2001 NAHJ Annual Report

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N A H J 01A N N U A L R E P O R T A N D B Y L A W S

N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f H i s p an i c J o u r n a l i s t s


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Presidents Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Board of Directors/Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Message from the Vice President of Print . . . . . . . . . .5

Message from the Vice President of Broadcast . . . . . .6

Message from the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Message from the Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

2000 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Regional Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Region 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Region 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Region 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Region 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Region 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Region 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Region 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Region 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Bylaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover

STAFFAnna Lpez, Executive Director

Joseph Torres, Communications DirectorMichael Reyes,Membership Services Manager

Grace Lpez, Professional Development CoordinatorJanet Guillen, Program Assistant

Karina Gomes,Membership Services Assistant

Jonathan Talbot, Editorial AssistantKevin Olivas, Educational Programs Manager

NAHJ1000 National Press BuildingWashington, DC 20045-2001

Tel (202) 662-7145Fax (202) 662-7144

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s I get ready to stepdown from my two-year term as president

of the National Association ofHispanic Journalists, I wouldlike to review how far we havecome and where we need togo.

When I ran for this position,I said the NAHJ board andstaff would:

1. Improve the quality ofservices offered to ourmembers.

2. Increase the number ofregional conferences andworkshops offered in

between conventions.3. Upgrade our Web site and

e-mail capabilities.

4. Make the NAHJ morebilingual and offer moreservices to Spanish-language members.

5. Advocate with mediaorganizations for increasedrecruiting, hiring, promo-tion and retention ofLatino journalists.

6. Speak out on journalisticissues of particular concern

to Latinos.7. Push for increased profes-

sional development of ourstaff, board and member-ship.

8. Encourage members to runfor board positions so thatNAHJ would have contest-ed elections.

9. Improve and increase ourfundraising efforts.

10. Participate in Unity Jour-nalists of Color, the orga-nization created by the

Asian American JournalistsAssociation, Native Ameri-can Journalists Association,National Association ofBlack Journalists, and theNational Association ofHispanic Journalists.

11. Help educate the main-stream media as to Latinoissues and concerns.

12. Increase the number ofmembers.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE1

AThe record will show that:

1. NAHJ members are now

kept informed of impor-tant developments via e-mail. They can now renewtheir membership and reg-ister for the conventiononline. Their inquiries arepromptly answered.

2. Region 6 has held tworegional conferences in theMidwest. Region 2 hasheld two regional confer-ences in the Northeast.Region 3 organized anevent in Washington D.C.,where NAHJ members met

and asked questionsof U.S. Housing and UrbanDevelopment SecretaryMel Martinez. Most of theregions have participatedin workshops and panelsin collaboration with othermedia organizations, andin social mixers.

3. Our Web site is interactiveand contains relevantinformation. Most of theservices mentioned in thefirst item can be accessedthrough the site.

4. Region 8 held a profession-al development workshopfor Spanish-languagemedia members and stu-dents in Los Angeles.It attracted 120participants from 4 states.Region 4 is planning asimilar event in Miami inAugust. For the firsttime at our convention in

June, we will offer an all-day seminar, sponsored byAgencia EFE, on properusage of the Spanish lan-

guage in journalism. Wewill also host MediaEncuentros, organizedand sponsored by the PewHispanic Center and theKnight Foundation. FifteenNAHJ members, whowork in mainstreammedia, will interact with15 New California Mediamembers who work inSpanish-language publica-tions. Both the Web siteand the newsletter have

more Spanish content. Ide-ally, they should be fully

bilingual.

5. NAHJ has representativeson Radio and TelevisionNews Directors Associationand American Society ofNewspaper Editors. Wecontinually express ourconcerns about proper rep-resentation and coverage.Our Network BrownoutReport continues to exposethe low level of coveragefor Latinos on networknews. We have individual-ly approached publishersand network executivesabout increasing theemployment of Latino

journalists at all levels andimproving the coverage ofLatinos.

6. Under my leadership theNAHJ has forcefullyweighed in on issues suchas:

a) The treatment of jour-nalists covering theVieques controversy.

b) The issue of freedom ofinformation in Mexico.

c) The use of ethnic slursand defamation ofLatinos in variousmedia outlets.

d) The elimination of theFCC/EEO regulations.

f) The layoff of the majority of anchors of colorand a Cuban-bornrecruiter at CNN.

7. Board members receivedtraining on strategic plan-ning and fundraising.Information on seminars,workshops, fellowships

and other opportunitieswere e-mailed to the mem-

bers and posted on theWeb site.

8. More people are steppingup to the plate and runningfor the board. This isprogress in our NAHJ civicculture.

9. Our 2001 Scholarship ban-quet and Convention weresuccessful raising $216,000and $227,669 respectively.

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We also secured a $50,000grant from the Philip Gra-ham Fund for our Scholar-

ship Endowment Fund.We have approachedmedia companies, founda-tions and corporations tosupport our efforts.

10. We are active participantsin Unity Journalists ofColor. The vice presidentof Unity is NAHJ MemberErnie Sotomayor and wehave three other represen-tatives on the board. Weare currently planning forthe 2004 Unity conven-tion in Washington, D.C.

11. In 2001 NAHJ releasedLatinos in the U.S. - AResource Guide for Journal-ists. This booklet, spon-sored by Knight Ridder, isa primer on Latino culture.It is our hope that it willguide journalists of allcolors as they report onthe diverse Hispanic popu-lation.

12. Through a membershipdrive started by formerVice President of Broadcast

Walter Balleza and by theease of renewing the mem-

bership online, we nowcount 1,739 members.

ChallengesDespite our efforts much

remains to be done. There is apaucity of Latinos in seniorpositions in print and broad-cast. It cannot be said now, asperhaps it was twenty yearsago, that there are not enoughof us with the experience and

skill for these jobs. We are hereand the media companies haveto do a better job of retainingand promoting us.

To keep NAHJ functioning,we need money but fundingsources are drying up. It is get-ting harder every year to find

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE2

sponsors for our student pro-jects and scholarships. Moneyfor operating expenses is get-

ting tight. We need to increaseand improve our fundraisingefforts. The efforts of the Exec-utive Director must be supple-mented by a Development andGrant Writing staff person.

We must expand our Span-ish-language programs. Asthat sector of the media growsso must our efforts to providethose professionals with skill

building opportunities. Wemust continue and expand thepartnerships with organiza-tions and schools serving those

populations.The board, the staff and the

membership at large must staycommitted to the ideal of giv-ing back. We should not askwhat the NAHJ can do for us

but rather what WE can do forthe NAHJ.

