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SPECIAL SECTION INSIDE Q&A NAHJ President O. Ricardo Pimenal looks to the future. Page 30 NAHJ Hall of Fame Hispanic journalists welcome three new inductees for 2009. Page 32 Calendar The agenda for the NAHJ Convention NewsproTHE STATE OF TV NEWS and Media & Career Expo. Page 34

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ReelingTHINGTHING From Fundamental Shifts in the News Business, Hispanic Journalists Look to Training

By Debra Kaufman Roman. “And they’re convinced issues impacting Hispanic commu- Special to TelevisionWeek that we’re not talking about a nities, from immigration to the cen- When the National Associa- problem that will get better when sus, but that the realities of being a tion of Hispanic Journalists meets the economy gets better. We’re journalist in today’s tough environ- June 24-27 in San Juan, Puerto talking about fundamental shifts ment mandates a change in focus. Rico, its members will focus on in how people produce and con- “As Nancy and I sat down and NAHJ@SAN JUAN one topic: staying afloat in a tem- sume news and how it’s paid for.” made a list of what we needed, we Who: The National Associa- pestuous industry. That means that attendees to kept in mind the number of people tion of Hispanic Journalists Navigating an increasingly NAHJ 2009 will find themselves at who lost their jobs,” she said. “I’ve What: 27th Annual tough journalism environment is a radically different convention. been going to NAHJ for 15 years Convention and Media a trend that has been addressed in “We blew up the model of what and we fell into a routine of going & Career Expo previous NAHJ conventions, but the NAHJ convention usually is over the same topics. Those seem When: June 24-27, 2009 the current economic downturn and made it all about training,” irrelevant now that our journalistic Where: Puerto Rico Con- has had a devastating impact on said Miami Herald foreign corre- world is falling down around us. We vention Center, San Juan, the organization’s members. spondent Frances Robles, who is need to be changing our careers.” Puerto Rico “If people weren’t convinced NAHJ 2009 programming co-chair NAHJ President O. Ricardo Details: NAHJ.org before about the depth of changes with Miami Herald Assistant Pimental concurred. “Before, we going on in the news industry, World Editor Nancy San Martin. could weigh in on issues large in they’re convinced now,” says Ms. Robles noted that past the media, and we still do some NAHJ executive director Ivan NAHJ conventions have dealt with Continued on Page 34

