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Lack of major presidential candidates raises questions about UNITY breakup

Eight years ago, the nation’s minority journalist groups met together in one convention — UNITY — and welcomed a presidential candidate that accepted an invitation to speak: Barack Obama. This election year, there was no UNITY convention. NABJ and NAHJ ...

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UNITY president says group’s mission clear despite departures of NABJ, NAHJ

Two years after the National Association of Black Journalists’ departure from UNITY, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists followed suit in 2013, causing many to question the current state of UNITY and whether it is living up to its core ...

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NABJ heading in right direction, its president says

Newly elected NABJ president Bob Butler says he has already made progress in unifying the membership in one of America’s signature minority journalism organizations. However, his large task could be made more difficult by the possible departure of the organization’s ...

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D.C. to host 2014 AAJA national convention

Bye bye, Concrete Jungle. Hello, the District. When the AAJA convention returns to Washington next year, there will be plenty to look forward to, national and chapter leaders say. “Strategically, as news organizations, what better place than D.C. can we ...

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