AcknowledgementsIn carrying out the projects

outlined above I have countedon the extraordinary supportand hard work from both the

board and the staff. ExecutiveDirector Anna Lpez hasraised funds, organized con-ventions and banquets, man-aged the staff and providedadvice. Director of MemberServices Michael Reyesresearched and executed theimproved online services. Ourprompt response to issues wasachieved through the work ofCommunications Director

Joseph Torres and IssuesCommittee members RafaelOlmeda , O. Ricardo Pimentel

and Carolina Gonzlez. Wehave participated in discus-sions and policy-making ses-sions at ASNE through theefforts of Vice President ofPrint Marilyn Garateix. Wewere ably represented beforethe RTNDA by Walt Balleza

and Veronica Villafae. At-large Member Richard Lunahas voiced our concerns on the

board of the NAA. RegionalDirector Rosa M. Santana has

been exemplary in organizingregional events and fundrais-ing. In addition Rosa and

Javier Aldape, the publisher ofLa Estrella, were the movingforce behind the Latinos in theU.S. Resource Guide. Our Trea-surer, Diana Fuentes, has donean outstanding job in that area,as well as helping to organizeelections, rewrite bylaws andprovide wise counsel. FormerRegion 8 Directors Salvador

Morales and Manny De LaRosa started a very interactivelist-serv. Region 3 DirectorGina Acosta organized a verysuccessful Q&A event with theHUD Secretary. Region 1Director Ivan Roman kept usinformed of developments inPuerto Rico and Latin Americaand helped organize the 2001convention. Region 2 DirectorRose Arce inspired us with herSeptember 11 coverage and herideas and creativity. Region 5Director Nora Lpez, Secretary

Michele Salcedo, Vice Presi-dent of Broadcast AntonioMora and At-Large membersMariCarmen Eroles and AnneVasquez contributed theireffort and enthusiasm. Last,

but not least, Staff membersGrace Lpez, professionaldevelopment coordinator,Yaneth Guillen, program asso-ciate, and Nancy Tita, formereducational programs manag-er, carried out their duties withprofessionalism and commit-ment. Special thanks also tothe NAHJ members who vol-unteered for our conventions,scholarship banquets andregional events. They are proofthat NAHJ is not just the

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS/COMMITTEES3

Cecilia AlvearPresidentProducer

NBC News

Antonio MoraVice President, BroadcastAnchorWBBM CBS

Marilyn GarateixVice-President, PrintEducation EditorBoston Globe

Diana FuentesFinancial OfficerNight Metro/State Editor

San Antonio Express-News

Michele SalcedoSecretaryAssistant News EditorSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel

Richard LunaAt-Large OfficerManaging EditorStatesman Journal

Anne VasquezAt-Large OfficerRace and Demographics

EditorSan Jose Mercury News

Ivan RmanRegion 1 DirectorSan Juan Bureau ChiefThe Orlando Sentinel

Rose Marie ArceRegion 2 DirectorProducerCNN

Gina I. AcostaRegion 3 DirectorAssistant EditorThe Washington Post

Rafael OlmedaRegion 4 DirectorSenior ReporterSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel

Nora LpezRegion 5 DirectorCriminal Justice EditorSan Antonio Express-News

Rosa Maria SantanaRegion 6 DirectorReporter

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

O. Ricardo PimentelRegion 7 DirectorColumnistThe Arizona Republic

Veronica VillafaeRegion 8 DirectorAnchor/reporterSan Jose Mercury News/

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2001 STANDING

COMMITTEES

ISSUESRafael Olmeda - ChairIvan RomanRicardo PimentelRichard LunaManny De La RosaAntonio MoraCarolina Gonzalez

PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENTMarilyn Garateix - ChairRosa SantanaIvan Roman

Rich LunaVeronica Villafae

SPANISH LANGUAGEVeronica Villafae-Chair

AWARDSVeronica Villafae-ChairRich LunaRafael OlmedaManny De La Rosa

EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIPBANQUETMarilyn Garateix-ChairDiana Fuentes

Michele SalcedoRicardo PimentelGina AcostaRafael OlmedaRose ArceAnne Vasquez

ELECTIONSRicardo Pimentel-ChairDiana FuentesRafael OlmedaRich LunaGina AcostaIvan Roman

FINANCEDiana Fuentes

BYLAWSDiana FuentesRosa M. Santana

TECHNOLOGYMichele Salcedo-ChairRafael Olmeda

MEMBERSHIPMichele Salcedo-ChairRich LunaVeronica VillafaeNora Lopez

PERSONNEL

Cecilia AlvearMarilyn GarateixAntonio MoraDiana Fuentes

FUNDRAISINGCecilia AlvearIvan RomanMichele SalcedoMargarita BauzaElbert GarciaRicardo Pimentel

UNITYCecilia Alvear

Ivan RomanVeronica Villafae

CONVENTION PLANNINGNATIONALMEMBERS

MariCarmen ErolesAnita LueraRose Arce

Javier AldapeVeronica Villafae

RTNDA/NETWORKBROWNOUTVeronica VillafaeCecilia AlvearAntonio Mora

NAHJ REP TOACCREDITING COUNCILDiana Fuentes01 Carolina Gonzalez

NAHJ REPS TONEWSWATCH01-Martha Flores-Print01-Veronica Villafae-

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December The National Association

of Hispanic Journalistsappointed WBBMs Anto-nio Mora (then with ABCsGood Morning America) andthe San Jose Mercury NewsAnne Vasquez to the NAHJ

board of directors. Morajoined the board as theassociations interim vicepresident of broadcast,replacing Walt Balleza,who went on medicalleave. Vasquez replacedRafael Olmeda, whostepped down from his at-large position to becomethe Region 4 director.

The percentage of storiesabout Latinos that aired onthe evening network news-casts declined from 1.3 per-cent in 1999 to 0.53 percentin 2000, according to theNational Association ofHispanic Journalists 2001Network Brownoutreport. The report deter-mined that out of 16,000news stories that aired on

ABC, CBS, NBC and CNNlast year, only 84 wereabout Latinos. CNNwasincluded in the study forthe first time. Stories aboutthe custody battle overElin Gonzlez were talliedseparately. The reportnoted that the Gonzlezstory proved to be ananomaly, with 348 stories

broadcast about him in2000, accounting for 2.1percent of all stories thataired. The NetworkBrownout report also ana-lyzed a random sub-sam-ple of stories examininghow Latinos are depictedon the evening news. Thereport found that salsa andmariachi music were usedin several occasions regard-less of the seriousness ofthe story. It also found thatLatinos are often presentedin crowds of brown humanhordes walking down nar-

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row corridors or streets. The National Association

of Hispanic Journalistswrote a letter to MexicoPresident Vicente Fox insupport of their Mexicancolleagues in their questfor a Mexican freedom ofinformation law and toexpress concern over theprosecution of journalists

based on existing statutes.

October Under the leadership of

Rosa Maria Santana,Region 6 hosted a success-

ful Midwestern conferenceat Michigan State Univer-sity. More than 80 journal-ists, students andrecruiters attended Jour-nalists in the Midwest:Reporting on the Latiniza-tion of Americas Heart-land.

More than 20 media orga-nizations, including theNational Association ofHispanic Journalists,released a joint statement

expressing their concernsover actions taken by thefederal government, inthe wake of the Sept. 11attacks, that limited newsgathering. The statementwas released during theAssociated Press Manag-ing Editors conference inMilwaukee, Oct. 10-13.

July The National Association

of Hispanic Journalists

held elections to selecteight regional directors fol-lowing the associationsconvention in Phoenix in

June. The regional direc-tors elected were: Region1: Ivn Romn, San JuanBureau Chief, Orlando Sen-tinel; Region 2: RoseMarie Arce, producer,CNN; Region 3: GinaAcosta, assistant editor,editorial, The WashingtonPost; Region 4: Rafael

Olmeda, reporter, SouthFlorida Sun-Sentinel; Region5: Nora Lopez, reporter,San Antonio Express-News;Region 6: Rosa Maria San-tana, reporter, The PlainDealer; Region 7: O. Ricar-do Pimentel, columnist,

Arizona Republic; Region 8:Veronica Villafae, inde-pendent producer.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalists

joined the Society of Pro-fessional Journalists inwriting Sen. ChristopherDodd (D-Conn.), chair of

the Senates rules commit-tee, disapproving of theSenates plan to evict theperiodical and photographic press galleries from theirspace in the Capitol. Theplan was later scrapped bythe Senate.

