Cabinet officials, athletes, entertainers and top journalists will be available to the press
TAMPA, Fla.--The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) 2009 Annual Convention & Career Fair in Tampa will host a line-up of workshops, plenary discussions and news conferences to address some of the nation’s most pressing issues with some of the most important government, media, sports and entertainment personalities.
The NABJ convention is the largest gathering of minority journalists in the country. This year’s annual convention and career fair includes more than 50 workshops; an exhibit hall with journalism recruiters; and demonstrations and training sessions by top digital and multimedia journalism organizations including Google, the Poynter Institute and the Gannett Foundation.
Green jobs, the environment and minority political power:
| Plenary, “This Land is Our Land Too: Justice, Jobs, and Environmental Protection” |
| Featured Speaker: Lisa Jackson, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator |
| Friday, Aug. 7, 9 – 10:30 a.m., Tampa Convention Center |
| Plenary, “The 2010 Census and a Majority Minority Nation” |
| Featured Speaker: Gary Locke, U.S. Secretary of Commerce |
| Friday, Aug. 7, 5 -6 p.m., Tampa Convention Center |
The Obama Administration and changes in the field of journalism:
| Workshop, “The Black Press: The Answer Not the Alternative” |
| Featured panelist: Rev. Al Sharpton |
| Thursday, Aug. 6, 1-2:30 p.m., Tampa Convention Center |
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Workshop, “View From the Top Tier: Journalistic Objectivity in the Age of Obama” |
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Featured panelists: Suzanne Malveaux, CNN; Michelle Miller, CBS |
| Friday, August 7, 3:30 – 5:00 p.m., Tampa Convention Center |
Entertainment and Sports Journalism
| Plenary, “BEAT IT, BAD, or DANGEROUS? What Michael Jackson's death tells us about media competition and the future of journalism” |
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Featured speakers: Jon Klein, president of CNN-U.S.; and pop culture/ music critic Toure |
| CNN-US |
| Thursday, Aug. 6, 9 – 11 a.m., Tampa Convention Center |
| News Conference, “Lionsgate Presents ‘More Than a Game’” |
| Featured speakers: NBA player and film star LeBron James; Tiki Barber, NBC News TODAY/ NBC |
| Thursday, Aug. 6, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Tampa Convention Center |
| NABJ Film Festival: “Good Hair” |
| Saturday, Aug. 8, 3 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Featuring : Q & A with Film Stars Chris Rock and Nia Long |
| MuVico Theatre, Centro Ybor 20, 1600 East 8th Ave., Tampa |
| NABJ Authors' Showcase and Bookstore |
| Featured authors: Robin Roberts, Aug. 6, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Leonard Pitts, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m., Aug. 7; Gwen Ifill, 2 – 3p.m., Aug. 7, Tampa Convention Center |
Business and Financial News:
| Workshop, “When Business Becomes the News of the Day: Covering the Economy |
| Featuring Lee Hawkins of the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. |
| Friday, August 7, 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., Tampa Convention Center. |
Sponsors for this year’s event include Disney, Lilly, Google, Microsoft, CNN and Bloomberg.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with more than 3,500 members, and provides educational, career development and support to black journalists worldwide.