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Q&A KEEPING HIS EYE ON DIVERSITY O. Ricardo Pimental, president of the National Association of economy gets better. The industry will need to pay more attention to Hispanic Journalists, is editor of the editorial pages of the Mil- this, and to their credit, a lot of waukee Journal Sentinel, a position he has held since June 2004. folks are. Before joining the Sentinel, Mr. Pimental held editorial posi- TVWeek: Do you believe that a tions with the Sacramento Bee, the Fresno Bee, the Stockton paucity of Latino journalists will Record, the Tucson Citizen and the San Bernardino County negatively impact coverage of issues relevant to the Hispanic communi- Sun. He was a Washington, D.C., correspondent for McClatchy ty? and a nationally syndicated columnist with the Mr. Pimentel: The whole immi- Arizona Republic, writing on public policy with a focus on Lati- gration issue, while that’s not the only issue affecting Hispanics, no affairs. He also is the author of two books of fiction, “House looms large. We worry about a NAHJ President With Two Doors” and “Voices From the River.” news industry’s ability to cover O. Ricardo Pimental such a complex issue when you He recently spoke with TelevisionWeek correspondent don’t have the people on staff who Debra Kaufman about the effects of the economic crisis on understand all the nuances and jobs. It has become somewhat of a own Web sites. The barrier to entry Hispanic journalists, and how his organization is helping its sensibilities inherent to the issue. full-time task for one member of has become much easier. The election of President Obama our staff. In addition, we are craft- What we have to watch for is members prepare for a future in which the profession will be heralds a potential for broad ing training programs aside from whether the kind of big journalism very different than it is today. immigration reform to occur, the ones held at our convention. that TV and newspapers do now— which means that it will be in the We’ll take this training out on the the watchdog journalism—contin- TelevisionWeek: As we go into in August. news even more than it has been. road to the various regions, in ues to survive. While new media NAHJ 2009, how are the economy It could also be a matter of folks And the announcement by the keeping with what we’ve done holds a lot of promise, the fact is and, at the same time, the crisis in seeing the writing on the wall and Department of Homeland Security before. The need has never been as that new-media business model media impacting Hispanics in the bailing for other jobs out of the to focus on employers rather than dire as it is now. It’s all about mem- hasn’t so far been able to support newsroom? Are Hispanic journalists news industry. Perhaps it’s a com- just workers also has implications bership services for us these days. the kind of big watchdog journal- losing ground? bination of factors, but in any case, We’ve had to focus on helping our ism that requires large staff and a O. Ricardo Pimentel: Yes, they the industry is ill-served by not members stay afloat. commitment of time. I know are, particularly when viewed with- paying more attention to retention Maybe I’m being there’s a sense that newspapers in a certain context. Hispanics are of minorities, even in this econom- naive, but I think TVWeek: What about the next are broken, that TV news is bro- the fastest-growing segment of our ic downturn. generation of Hispanic journalists? ken, but it’s not the news part population, and yet their numbers journalism will Are Hispanic youth gravitating that’s broken. have gone down in the nation’s TVWeek: What other events have toward careers in journalism or newsrooms. This is borne out by been seminal over the last year for survive because not? TVWeek: Looking forward, are the ASNE’s (American Society of Hispanic journalists and Mr. Pimentel: We’ve not found you optimistic at all? News Editors) most recent survey. readers/viewers? it has to. Our any loss of appetite among the stu- Mr. Pimentel: Maybe I’m being While the losses were not as Mr. Pimentel: The economic democratic society dents to go to these programs. I naïve, but I think journalism will pronounced for Hispanics as they downturn is the shadow that casts think there is broad recognition, survive because it has to. Our were for African Americans and a pall on all of us right now. It has demands it. It will even in journalism schools, that democratic society demands it. It Asians, it did occur. And in the caused newspapers and TV sta- journalism will survive in some will be far different than it is today context of the Hispanic popula- tions to cut staff. And they’re doing be far different form. What form that takes is a big and I’m less confident that we’re tion growth, any loss is puzzling, it, in my view, without proper question. But one thing everyone is moving quickly enough on fixing given that newspapers and broad- regard to what’s lost when it comes than it is today. fairly certain of is that it’ll be a the business model to make that cast news have an obligation to to diversity and what’s lost when multimedia future. Reporters can’t happen. But it will survive in some cover the communities in their diversity suffers. The ability to cov- for how people will cover this sto- just be print reporters and TV form. Latino journalists will be midst. er various communities suffers. ry. But it all comes down to if reporters can’t just be TV reporters. integral because they have skills Part of this is a matter of last But that’s not to say that when you’re going to have the people in- that are shared by journalists gen- hired/first fired. Minorities tend to the economy gets better, our trou- house to cover the story. TVWeek: Does new media offer erally and have additional skills be on the lower rungs in the news- bles go away. I think there’s some- more possibilities for Hispanic jour- with being bicultural and, in many room. They’re often the younger thing more fundamental happen- TVWeek: What has the NAHJ nalists? cases, bilingual. There’s a continu- folks. And in shops with union con- ing in media that the industry is been doing over the last year to Mr. Pimentel: One of the bright ing need for Latino journalists. tracts, this could be a factor. We going to have to pay attention to, improve the situation of Hispanic spots of the ASNE survey was the And NAHJ will continue to help plan to explore that issue, among meaning changes in how people journalists? increase in diversity among online the industry understand that, to others, in a proposed Unity sum- consume news and how advertis- Mr. Pimentel: We have looked at staff. I think new media does repre- cover the stories it needs to, it mit on diversity that we’re trying to ers buy advertising. These things ways internally that we can help sent opportunity for entrepreneur- needs Latino journalists and other convene with various stakeholders will not go away just because the members who have lost jobs find ial journalism, for creating your journalists of color. ■ TW001594 5/28/09 2:23 PM Page 1 TW MAIN 06-01-09 A 32 TVWEEK 5/28/2009 7:13 PM Page 1