June Mexicos Foreign Minister

Jorge G. Castaeda, wasthe featured speaker at aplenary session on U.S.-

Mexico relations during theNational Association ofHispanic Journalists 19thAnnual Convention inPhoenix, June 20-23. Uni-visin anchor and syndicated columnist Mara ElenaSalinas moderated the dis-cussion with the foreignminister on issues affecting

both countries. The sessionwas webcasted live onNAHJs Web site.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalistsinducted Charlie Ericksen,Peter Moraga and EdithSayre Auslander into itsHall of Fame during itssecond annual Hall ofFame Luncheon Ceremony

June 21, at the NAHJ con-vention in Phoenix.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalistsreleased its first-everresource guide, June 21, toassist journalists in cover-


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ing the nations diverseLatino population. Theguide, Latinos in the U.S.:

A Resource Guide for Jour-nalists, was co-published

by Knight Ridder and wasdistributed to everyoneattending the NAHJ con-vention in Phoenix.

The Nieman Foundationfor Journalism at HarvardUniversity devoted a sec-tion of its summer editionof Nieman Reports to issuesaffecting Latinos in jour-nalism. All the stories inthe section Latino Voices:

Journalism by and aboutLatinos were written byLatino journalists or by

journalists who reportedextensively on Latinos,including NAHJ members.

TheArizona Daily StarsCarmen Duarte won theNational Association ofHispanic JournalistsGuillermo Martinez-Mar-quez award at the associa-tions annual Noche de Tri-unfos gala held June 22 atthe Hyatt Regency in

Phoenix. Duarte won forMamas Santos, a 36-part installment that ranfrom Feb. 13 thru March 19of 2000. The series person-alized the Arizona cottonindustry by focusing onthe story of Duartes moth-er, Leonarda NalaBejarano Duarte.

TheAssociated Press AlanDiaz won Best of Show,at Noche de Triunfoswhich is awarded to thetop overall photo entry.Diaz won for his entryElian, which is the samephoto that won thePulitzer.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalistswas awarded a $50,000grant from the Philip L.Graham Fund to supportNAHJs scholarshipendowment fund. TheNAHJ created the endow-ment with the goal of rais-

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ing $ 1 million to supportthe Rubn Salzar Scholar-ship Fund. So far, theNAHJ has raised close to$200,000 for the endow-ment.

April The National Association

of Hispanic Journalistsheld its first-ever regionalconference for Spanish-language journalists onApril 21 in Los Angeles.The full-day conferencefocused on professionaldevelopment workshops

for journalists working inthe Spanish-languagemedia.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalistsexpressed concern that thepercentage of Latino jour-nalists working at English-language daily newspa-pers dropped slightly in2000, according to theAmerican Society ofNewspaper Editors annu-al newsroom survey.ASNEs survey found thatLatinos made up only 3.66percent of all newsroomemployees in 2000, drop-ping from 3.68 percent in1999. Overall, the surveyfound that the percentageof journalists of colorworking at daily newspa-pers fell from 11.85 percentin 1999 to 11.64 percentlast year. It was the firsttime that the percentage of

journalists of color work-ing at daily newspapers

fell since ASNE began con-ducting its survey 23 yearsago.

February Puerto Rico Gov. Sila

Maria Calderon was thekeynote speaker at theNational Association ofHispanic Journalists 12thAnnual Scholarship Ban-quet. Calderon is the firstfemale governor of Puerto

Rico. Soledad OBrien, co-anchor of NBCs WeekendToday, was the mistress ofceremonies

January The National Association

of Hispanic Journalistswrote letters to PresidentBill Clinton, Attorney Gen-eral Janet Reno and NavySecretary Richard Danzigexpressing concerns over afederal court case in Puer-to Rico against journaliststrespassing on a U.S. naval

base on the island of

Vieques while coveringprotests against the U.S.Navy. NAHJ expressedconcern that the arrestsand trials could have achilling effect on the freeexercise of those rights (of

journalists) in PuertoRico.

The National Associationof Hispanic Journalistsobjected to a ruling made

by the U.S. District Courtof Appeals in Washington,

D.C., on Jan. 16 that foundthe Federal Communica-tions Commissions EqualEmployment Opportunityregulations unconstitution-al. The FCC had issuednew EEO regulations aftera federal court found itsold regulations unconstitu-tional. The new EEO rulescalled for broadcasters toachieve broad outreach intheir recruiting efforts bywidely disseminatinginformation about job

openings. NAHJ implemented a 2001

membership drive withthe goal of reaching 2001members by years end.NAHJ members renewingtheir membership paid arenewal fee of $25 forrecruiting two new mem-

bers. Newly recruitedmembers also joined theassociation at the discount-ed rate of $25.

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his past year, NAHJcontinued its efforts

working with theAmerican Society of News-paper Editors and the otherUnity partners on a concreteprogram to help stem thetide of minorities leavingnewsrooms. One of the keyefforts will focus on trainingfor mid-level managers tohelp them understand whatmotivates minorities innewsrooms and promotetheir advancement. As ASNEdevelops the initiative,

NAHJ will be on hand tooffer feedback and involvemembers in the move tostrengthen newsrooms. Inaddition, NAHJ is exploringways to tap into or help withASNEs high school initia-tive, which focuses specifi-cally on schools with high

minority populations.NAHJ also continues its

efforts with student projects.This year we have tried to

revamp the print portion of

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TStudent Campus to do morehands-on work and create

more one-on-one feedback.This effort will continue nextyear more aggressively as weseek to tie scholarships withstudent projects and createmore accountability for thescholarship dollars NAHJawards. We also are continu-ing to look at ways to pro-vide students with opportu-nities to showcase their workand more mentoring oppor-tunities.

This year, realizing these

are challenging times finan-cially, NAHJ is being carefuland circumspect as we con-tinue to award scholarships.As usual, thanks to the hardwork of the NAHJ staffunder the direction of AnnaLopez, our recent scholar-ship banquet was successful.

In addition to scholarshipdollars, NAHJ held a silentauction to raise money forthe family of Isias Rivera, a

CBS technician killed in the

Sept. 11 tragedy. His familywas on hand to accept the

donation. NAHJ also contin-ues to explore growing ourendowment and making ourscholarships financially inde-pendent.

In the coming year, with anew program developmentdirector on hand, NAHJhopes to look at ways toexpand programming formembers, especially mid-career professionals. Much ofthis work is already beingdone on the regional level

and needs to be expandedand enhanced in differentareas nationwide. In addi-tion, the organization isexploring ways to launch aLeadership Institute that will

benefit all members and helpprepare the next generationof Latino leaders for the

nations newsrooms. Wewelcome feedback and ideasto help accomplish some ofthese goals.

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WBBM (Chicago)anchor Antonio

Mora, joined theboard as the associationsinterim vice president of

broadcast in December. Hereplaced Walt Balleza whotook a medical leave from the

board. Balleza is a news pho-tographer for KPRC-TV,Channel 2.

Balleza and VeronicaVillafae, NAHJs Region 8director, both representedNAHJ on the Radio-Televi-sion News Directors board.

