A year after Hurricane Katrina, black journalists look at what happened,
lessons learned
WASHINGTON, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Mayor C. Ray Nagin, the newly re-
elected mayor of New Orleans who led the city during Hurricane Katrina,
will be a featured speaker at the National Association of Black
Journalists' 31st Annual Convention and Career Fair in Indianapolis, August
16-20.
Mayor Nagin will be part of the Friday plenary session: "Covering
Katrina: Truth and Consequences," reflecting on one of the nation's
deadliest disasters which struck the Gulf Coast last August.
"We are excited to have Mayor Nagin join us in Indy," said NABJ
President Bryan Monroe, who led the Knight Ridder team in Biloxi, Miss., on
the day Katrina struck. "With the hurricane, the aftermath and then a
re-election campaign, he certainly will have a lot to talk about."
Nagin was first elected in 2002. Before that he was a vice president
and general manager at Cox Communications, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises
in southeastern Louisiana. Nagin is a graduate of Tuskegee University,
earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1978 and received a
MBA at Tulane University in 1994.
He recently won re-election in the New Orleans mayoral race with 52
percent of the vote, defeating Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch
Landrieu.
The convention is expected to attract more than 3,000 attendees
nationwide. It is the largest professional gathering devoted to black
journalists in the nation. In addition to the discussion on Hurricane
Katrina, additional convention sessions will look at the future of black
leadership, black media entrepreneurs and the current state of network
news, featuring executives from the major television networks.
The convention will also feature the nation's largest journalism career
fair along with specialized workshops, plenary sessions with other national
figures, professional development breakfasts targeted to various journalism
disciplines, a Hall of Fame awards banquet, a gospel brunch, media
receptions, the nation's largest journalism job fair, an exhibit area and
much more for veteran, up-and-coming and future journalists.
An advocacy group established in 1975 in Washington, D.C., NABJ is the
largest organization of journalists of color in the nation, with nearly
4,000 members, and provides educational, career development and support to
black journalists worldwide.
For more information about the convention or to register, visit
http://www.nabj.org or call the NABJ national office at (301) 445-7100. The pre-
registration deadline is July 1.
SOURCE National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
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CONTACT:
Ryan Williams, Program Development Manager of
National Association of Black Journalists, +1-301-445-7100 Ext.
113, or ryan@nabj.org
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