A message from NAHJ President Brandon Benavides Dear NAHJ Familia, I write to you with a heavy heart. Former President of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Cecilia Alvear passed away yesterday afternoon. She was my mentor and advisor, but most importantly she was my friend. She helped me from the moment I joined NAHJ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
NewsWest9 KWES Television, Raycom Media’s NBC affiliate in Midland, Texas, is searching for its next weekday MORNING ANCHOR. Preferred candidate will have at least two years of anchoring experience. This opportunity is for a journalist who has a curious mind and embraces the idea of going digital first. This is a leadership position in our […]
Miguelángel Piñero Álvarez has officially joined the HCDFW board as vice president of Journalism. The appointment is effective this month. Miguelángel is a reporter at Univision 23 in Dallas and has 13 years of experience as a reporter for radio and television stations. In Venezuela, he worked for Noticias RCN Colombia and NTN24 Colombia. He […]