Last year the NAHJ con-tinued its monitoring of thenetwork evening newscasts.The NAHJ also expressed itsfrustration and concern withthe U.S. District Court ofAppeals which struck downthe Federal CommunicationsCommissions Equal Employ-ment Opportunity Regula-tions.

While on the board,Balleza encouraged theRTNDA to support the FCCs

EEO rules.

Network Brownout

The NAHJ released its2001 Network BrownoutReport, in December. Therelease of the report wasdelayed because of the Sept.11 attacks on the World TradeCenter and Pentagon.

It found that the percent-age of stories about Latinos

that aired on the evening net-work newscasts declinedfrom 1.3 percent in 1999 to0.53 percent in 2000. Thereport found that out of16,000 news stories that airedon ABC, CBS, NBC and CNNlast year, only 84 were aboutLatinos. CNN was includedin the study for the first timethis year.

Out of the 84 stories aboutLatinos, 27 were about the

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OU.S. Navys bombing exercis-es on Vieques, followed by 16

stories about immigrationand 13 stories about Election2000/politics.

Stories about the custodybattle over Elin Gonzlezwere tallied separately. As thereport noted, the Gonzlezstory proved to be an anom-aly, with 348 stories broadcastabout him in 2000, whichaccounted for 2.1 percent ofall stories that aired.

The Network Brownoutreport also analyzed a ran-

dom sub-sample of stories forthe first time that examinedhow Latinos are depicted onthe evening news. The reportfound that salsa and mariachimusic were used on severaloccasions regardless of theseriousness of the story.

It also found that Latinosare often presented in crowdsof brown human hordeswalking down narrow corri-dors or streets. The newsstories tend to focus on the

use of Spanish as a definingfeature of Latinos and Latinoimmigrants, ignoring the factthat most Latinos eitherspeak English or are bilin-gual.

FCCThe National Association

of Hispanic Journalists object-ed to a ruling made by theU.S. District Court of Appeals

in Washington, D.C, on Jan.16, that found the FederalCommunications Commis-sions Equal EmploymentOpportunity regulationsunconstitutional.

The FCC had issued newEEO regulations in 2000 aftera federal court found its oldregulations unconstitutional.The new EEO rules called for

broadcasters to achieve broadoutreach in their recruiting

efforts by widely disseminat-ing information about job

openings.The following is a state-ment made by NAHJ Presi-dent Cecilia Alvear on thecourts decision:

It is an extremely disap-pointing decision. Evenwith the former EEO guidelines in place, it tookdecades for the broadcast-ing industry to achieve avery modest level of diver-sity. It is hard to believe

that change will occur at anaccelerated rate on a purelyvoluntary basis. This canhave devastating conse-quences because if theindustry does not reflect thcommunities it serves, wewill continue to see cover-age that does not reflect thetrue face of America. It isobvious that we at theNAHJ and the other organizations that represent jour-nalists of color will have to

double our efforts to helpbring about the desiredchanges. We will endeavorto meet with the new chairof the FCC to express ourconcerns and we call on theRTNDA, the NAB, the net-works and independent

broadcasters to come forthwith pro-active, strongplans that will insure thatthe push toward diversitycontinues and intensifies.

Editors note: The NAHJ,along with 40 organizationsrepresenting the civil rightscommunity and communitiesof color, signed on to com-ments filed by the MinorityMedia and Telecommunica-tions Council this past Aprilsupporting the FCCs newEEO regulations. For moreinformation, call Joseph Tor-res at 202-662-7143.

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s NAHJ enters itsthird decade, while

the number of Lati-nos in the country has sky-rocketed, our membershiphas increased 11 percent in2001 from the previous year.We began 2001 with 1,568members, and ended theyear with 1,739, nearly 171members more. We regainedtwo-thirds of the memberswe lost between 1999 and2000.

Surely, the membershipdrive helped. In 2001 we

offered more than a 50 per-cent discount in dues forrenewing members who

brought in someone who hadnever belonged to NAHJ orwho had last been a memberin 1995. The programattracted 109 new or renew-ing members, who paid $25

for one year only. Many ofthem work in Spanish-lan-guage media and joined atthe conference held in Los

Angeles and organized byVeronica Villafae.

Still, NAHJs membershiplevels more closely track the

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Asad news from the AmericanSociety of Newspaper Edi-

tors than the growth in thenumber of Latinos shown inthe 2000 census. And theproblem is essentially thesame: retention. While manyLatinos come into the busi-ness, more leave. The same istrue for NAHJ and its mem-

bership. But were about toturn the corner.

Since joining NAHJs staffin November 2000, member-ship manager Michael Reyesnot only beefed up the new

members packet to includethe membership directory,subscriptions toHispanic,

Hispanic Business and NewsWatch magazines, and dis-count cards for three majorcar rental companies, hemakes sure the informationgoes out in a systematic and

timely manner. He spent hisfirst year thoroughly review-ing the membership lists,making sure they were cur-

rent and that renewal noticeswere sent before annualmemberships expired. Mem-

bers who did not renew

promptly were droppedfrom the rolls and their

benefits stopped.As 2001 ended, Reyes hadidentified key weaknessesin the way we handledrenewals, and weve begun2002 with a new, onlinesystem that allows not onlynew folks to join but currentmembers to renew in lessthan a minute with a creditcard on a secure web page.More membership serviceswill be added online as well.

Last year Communica-

tions Director Joseph Torresmade the website more userfriendly, filled with moretimely information of interestto members. This year, Reyeslaid the groundwork forservices not just tailored tomembers, but available onlyto members. After only a

few months, membershiprenewals are going throughthe roof. On this historic,20th anniversary, NAHJ is

poised for record-breakingmembership in the comingyears.

Michele Salcedo

Current Members as of 12/31/01

Region Region Region Region Region Region Region Region1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

TOTAL CURRENT

MEMBERS

500

450

400

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

2000

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

500

0

2001

2000

1999

18

6141

321

472

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240227

174

212

161 161164

111 111

168

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345

437

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he National Associa-tion of Hispanic

Journalists weath-ered 2001s economic down-turn relatively well througha combination of increasedfundraising efforts, good fis-cal stewardship by the staffand continued support of themembership.

Our success is also due tothe strong commitment todiversity demonstrated byour longtime partners,including Knight Ridder,Inc., Samuel Newhouse

Foundation and Daimler-Chrysler Corporation.

As of Dec. 31, 2001,NAHJs fund balance stoodat $663,255. The beginning

balance on Jan. 1, 2001, was$737,883. The latter figureincluded a $300,000 grantreceived from the Ford Foun-

dation to help cover annualoperating costs for threeyears; we spent $95,319 of itin 2001.

In summary for 2001, wehad expenditures of $969,132and raised $873,813 in addi-tion to the $100,000 annualFord allotment. That left anexcess of $4,681 on the years

balance sheet.Higher expenses came

from increased mailings anda significantly upgraded Website, as NAHJ strives toincrease benefits for mem-

bers.

MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER9

As usual, our biggest rev-enue generator of the year

was the annual convention,held in Phoenix in 2001.Despite the tougher eco-

nomic situation and morethan a few pessimistic pre-dictions, the conventionraised about 90 percent ofwhat it did in 2000, andattracted more people. Over-all, the event netted $227,669with attendance of 1,573. The2000 convention in Houstonnetted $256,078 with 1,379registrants.

As a non-profit, NAHJdoes not exist to makemoney, but we keep funds inreserve and in two scholar-ship accounts to ensure thatour mission continues fromone year to the next.