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Gracie Awards, and an Excellence in Latino students to choose careers in NAHJ HALL OF FAME Journalism Award from the Northern journalism. Since it first rolled off Society of Professional the presses on Aug. 24, 1970, El This year, NAHJ will induct three “pioneers for Journalists. Tecolote has been produced almost equality and truth in storytelling” into its Hall of A highlight of her career was stints entirely by volunteers; it is the Fame: Geraldo Rivera, Ysabel Duron and Juan Gonza- working abroad. “My aspiration has longest-running Spanish/English les. Established in 2000, NAHJ’s Hall of Fame honors always been to be a foreign corre- bilingual serving the San journalists and industry pioneers whose national and spondent, so I was always thrilled to Francisco Bay Area. local efforts have resulted in a greater number of get the opportunity to travel,” she Mr. Gonzales chairs the Depart- Latinos entering the journalism profession or have said. Ms. Duron’s work as a board ment of Journalism at the City Col- helped to improve news coverage of the nation’s member of the Washington, D.C.- lege of , where he Latino community. Including this year’s three based International Women’s Media taught the first college-level course inductees, there are now 25 NAHJ Hall of Famers. ■ Foundation, whose goal is to empow- on Hispanic journalism. er female journalists around the “Some of the same issues exist world, has taken her to Mexico, Chile today as when we first started, espe- and Argentina. cially when it comes to the attacks on 2009 Hall of Famer In 1997 she was inducted into bilingualism,” he said. “One of our the National Academy of Television main issues has been pushing for Arts & Sciences’ Silver Circle for bilingual services at hospitals and YSABEL DURON “more than 27 years of meritorious public institutions, as well as the con- work as a journalist.” Other honors tinuous redevelopment plans for the A weekend anchor of San Fran- gan and Jerry include a May 2000 Governor’s city and how that’s impacted a neigh- cisco’s “KRON 4 Weekend Morning Brown. There Citation from the National Acade- borhood like the Mission. We’ve won News” since 1992, Ysabel Duron is were so few my of Television Arts & Sciences of some small victories. But with the an award-winning journalist whose women, and Northern California; being named gentrification of the neighborhood, career began in the graduate-level we were trying one of America’s top 100 Hispanic that continues to be a big fight.” television program at Columbia to prove our- Women in Communications by In fact, El Tecolote’s “small victo- PIONEER Ysabel Duron was University in New York in the sum- selves, and we had an opportunity to the first Latina anchor in Hispanic USA Magazine; and ries” had a major impact on the His- mer of 1970. “It was a Ford Founda- try a lot of things that hadn’t been Chicago mainstream news. becoming a 1990 fellow of the panic community in San Francisco. tion program to get minorities into done by women before. It was a chal- National Hispana Leadership Insti- In the 1970s, the newspaper’s reports the media,” said Ms. Duron, adding lenging time and a great time.” tute in Washington, D.C. on the dearth of bilingual operators that Geraldo Rivera was one of her Now, more than 30 years later, Ms. News at Sunrise” at WMAQ-TV, the “I’m proud to join my fellow Lati- on the 911 emergency lines, along classmates. Duron can look back on a career of NBC O&O, for four years. Also while at nos in the Hall of Fame,” said Ms. with community activism, resulted in Ms. Duron was working at KTVU- pioneering “firsts,” award-winning WMAQ, she won a team Emmy for Duron. “Each has made a mark on hearings before the Public Utilities TV in Oakland, Calif., where she won stories and several honors. In 1982, at breaking news coverage of the Laurie