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#NAHJSpanish: Results of a national survey of Spanish-language media journalists

Results of a research project between students at University of Texas at Arlington’s News en Español and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). The project to seek insights from members of Spanish-language organizations was led by HCDFW member Julian Rodriguez, a lecturer in the Department of Communication at UTA.

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Meeting Minutes November 13, 2016

Hispanic Communicators DFW Meeting Minutes November 13, 2016 Opening The regular meeting of the Hispanic Communicators DFW was called to order at 10:18 a.m. on November 13 in Univision by HCDFW Board. Present Karina R., Brenda L., Samuel B., Lourdes V Approval of Minutes All in favor of approval previous meeting: Unanimous Open Issues Committee

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Meeting Minutes October 2016

Hispanic Communicators DFW Meeting Minutes October 9, 2016 Opening The  regular  meeting  of  the  Hispanic  Communicators  DFW  was  called  to  order  at  1:29 p.m  on  October  9   in  Univision  by  HCDFW  Board. Present Karina,  Samuel,  Jessica,  Olmar.  Brenda,  Lourdes Approval  of  Minutes All  in  favor  of  approval  previous  meeting:   Karina,  Samuel,  Olmar.  Brenda,  Lourdes Open  Issues Committee  Update Finance Cash  $120  Paypal  $2,753.55 Comerica  Bank  online  banking  is  frozen,  Karina  will  contact  Comerica and  get  statement  from  P.O.  Box Motion  to  explore  other  banking  options  (Chase,  Bank  of  America,  TX Credit  Union  and  Frost  Bank)  We  need  a  bank  that  has  longer  hours  and weekend  hours. Process  to  be  established  for  reimbursement,  Lourdes  will  develop  form  to be  presented  at  next  board  meeting Need  to  find  a  CPA  possible  organizations  to  help­  Executives  in  actions and  Wings Membership Confirm  members  prior  to  workshops/events Membership  list  doesn’t  reflect  new  members/all  members  in  DFW  (we need  to  get  new  members  to  indicate  they  are  part  of  the  DFW  NAHJ chapter) Brenda  &  Olmar  to  develop  a  tutorial  to  show  how  to  sign  up  as  NAHJ member  and  select  DFW  chapter. For  workshop  two  lines­members  and  nonmembers Once  a  quarter  send  Karina  to  include  a  reminder  in  newsletter  to  become a  member  and  the  perks  you  get  (i.e.  workshops,  nahj  benefits,  events, etc.) Volunteer  opportunity Gustavo  Bujando­  asked  if  we  could  or  would  like  to  volunteer  to  build  a playground  downtown  in  Nov.  Board  will  be  volunteering  for  Mary  Kay’s domestic  violence  event  on  Nov.  2 Discussion  was  we  should  foster  and  grow  our  sponsors  relationship particularly  volunteer  opportunities. Taller  en  Español Panelist­  Samuel Awaiting  confirmation  from  one  panelist Target  audience:  anyone  working  in  Spanish  media,  headline  writers, advertising  and  digital  personnel Food  Sponsors­  Lulu El  Felix  will  donate  $25  gift  card Raising  Canes  will  donate  beverages/menu  (will  promote  a  thank  you tweet  for  their  donation) Will  reach  out  to  grocery  stores  for  contribution

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Where are they now? From editor of a college newspaper to bureau chief at a TV station

Mario Montalvo is originally from South Texas. He graduated from Texas Christian University in 2015 and is a two-time Hispanic Communicator DFW Scholarship winner (2014 and 2015). During college, Mario was an editor for the Tarrant County College Collegian newspaper. He also interned at the Fort Worth Weekly, and worked as a production assistant at

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Meeting Minutes August 28, 2016

Hispanic Communicators DFW  Meeting Agenda August 28, 2016 10 a.m. Type of Meeting: Board Meeting Meeting Facilitator: HCDFW Board Invitees: Lourdes Vazquez, Brenda, Karina, Olmar and Samuel Call to order Roll call Approval of minutes from last meeting- approved Committee Reports Social Media-Gary Pina added to the website, will providing articles, we need more visibility Membership-I

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Meeting Minutes August 13, 2016

HCDFW August  Meeting Agenda August 13, 2016 10 a.m. Type of Meeting: Board Meeting Attendees: Karina-president, Samuel-spanish language vp, Brenda, Olmar Guest: Rebecca, Magda Absent-Eden Call to order 10:06 Roll call Approval of minutes from last meeting-meeting minutes approved New business NAHJ Convention Recap HCDFW received Chapter of the year. Scholarship in Jay’s honor was announced

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So many journalists have been killed in Mexico this year that a newspaper is shutting down

By Samantha Schmidt, The Washington Post There was the freelance writer, slain at a carwash. Then, the columnist that was shot twice as he left a restaurant with his wife and son. And on March 23, a 54-year-old journalist and mother of three, Miroslava Breach, was fatally shot eight times outside her home while she was in her

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TDMN: Politics Editor

Job Title: Politics Editor Education: Bachelor’s Degree Location: Downtown – Dallas, TX 75202 US (Primary) Career Level: Manager Category: News Job Type: Full-time Travel Job Description The Dallas Morning News seeks a creative, aggressive journalist to be its Politics editor. The Politics editor, based in Dallas, directs all of our Texas and national political coverage,

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