The basic scholarshipaccount, which is not invest-

ed, had an ending balance of$28,624 after distributing 27scholarships for the year.

In 2000, we started a

scholarship endowment fundwith $100,000 and addedanother $50,000 in 2001 onour way to a $1 million goal.Because of the investmentclimate, including the tumul-tuous days after the Sept. 11terrorist attacks on New Yorkand the Pentagon, thataccount stood at $138,481 onDec. 31, 2001. We had unreal-ized losses of 9.2 percent forthe year; by comparison, the

Standard & Poor 500 indexlost 11.9 percent.

Our reserve fund, whichis invested a little moreaggressively than the Schol-arship Endowment Fund,also saw a loss in value; itdropped from $99,425 to$80,014 - an unrealized lossof 19.5 percent. That com-pares to the Russell 1000Growth Index, which saw aloss of 20.4 percent.

The board continues tobelieve in the overall advan-tages of investing in the

stock market as a means ofincreasing our funds. We areinvesting for the long term -since 1926, the stock markethas generated an average 11percent rate of return overall,despite some major ups anddowns.

We are in the process of

refining our accounting sys-tem to become more effi-cient, and to be able to pro-vide more kinds of reports to

potential funders. The boardhas also authorized thehiring of a grant writer.

We recognize these arestill challenging times, butwith the continued commit-ment of dedicated partnersand enthusiastic members,we look forward to anotherpositive year in 2002.

Diana R. Fuentes

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2000 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS10

MARIANELA DEL PINO RIVERACERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

MARIANELA DEL PINO - RIVERACERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

13203 GLOBAL STREETBOWIE, MD 20720

(301)262-1500(301)262-1501 FAX

To the Board Of DirectorsNational Association of Hispanic Journalists, Inc.

The accompanying Statement of Financial Position of NAHJ, Inc. as of December 31, 2001and the related Statement Activity for the period then ended have been compiled by me in accor-dance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

A compilation is limited to presenting in the form of financial Statements information thatis the representation of management. I have not audited, nor reviewed the accompanying finan-cial statements, and, accordingly, do not express an opinion, or any other form of assurance onthem.

Management has elected to omit substantially all of the disclosures required by generally

accepted accounting principles, as well as the Statement of Cash Flows. If the omitted disclo-sures were included in the financial statements, they might influence the users conclusionsabout the Companys financial position and fund balance. Accordingly, these financial state-ments are not designed for those who are not informed about such matters.

Marianela R. del Pino Rivera, CPA


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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, INC.STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash in Operating Checking Account $ 30,719

Cash in Bank Savings Account 312,508

Cash in Smith Barney Reserve Account 80,014

Cash in Smith Barney Endowment Account 138,481

Cash in Smith Barney Scholarship Restricted Account 67,039

Cash in Smith Barney GMM Account 197

Security Deposit Rent 4,322

Accounts Receivable 518

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 633,799

FIXED ASSETS

Computers, Equipment & Furniture 93,295

Depreciation to Date (63,839)

TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 29,456

TOTAL ASSETS $ 663,255

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS

Unrestricted 297,089Temporarily Restricted 227,685

Permanently Restricted 138,481

TOTAL NET ASSETS 663,255

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 663,255

See accompanying Accountants Compilation Report


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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, INC.STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

Operating Fur Ford Fdn Scholarship Prog. Endowment Total

REVENUE COLLECTED

Dues Revenue $ 76,095 $ 76,095

Convention Income 680,842 680,842

Silent Auction 9,386 9,386

Banquet Income 131,500 131,500

Invest. Income & Unreal Gain (Loss) 2,426 3,113 (12,106) (6,567)

Donations 11,500 82,950 50,545 144,995

Grants 45,000 45,000

Labels, Ads & Misc Income 57,950 57,950

TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED $873,813 $226,950 $ 38,439 $1,139,201

EXPENSES PAID

Personnel Costs $204,494 $ 33,777 $ 238,271

Accounting & Audit Fees 20,100 20,100

Advertising 1,230 156 1,386

Legal Fees 1,500 1,500

Investment, Payroll & Bank Fees 8,677 50 1,921 10,648

Travel, Lodging & Business Meals 138,193 316 11,603 150,112

Depreciation 7,428 7,428

Equipment Rental & Maintenance 25,320 25,320

Rent, Insurance & Storage 54,863 54,863

Prof. Dues, Public. & Development 7,448 241 4,000 11,689

Miscellaneous Expenses 275 275Consultants 23,896 4,096 27,992

Supplies 18,365 171 3,319 21,855

Telephone, Communications & Web 73,858 235 74,093

Postage & Delivery 49,465 211 4,024 53,700

Printing 96,165 19,604 115,769

Event Costs 231,355 71,724 303,079

Awards & Scholarships 6,500 89,250 95,750

TOTAL EXPENSES PAID $969,132 939 $241,838 $ 1.921 $1,213,830

Excess (deficiency) of revenuecollected over expenses paid (95,319) (939) ($14,888) $ 36,518 ($74,628)

Fund Transfers 100,000 (100,000) 0

Excess after Transfer 4,681 (100,939) (14,888) 36,518 (74,628)

Beginning Fund Balance 292,408 300,000 43,512 101,963 737,883

Ending Fund Balance 12-31-00 $297,089 $199,061 $ 28,624 $138,481 $ 663,255

See accompanying Accountants Compilation Report


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he past year hasbeen one of struggle

and strengthening,of encouraging the youngand laying a foundation forour region. As journalists inPuerto Rico slowly becomereacquainted with NAHJswork, interest has grown.The circle of colleagues hasexpanded, resulting in threecommittees to organize ourefforts.

Student Programs: Morestudents than ever fromPuerto Rico applied for

NAHJs student projects andscholarships. Several wereaccepted, which will ensuremore testimonials about theorganizations work in help-ing students. Discussions areunderway to strengthen rela-tionships and expand NAHJ-sponsored activities from one

university campus to fourstarting in the Fall. The aimis to create a strong networkof journalism and communi-

cations students from theisland who can not only feedinto the organizations mem-

bership, but join forces toattend next years conven-tion in New York City.

Professional Develop-

ment: Despite many activi-ties sponsored by two stronglocal journalism associations,several colleagues in print,photojournalism and broad-

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Tcast identified various unat-tended areas they wanted

NAHJ to focus on. Besidesrsum tape critiques andother forms of evaluation,more skills training is para-mount. Initial talks began toget more members into semi-nars abroad and bring someof those sessions to theisland.

Issues and Advocacy:

Members are securingnational NAHJ support andplotting out local lobbyingefforts to push legislators to

rid Puerto Ricos penal codeof a criminal defamationstatute that could be usedagainst journalists and regainaccess to family court recordsand proceedings. NAHJmembers have approachedother journalism associationsto stage a series of round-

table discussions and possi-bly agree on a joint effort tosupport a proposed localfreedom of information bill.

On the coverage front, manyin the islands professional

journalism sectors havewarmly welcomed NAHJmembers plans to analyzethe local medias coverage ofDominicans, gays and otherminorities during the sum-mer and Fall and presentconcrete suggestions on howto make the coverage morefair and balanced.

Promoting NAHJ inRegion One not only means

educating people about ourmission, but reinterpretingthat mission for a placewhere Puerto Ricans are nota minority striving toincrease their presence andpower in newsrooms. Westrive to send the messagethat we can learn from thepitfalls in the medias cover-age of our people in the U.S.mainland, which we shoulddefinitely care about becauseit ultimately affects the way

society and Washingtonpoliticians see and treatPuerto Ricans on the island.