the world of journalism and made a Commission. In 1977, its consistent her first Emmy Award in 1974 for her KICU-TV (San Jose), Ms. Duron’s four- Dann school shooting. difference in the representation of coverage of the lack of trained med- reporting of the Patty Hearst kidnap- part series “Trouble With Teachers” At KRON-TV, Ms. Duron’s work Hispanics and coverage of their ical translators at San Francisco Gen- ping. “The 1970s were probably the won the John Swett Award for Media included “The Child I Never Held,” a issues. I’m proud that I have been eral Hospital led to the establishment most interesting and varied of my Excellence, the highest award given 1991 series about Ms. Duron’s able to be a practicing journalist and of a bilingual unit with 26 interpreters career, because of the stories I got to by the California Teachers Associa- reunion with the son she gave up for newscaster for all these years.” ■ trained in medical terminology. cover,” she said. “That included the tion, and was honored by the Radio- adoption, which was honored by the —DEBORAH KAUFMAN The newspaper also has promot- Patricia Hearst kidnapping, the mur- Television News Directors Association RTNDA, and, in 1998, “Life With Can- ed local artists, including a 1971 ders of [San Francisco Mayor George] (RTNDA) of Northern California. cer,” focusing on Ms. Duron’s winning interview with Jose Santana, the Moscone and [San Francisco Super- Ms. Duron was the first Latina battle with cancer, which received an father of guitarist Carlos Santana, visor Harvey] Milk, the Black Pan- anchor in Chicago mainstream news, honorable mention from the Ameri- and an interview with the then- thers, the ascension of Ronald Rea- reporting and anchoring “Channel 5 can Women in Radio & Television’s teenage John Santos, who has since become an internationally known Latin jazz percussionist. Mr. Gonzales continues to direct the community newspaper into new areas. “We’re embracing the new plat- forms with a Web presence,” he said. “We’ll start doing podcasting and audio slide shows. But we won’t leap to one platform over another. As long as there’s a digital divide, we’ll provide information on whatever platform the community needs.” Mr. Gonzales reported that El Tecolote also is reaching out to a younger audience, incorporating more stories dealing with their issues ESL HERO Juan Gonzales’ and culture. El Tecolote also is a learn- bilingual San Francisco ing tool for immigrants trying to learn newspaper changes lives. English. “We found that ESL class- rooms are using it,” he said. “It’s free 2009 Hall of Famer and they see the two languages side by side, so it’s a tool for anyone who wants to learn the language.” JUAN More than 400 people have volun- teered on El Tecolote over the years, said Mr. Gonzales. Among those who have gone on to full-time journalism GONZALES careers is Hector Tobar, Buenos Aires A pioneer in Hispanic journalism, bureau chief for the Los Angeles Juan Gonzales founded El Tecolote, a Times. Mr. Gonzales also chairs the bilingual, noncommercial newspaper Voices for Justice project commemo- in San Francisco’s Mission District, in rating the bicentennial of Latino 1970. The newspaper has since newspapers in the U.S. become a community institution, As to his induction into the Hall of giving voice to the community’s resi- Fame, Mr. Gonzales gives a nod of dents and providing invaluable work appreciation to other Hispanic com- experience for young journalists. munity newspapers in the U.S. “I’m Mr. Gonzales, who has had a long happy the small Latino press is getting career teaching journalism, created its just due,” he said. “These papers El Tecolote as a classroom project in play just as big a role as the major a La Raza Studies class at San Fran- newspapers.” ■ cisco State in order to encourage —DEBORAH KAUFMAN TW MAIN 06-01-09 A 33 TVWEEK 5/28/2009 6:07 PM Page 1

