying professionally neutral when covering racism within your own community, becoming anti-racism allies, how journalists can facilitate change and move us ALL forward in the future.
Panelists:
Anh Do (@NewsTerrier)
Anh Do is a Metro reporter covering Asian American issues and general assignments. A second-generation journalist, she has worked at the Dallas Morning News, the Seattle Times, the Orange County Register and Nguoi Viet Daily News, the largest Vietnamese-language newspaper in the U.S. Born in Saigon, Do is a graduate of USC with degrees in journalism and English and she has reported from Cuba, India, Mexico, Peru and Vietnam. Her writing on race and culture has won awards from Columbia University and the Asian American Journalists Association and she is a recipient of Yale’s Poynter Fellowship in Journalism. Apart from words, she’s passionate about all things canine, spending 25 years in dog rescue around the globe.
Cristina Silva (@CristyMSilva)
Cristina Silva is the president of NAHJ Los Angeles and a National Enterprise Editor for USA TODAY, overseeing a team of national correspondents with beats focused on immigration, national politics, housing and social services, race and other topics. She previously worked as News Director for Newsweek, where she helped manage an international newsroom of more than 60 editors and reporters. Cristina has written about politics, government, immigration and culture for USA TODAY, The Associated Press, the Tampa Bay Times, the Boston Globe, the Miami Herald, Salon, International Business Times and NPR. She has reported from Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Germany, Italy and Bahrain, as well as from across the United States. She grew up in Miami.
Tripp Crouse (@TrippCrouse)
Tripp Crouse is a board member of the Native American Journalist Association. Originally from the Midwest, Tripp is Ojibwe, a descendent of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and has 15-plus years in print, web and radio journalism. Tripp first moved to Alaska in 2016 to work with KTOO Public Media in Juneau. And later moved to Anchorage in 2018 to work with KNBA and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. As KNBA's News Director, Tripp covers Alaska Native and indigenous issues and policies. Tripp also currently served as chair and represents Alaska Native and tribal radio on the Station Advisory Committee for Native Public Media. A member of Native American Journalist Association, Alaska Native Media Group and Alaska Press Club, Tripp is an award-winning journalist with the goal of increasing the visibility and representation of Indigenous people in media.
Jarrett Hill (@JarrettHill)
Jarrett Hill is an award-winning journalist, speaker, media trainer, and host contributing to The New York Times, Variety, NBC News, CNN International, and Channel Q, among others. He is President of The National Association of Black Journalists’ Los Angeles chapter (NABJLA). Jarrett also co-hosts FANTI, a Maximum Fun podcast chosen as one of Apple Podcasts’ “Best of 2020.”
Tanya McRae (Moderator) (@TanyaMcRaeSoCal)
Tanya McRae is the Vice President of NABJLA and is an anchor and multimedia journalist for Spectrum News 1, where she hosts the award winning public affairs show “In Focus”. She is an Emmy Award winning television producer and two-time Emmy nominated reporter, and has a diverse background working in television on lifestyle, travel, reality, talk shows, and news.