Through our local pres-ence in NAHJ, we also seekto be a valuable tool in edu-cating our stateside col-leagues of any race or ethnic-ity on how to improve cover-

age of Puerto Rico. And withour contacts with stateside

journalism associations andtheir counterparts in Latin

America, we seek to be thelink to set the stage forfuture joint collaboration onpress freedom issues andother causes of interest to

journalists in the hemi-sphere.

So were going to keeprolling up our sleeves for thehard work to come.

REGION 1 REPORTSubmitted byIvn Romn, San JuanBureau Chief, OrlandoSentinel

Caribbean Region: Puerto Rico,Virgin Islands


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ts been quite a year.So far 2002 has beena struggle, with

many of us left exhausted bythe events of Sept. 11 and theaftermath. That said, Region3 is more committed thanever to getting more mem-

bers involved in regionalactivities and reaching out tostudents.

In November, severalNAHJ members went to ashowing of el BalletNacional de Cuba at theKennedy Center. It was agood chance to get togeth-

er and just talk about howour lives as journalistshave changed in these lastfew months.

In December, I traveled toWest Virginia University inMorgantown, where I metwith a few Latino studentsat the Perley Isaac ReedSchool of Journalism. Ifyou are interested in serv-ing as a mentor for one of

Ithese students, pleasee-mail me [email protected].

In January, Washingtonfree-lance writer CathyAbreu Jones announcedthat she is launching anational magazine for

Latinas called CatalinaMagazine (www.catalina

magazine.com). We areplanning a launch partyfor summer/fall 2002.

In February, I traveled toNorfolk to meet withLatino communicationsstudents at Old Dominion

University. We enjoyed ascreening of Cuban film-maker Fernando PerezsLa Vida Es Silbar. I amtrying to take the NAHJRegion 3 Visiting Journal-ists Program beyond theWashington area, andseveral representativesfrom the ODU LatinoStudent Alliance haveexpressed interest in the

program. Associated Press reporter

Suzanne Gamboa has beenhard at work trying to luremembers out of NAHJretirement to start up aWashington Associationof Hispanic Journalists.She can be reached [email protected].

In March I taught TheMechanics of Writing toabout 20 high students atThe Washington Post, aspart of The Posts ThirdAnnual High School Writ-ing Seminar and Scholar-

ship Program. We are stillrecruiting volunteers forthe program, as well asfor the Region 3 Visiting

Journalists.

For more information onregional events or to becomea volunteer, please e-mail meat [email protected].

REGION 3 REPORTSubmitted byGina Acosta

Mid-Atlantic Region:

Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,Pennsylvania, Virginia, WestVirginia, Washington, D.C.

h, what a year forRegion 2. After

months of reconfig-uring how we operate, seek-ing funds from NAHJ, estab-lishing a working listserveand organizing a group ofeager volunteers, we hadthought this year would seethe resurgence of our organi-zation in the area. Well,weve had a resurgencealright but it hasnt exactly

been the kind wed planned.Region 2 has been knee-

deep in covering and recov-

ering from the Sept. 11attack. From Boston to Wash-ington, everyone of us has

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Ofelt the effects of terrorism,war, and a surge in domestic

security unlike anythingweve seen in decades. Ourmembers have distinguishedthemselves in covering thisstory and in coping with theeffects it has had on theirlives.

Yet all of this has not beenaccompanied by a warmresponse from the industry.We see few concrete gains inthe number of Latinos in themedia or advancement bythose already working in the

media. Sadly, our efforts inthe work force have not beenrewarded and have con-

sumed our free time to theextent that our Region has

trouble organizing and doingthe good work of NAHJ.But there is hope. New

York is set to host next yearsconvention and we see it as agreat opportunity to raiseissues of diversity in theindustry and quality of cov-erage. Already, a group of ushas formed to push Region 2to the forefront of NAHJspriorities and launch a con-vention effort that will drawtop media from around the

country for a forum of ideasand a call to action. We lookforward to making our mark

REGION 2 REPORTSubmitted byRose Arce

Northeast Region: Connecticut,Maine, Massachusetts, NewHampshire, New York, NewJersey, Rhode Island, Vermont


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ur region began asuccessful revitaliza-

tion effort in 1999,offering consistent program-ming, professional develop-ment workshops and panelsin the South Florida area,where the bulk of the mem-

bership is located. We aregrateful to the past regionaldirectors who once againmade NAHJ an effectiveorganization in Region 4.

The effectiveness contin-ued this fall and winter, asRegion 4 rallied the other

local journalism associationsto provide services jointly tomembers. NAHJ took thelead in organizing Immigra-tion: After 9/11, a paneldiscussion featuring Miamisacting INS director, variousethnic immigration propo-nents and lawyers, and anopponent of immigration, todiscuss the ramifications ofthe nations response toterrorism.

NAHJ also coordinated arsum-critique session,which followed a workshopon media credibility. Theworkshop was organized bythe Florida chapter of the

OAsian American JournalistsAssociation and was present-

ed by the American Societyof Newspaper Editors.The Society of Profession-

al Journalists took the leadon a fight over changes toFloridas strong publicrecords law, and NAHJ

joined in by sending a letterto Gov. Jeb Bush and everymember of the state legisla-ture. Most legislators whoreplied to us did so withcourtesy, and NAHJ made itsmark by responding strongly

to an issue that transcendedrace and ethnicity. One legis-lator responded by accusingNAHJ of being a divisiveorganization, so we invitedhim to join us at our conven-tion in San Diego to see whatour association is reallyabout. For a copy of oure-mail exchange, write [email protected].

We are now embarking onone of our most ambitious

projects in years - a SpanishLanguage Conference inMiami this summer. Moredetails should be available

by the time were in SanDiego, but many thanks are

already due to SecretaryMichele Salcedo, who laid

the groundwork for theproject, and memberBernadette Pampuch, theconference coordinator. Weare looking forward to serv-ing a significant part of ourmembership with this event.

Our revitalization effortnow turns outside of SouthFlorida, and our successthere is mixed. Members inTampa have expressed aninterest in organizing events,as have members in Orlando,

Atlanta and parts of NorthCarolina. We pledge to con-tinue the effort until thereare activities in each of theregions seven states. Wehad to abandon our goal ofa regional conference inAtlanta in 2002, but its nottoo late to organize for nextyear. Were looking for mem-

bers willing to help make ithappen. Feel free to contactme at rolmeda@sun-sen-

tinel.com.Were looking forward to

continuing to serve ourmembers in the coming year.

REGION 4 REPORTSubmitted byRafael Olmeda

South Region: Alabama, Florida,Georgia, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina,Tennessee


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t was a slow year forRegion 5 in 2001.

After two successfulconferences the year before,including a regional meetingin Mexico City, it was a littleharder to get focused. Aregional conference/job fairslated for late November inSan Antonio was postponedindefinitely after the Sept. 11terrorist attack that forcedsome speakers to cancel

because of the ensuing workloads. Preliminary plans areunderway to sponsor a

regional professional devel-opment conference this Falleither in San Antonio or inthe Rio Grande Valley, alongthe Texas-Mexico border. TheAmerican Society of Newspa-per Editors is eager to part-ner with us to do a student

job fair as soon as we can

decide where to hold it. As Ienter my last year as regionaldirector, I look forward to

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Iputting this last regional con-ference together.