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“But I’ve never lost the loyalty of Joining the Fox News Channel in the Hispanic viewer or the larger 2001, Mr. Rivera reported on inter- Hispanic community,” he said. national conflicts in Afghanistan Mr. Rivera started his career as a and the Middle East, the Iraqi elec- reporter for WABC-TV in New York. tions and the aftermath of Hurri- In addition to presenting a reveal- cane Katrina, and interviewed ing series on the grim conditions at Michael Jackson. the Willowbrook State School for Mr. Rivera’s previous honors developmentally disabled chil- include the George Foster Peabody dren—which led to a government Award, three national and seven investigation and the eventual local Emmys, two DuPont awards, closing of the school—Mr. Rivera three Robert F. Kennedy Journalism presented the first TV broadcast of Awards and three Scripps Howard the Abraham Zapruder film of the Journalism Awards. The 2000 assassination of President John Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Kennedy, as host of ABC’s “Good Award acknowledged his NBC Night America.” He was a member News documentary “Women in of the original cast of ABC’s “Good Prison” and one of the Scripps Morning America” and also had an Howard Foundation National Jour- eight-year association with ABC’s nalism Awards honored “Back to “20/20” as an investigative Bedlam.” reporter. While at “20/20,” his hour- His current mission, said Mr. long “The Elvis Cover-Up” was Rivera, is to be “a unique voice in “20/20’s” highest-rated show for the Fox News Family.” “To keep more than two decades. reminding our audience that AT LARGE Geraldo Rivera “The Geraldo Rivera Show” there’s an essential fairness has won more than 170 began in 1987 and ran for 11 sea- required of America even in the awards during his career in sons in syndication. In 1998, he also strident partisan nature of com- broadcast journalism. hosted a series of specials on NBC. mentary,” he said. “You have to 2009 Hall of Famer Mr. Rivera served as a foreign corre- remember there’s another side nized by them,” said Mr. Rivera. “In a spondent in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pak- and I intend to represent that oth- deep sense, that’s what’s going on istan, Chile, Israel, Guatemala, the er side.” Mr. Rivera, who “applaud- now. I have no more intimate peers Philippines, Nicaragua, Lebanon, ed the efforts of young Hispanic GERALDO RIVERA than my fellow Hispanic journalists.” Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo and journalists,” also noted “a joyous Currently the host of “Geraldo at his career, his induction into the As one of the first Hispanic Colombia, covering the interna- and encouraging” piece of the big Large” on Fox News Channel, Ger- NAHJ Hall of Fame has special sig- network news reporters, Mr. tional drug wars, civil wars and eth- picture. “We’re going to increas- aldo Rivera has long been a high- nificance for him. Rivera said, he felt a “special nic conflicts. ingly be a bicultural nation,” he profile personality in Hispanic jour- “The actors who win the Acade- responsibility” that he has “some- Mr. Rivera also hosted CNBC’s said. “That will change the coun- nalism. Although he has won more my Award always thank their peers times honored by my conduct primetime “Rivera Live,” where he try and that will change us.” ■ than 170 awards over the span of and say how nice it is to be recog- and sometimes not so much.” covered the O.J. Simpson civil trial. —DEBORAH KAUFMAN