Meanwhile, some localRegion 5 affiliates have stayedbusy, sponsoring studentworkshops, writing contestsand scholarships for minoritystudents. As we enter yetanother year of dismalincreases in terms of Latinosin the newsroom, these grass-roots efforts to recruit minori-ties become even more impor-tant.

In Houston, the HoustonAssociation of Hispanic

Media Professionals awardeda total of $18,000 in scholar-ships to 12 communicationsstudents at its annual SylvanRodriguez Scholarship Ban-quet held in April. AntonioMora, CBS affiliate anchor inChicago and NAHJ vice presi-dent-broadcast, was the

groups guest speaker. Recent-ly HAHMP met with severallocal TV station general man-

agers who have agreed tosponsor at least one or two

of its student members assummer interns, which willprovide them with invalu-able experience.

Dallas, also had a goodyear, celebrating its 20thannual scholarship banquetin the Spring. The Dallas-Fort Worth Network honoredlongtime newscaster GloriaCampos of WFAA-TV. Theyalso handed out about$20,000 in scholarships toarea students. In San Anto-

nio, the San Antonio Associa-tion of Hispanic Journalistsalso celebrated a successfulyear. John Quinones of ABCPrime Time Live was thekeynote speaker at thegroups annual scholarship

banquet, where eight areastudents received about

$20,000 in scholarships.

REGION 5 REPORTSubmitted byNora Lpez

South Central Region: Arkansas,Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas


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egional membership

has gone up. Interest in

volunteering increased.

Midwest Latino journalists net-

worked constantly. What a year!

So much was accomplished

in 2001. A milestone was last

Octobers successful regional

conference at Michigan State

University. More than 80 jour-

nalists, students and recruiters

from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan,

Wisconsin and Washington,

D.C., got together Oct. 26-27

for the second annual Region 6

conference. The weekend event

was free to pre-registered jour-nalism students. It was called,

Journalists in the Midwest:

Reporting on the Latinization

of Americas Heartland. Inves-

tigative Reporters and Editors

organized two workshops on

computer-assisted reporting.

National

Public Radio had one of its staff

members oversee a seminar on

reporting for radio. The Ameri-

can Society of Newspaper

Editors coordinated two panels,one encouraging members to

pursue careers in news manage-

ment and another exploring why

journalists of color leave the

industry. NAHJ President

Cecilia Alvear and The Plain

DealerEditor Douglas Clifton

were among the panelists debat-

ing why minority journalists

leave newsrooms.

RStudents found mentors.

Veteran Latino journalists

exchanged business cards and

mingled. Each seminar offered

professional development. It was

a great weekend!

The event was co-sponsored

by Michigan State University,

and its journalism school, the

Allstate Foundation, Daimler-

Chrysler Corporation Fund, the

Detroit Free Press and The

Detroit News. The following

supported the event with in-kind

donations: the American Society

of Newspaper Editors, the Ford

Foundation, National PublicRadio and Mi Gente Magazine.

I want to thank Michigan

State University for its generosi-

ty in underwriting $5,500 of

expenses. Three key MSU con-

tacts require a heartfelt thank

you for their outstanding work:

Prof. Steve Lacy, Prof. Howard

Bossen and Rosa Morales.

Other Region 6 happenings:

Last year, the Chicago Asso-

ciation of Hispanic Journalists

organized its annual Latino/Chicano high school mentoring

workshop called PRESENTE.

Each student was paired up with

a professional journalist who

guided the student through the

six-week program. Journalists

taught the students the basics of

news writing and editing for

print, broadcast and the Internet.

The teens met with their profes-

sional mentors on Saturdays.

It was free to students.

The CAHJ also oversaw its

annual high school writing con-

test last year. Latino/Chicano

high school students were asked

to submit their writings to a

panel of CAHJ judges. The

Chicago Tribunepublished the

winning entries which thrilled

many of the students! The

Chicago Tribune Foundation

gives $5,000 annually to the

CAHJ, which helped the group

underwrite its mentoring pro-

grams.

Also, the CAHJ helped fiveof its PRESENTE graduates

attend an intensive high school

journalism workshop last June a

Ohio University. The CAHJ flew

the students to Ohio, where

NAHJ member Lisa Lopez of

Ohio University guided them

through the program. Former

NAHJ board member Teresa

Puente, president of CAHJ at the

time, deserves pats on the back

for arranging this.

Lastly, many Midwest volun-teers helped write and edit the

NAHJ Latino Resource Guide

last year. Each of you made a

difference by creating this educa

tional tool for journalists. Your

work was tremendous. Thank

you! And WE DID IT!

REGION 6 REPORTSubmitted byRosa Maria Santana

Midwest Region: Illinois,Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,South Dakota, Wisconsin


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ts been a learning year

for your Region 7

representative.

I learned that being an NAHJ

board member is pretty darn

close to a full-time job. I learned

that Region 7 is too far flung

and, arguably, needs to be

trimmed back. I learned that

NAHJ staffer Joe Torres is a

bigger boxing fan than even I

am. And I learned that there is

still much work left to be done

in the region.

Region 7 NAHJ members

this year participated heavily in

educational pursuits for up-and-coming journalists, helping high

school students in a one-day

journalism seminar and volun-

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Iteering in the Journalism Educa-

tion Associations conference for

high school journalists in April

in Phoenix.

I spoke to many groups in the

past year, representing NAHJ

and my newspaper. Among the

groups were Poynter and the

Freedom Forum.

This coming year, we need to

emphasize professional develop-

ment for NAHJ members in the

region. We also need to help

spread the word in the region

that it pays to hire Latinos.

We need to help newspapers

learn how to reach the vital andgrowing Latino population.

I hope to engage members to

determine how we can best help

their newsrooms grow in this

area.

I welcome opportunities to

include you in this training and

need your help in getting your

newsrooms to agree to the

training.

Have training schtick, will

travel.

If you want to help or need

help in cultivating these talents

in your newsroom, please feel

free to contact me.

Im at ricardo.pimentel@

arizonarepublic.com or

(602) 444-8210.

Thanks.

embership continuesto grow in our region.Weve picked up

more new members and sev-eral people have expressed

interest in joining NAHJ.Among our many new mem-

bers, we have to welcome agreat number of folks whowork in Spanish-languagemedia.

Last year, we held the firstever Spanish-language mediaconference in L.A. It was ahuge success, with over 100people in attendance. Morethan 50 new members joinedthat very same day. Ourregion now holds 437 mem-

bers. Ill be working to recruitmore new members and topick up some of the folkswho have let their member-ships expire in years past.The intention in Region 8 isto focus on training for mid-career journalists, a job bankand some fundraising forworkshops and seminars.

On August 21 we had ourfirst mixer in the L.A. area.

IWe had a great response.There was a lot of interest indoing more workshops andmonthly mixers.

A media law workshop, to

be led by USC ProfessorErwin Chemerinsky at thePasadena courthouse on Oct.13 was postponed indefinitelydue to insufficient memberresponse.

A workshop in Salem,Oregon: Covering OregonsLatino Communities, wasput together by NAHJ mem-

bers George Reade, from TheOregonian and Rich Luna,from the Statesman Journal.During the event, held Oct.20, our NAHJ organizersdiscussed strategies to bringgreater diversity to ournewsrooms.