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SHARING Last year’s NAHJ convention was a CHANGE Then-Presidential combined event with the candidate Barack Obama multicultural UNITY shares the stage at the conference in Chicago. combined UNITY/ NAHJ Top, dancers entertain conference in Chicago in at the conference . 2008. THE THING Continued from Page 29 of that,” he said. “But we’ve had to focus on helping our members stay afloat.” Mr. Pimental bemoaned the fact that, although the election of President Barack Obama highlight- ed the gains this country has made in civil rights and diversity, it was a step forward that still is not reflect- ed in the newsroom.

“The idea is to SATELLITE Mirta Ojito interviews Ricardo Alarcon of emerge with a San Juan, Puerto Rico Cuba’s National Assembly at wave of Latino the 2006 NAHJ conference.

journalists who are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.: Registration 8:45 a.m.- 5 p.m.: CyberLab @ broader way. It’s about people NATIONAL 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: ñ Media Training NAHJ knowledgable doing journalism, period, whether Series (pre-registration 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.: Media & Career ASSOCIATION OF it’s freelance or in Spanish-lan- about multimedia.” required) Expo open guage media.” HISPANIC 5:30 p.m.: Opening plenary 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.: Workshops Ivan Roman, NAHJ executive director JOURNALISTS 7 p.m.- 10:30 p.m.: Opening 5 p.m.- 10 p.m.: New Tools, New Ideas 7th Annual Convention and reception Exhibitor/recruiter tear-down “It seems to be at odds with The new media environment Media & Career Expo 6 p.m.: Reception honoring the issues we’re suffering in the not only requires Latino journalists June 23-27, 2009 Thursday, June 25 2009 ñ and Journalism Award workforce as far as diversity goes,” to learn to use new tools, but to Puerto Rico Convention Center 8 a.m.-6 p.m.: Registration winners he said. “One does not affect the become more entrepreneurial, and San Juan, Puerto Rico 8:30 a.m.-10 a.m.: Plenary ses- 7:30 p.m.-midnight: Hall of Fame other.” Mr. Roman acknowledged that it’s a Schedule (as of May 29, 2009) sion Gala & El Gran Baile transition not everyone will make. 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.: CyberLab @ 75 Hours of Training “Some people have felt for a Tuesday, June 23 NAHJ Saturday, June 27 At NAHJ 2009, courses offering long time that being a journalist 1 p.m.-5 p.m.: Exhibitor/Recruiter 9 a.m.-5 p.m.: Media & Career All-day sightseeing trips and training in multimedia tools and was following the traditional route Only Registration Expo Open excursions techniques have tripled from last of working in a major newsroom,” 9:30 p.m.: The “Midnight Splash” 10:15 a.m.-5 p.m.: Workshops 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.: Golf tournament year’s offerings, said Ms. Robles, he said. “Many journalists are still Noche de San Juan Beach Party Noon -2 p.m.: Newsmaker Lun- 9 a.m.-3 p.m.: Registration who noted that members can in that box. Many others have had (Caribe Hilton Hotel) cheon 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.: ñ Media Training choose from 33 sessions totaling 5 p.m.-7 p.m.: Media receptions Series (pre-registration to struggle on their own as a free- approximately 75 hours of train- lancer or their own entrepreneur. Wednesday, June 24 8 p.m.-midnight: Social event required) ing. In addition to courses on blog- What we’re looking at in training 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: Exhibitor/recruiter 9:30 p.m. – midnight: Closing party ging, , video editing, pod- our folks to have multimedia jour- registration and setup Friday, June 26 casting, search engine (Events take place at the Puerto Rico Con- nalism skills is how some of them 8 a.m.-7 p.m.: Registration 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.: Registration vention Center unless otherwise specified.) optimization, streaming video and can translate that into entrepre- audio slide shows, NAHJ 2009 also neurial journalism, to tell the story will feature two cyber labs that will hour and eight-hour sessions are San Juan with a wave of Latino offered training, but initially it was they want to tell and not be remain open throughout the con- intended to provide maximum journalists who are knowledgeable about getting Latinos in major dependent on a major newsroom. vention. training in a short timeframe. when it comes to multimedia jour- newsrooms. Since then, we’ve “Each journalist has to figure Mr. Roman said some four- “The idea is to emerge from nalism,” he said. “NAHJ has always reinterpreted that in a much out for himself if that’s what he can TW MAIN 06-01-09 A 35 TVWEEK 5/29/2009 11:28 AM Page 1

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niques and new world journal- ism economics will catch on among the organization’s mem- bership. “We don’t want to engage in hand-wringing and wallow in the trauma of what’s happening,” Mr. Roman said. “We want to look ahead and see how this creates opportunities. What we need to do is look at THE ISSUES California Gov. how we can create media that Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks we own, establish policies—gov- to journalists at the 2007 ernmental or otherwise—that NAHJ conference in San Jose, allow more access to media on California, left; above, NAHJ the part of our community. members at the 2007 gathering. “If we learn how to do it well, we can seize control of our story The hope is that, at NAHJ and tell it more effectively than 2009, some of that enthusiasm having to depend on mainstream for adopting new-media tech- media to do so,” he said. ■

do,” he continued. “Everyone has to figure out their mentality to see if it fits for them or not. We’ll lose journalists who can’t make the transition.” 600 to 700 Expected One piece of good news is that NAHJ received two grants— $100,000 from the Ford Founda- tion and $50,000 from the John S. and James L. Knight Founda- tion—to pay for 76 journalists to attend the convention gratis. That’s not only been a lifeline for those journalists but also will boost the attendance at the con- vention, which Mr. Roman expects to draw between 600 and 700 people. Past conven- tions have numbered 1,600 to 2,000 attendees. NAHJ veterans also noted— with some surprise—that young Hispanics continue to flock to careers in journalism, a bright spot in an otherwise grim picture. KRON-TV anchor Ysabel Duron, who is being inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, said that, although she believes it’s still “a bit of a challenge” to recruit young Latinos, her own nephew is a successful graduate of NAHJ’s student group and has found a job as an NBC corre- spondent out of Burbank. “We don’t want to engage in hand- wringing and wallow in the trauma of what’s happening.” Ivan Roman, NAHJ executive director

Likewise, incoming Hall of Famer Juan Gonzales, who founded community newspaper El Tecolote and chairs the jour- nalism department at City Col- lege of San Francisco, reported that journalism still has an appeal for young Latinos. “I’ve seen more and more Latino stu- dents, especially women, major- ing in journalism,” he said. “They think, ‘I might not work for a newspaper but maybe I’ll start my own newspaper or find some other way to write my sto- ries.’ They are passionate and enthusiastic and just want a chance to learn and make their own inroads.”