In December, NAHJ mem-ber Lavonne Luquis coordi-nated a successful mediaworkshop in Fresno. Peopletraveled from as far away asLos Angeles and Stockton toattend print and broadcasttracks.

The new year broughtthe challenge of preparingfor our 20th AnniversaryConvention in San Diego.Convention chairs Luis

Monteagudo and GraceSevilla have done a great jobof leading the San Diegofolks in the planning com-mittee, working out all thedetails to get a smooth and

fun convention for 2002.One of the highlights of theconvention will be a videohistory of NAHJ. For this, wemust thank several NAHJmembers in Region 8, whoworked closely to put ittogether: Julio Moran, ReneeSanchez and of course, all ofthe folks who helped tell ourstory.

Now, we have to continueto move forward. To do so,we hope more of our mem-

bers will get involved. Theplan is to do more localworkshops, seminars, mixersand fundraisers so we cangrow professionally and keepthe spirit of NAHJ alive.

REGION 8 REPORTSubmitted byVeronica Villafae

REGION 7 REPORTSubmitted byO. Ricardo Pimentel

Southwest Region: Arizona,Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,Utah, Wyoming

Pacific Region: Alaska,California, Hawaii, Idaho,Oregon, Washington


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against any cause or measurebeing submitted to the peoplefor a vote.

The corporation shall not,except in any insubstantialdegree, engage in any activitiesor exercise any powers that arenot in furtherance of the pur-poses described above.

ARTICLE IVDEDICATION OF ASSETS

The properties and assets ofthis nonprofit corporation areirrevocably dedicated to fulfill-ment of the Objectives and Pur-

poses of this corporation as setforth in Article XV hereof. Nopart of the net earnings, proper-ties, or assets of this corpora-tion, on dissolution or other-wise, shall inure to the exclu-sive benefit of any private per-son or individual, or any mem-ber or director of this corpora-tion except in fulfillment of saidObjectives and Purposes. Onliquidation and dissolution, allproperties and assets and oblig-ations shall be distributed pur-

suant to the nonprofit provi-sions of the California Corpora-tions Code then in effect.

ARTICLE VMEMBERSHIP

There shall be seven (7)classes of membership in hiscorporation as follows:

1. REGULAR MEMBERSA regular member shall be

those persons admitted tomembership by the Board,

being persons whose principalmeans of support is earned inthe gathering, editing or pre-sentation of news. Regularmembers may not be employ-ees of government-supportednews organizations. The follow-ing job title descriptions shallbe included: Reporters, Editors,Broadcast News Directors,Community or Public Affairs inbroadcast or print news organi-zations, Publishers of print

BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANICJOURNALISTS19

ARTICLE INAME

The name of this corpora-tion shall be: NATIONALASSOCIATION OF HISPANICJOURNALISTS

ARTICLE IIOFFICES

SECTION l:PRINCIPAL OFFICE

The principal office for thetransaction of the business ofthe corporation (Principal

executive office) is located inthe State of California, Countyof Los Angeles. The directorsmay change the principal officefrom one location to another.Any change of this locationshall be noted by the secretaryon these bylaws in this sectionEffective September l, 1985, theprincipal office of the corpora-tion is located in the District ofColumbia.

SECTION 2:

OTHER OFFICESThe Board of Directors may

at any time establish offices atany place or places where theircorporation is qualified to dobusiness.

ARTICLE IIIPURPOSE AND

NONPARTISAN ACTIVITIES

This corporation has beenformed under the CaliforniaNonprofit Corporation Law for

the purpose described hereinbelow at Article XV, and it shallbe nonprofit and nonpartisan.No substantial part of theactivities of the corporationshall consist of the publicationor dissemination of materialswith the purpose of attemptingto influence legislation, and thecorporation shall not participateor intervene in any politicalcampaign on behalf of any can-didate for public office or for or

news media, General Managersof broadcast news media, Pho-tographers, and News Camer-apersons, News Graphic Artistsand Newspaper Designers,among others. A regular mem-ber has all rights granted underthese Bylaws which include theright to vote and to hold office.

2. ACADEMIC MEMBERSAcademic members shall be

those persons approved formembership by the Board ofDirectors and who are educa-tors of Journalism in education-al institutions of higher learn-

ing. These members shall havethose rights granted to themunder the Bylaws including therights to vote but excluding theright to hold office.

3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERSAssociate members shall be

all those persons admitted tosuch membership by the Boardof Directors, as personsengaged in such media-relatedjobs as public relations, publicor corporate information, direc-

tors of media organizations.These members shall be entitledto whatever rights are grantedunder the corporate Bylaws toassociate members, excludingthe right to vote and to holdoffice.

4. FOUNDING MEMBERSFounding members are all

those persons admitted to suchmembership by the Board ofDirectors and who signed TheArticles of Incorporation andpaid the established dues by

April 15, 1984. These Foundingmembers shall be entitled to allrights established under theBylaws and shall have therecognition as Founding Mem-bers of the Corporation, andshall have the right to voteand/or hold office if theyremain as Academic or Regularmembers, respectively.

5. STUDENT MEMBERSStudent members shall be

those persons admitted to suchmembership by the Board ofDirectors as persons who areengaged in a program of full-time study in a recognizededucational institution of high-er learning. These membersshall have those rights grantedto such members under theBylaws, excluding the right tovote and to hold office, exceptfor the board position of non-voting Student Representative.

6. HONORARY MEMBERSHonorary members shall be

all those persons admitted tosuch membership by the Boardof Directors as being active orretired from a journalism ormedia activity and who haveachieved recognition in the pro-fession by their exemplary con-tributions to the profession ofjournalism and media.

These Honorary membersshall not pay dues and shall beentitled to all rights specifiedunder the Bylaws but shall notvote or hold office. Honorarymembers shall be given recog-

nition whenever in attendanceat corporate functions and/oractivities.

7. SUPPORTING MEMBERSThere shall be two classes of

Supporting Members: Individ-ual and Corporate.

(a) Individual SupportingMembers shall be admitted assuch by the Board of Directorsas a person who is not in themedia industry but who sup-ports the goals and purposes ofthe corporation.

(b) Corporate SupportingMembers shall be representa-tives of corporations admittedto such membership by theBoard of Directors, corporationswhich are not engaged in jour-nalism and/or media but whosupport the goals and purposesof the corporation.

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rules of conduct governing thiscorporation promulgated by theBoard of Directors from time-to-time.

Procedure for Expulsion.Following the determinationthat a member should beexpelled under subparagraph(c) above, the following proce-dures shall be implemented:

(a) A notice shall be sent byprepaid, first-class or registeredmail to the most recent addressof the member as shown on thecorporations records, settingforth the expulsion and the rea-

sons therefore. Such notice shallbe sent at least 15 days beforethe proposed effective date ofthe expulsion.

(b) The member beingexpelled shall be given anopportunity to be heard, eitherorally or in writing, at a hearingto be held not fewer than 5days before the effective date ofthe proposed expulsion. Thenotice to the member of his pro-posed expulsion shall state thedate, time, and place of the

hearing on his proposed expul-sion.

(c) Following the hearing,the Board of Directors shalldecide whether the membershould in fact be expelled, sus-pended, or sanctioned in someother way. The decision of theBoard shall be final.

(d) Any person expelledfrom the corporation shallreceive a refund of dues orassessments already paid. The

refund shall be prorated toreturn only the unaccrued bal-ance remaining for the periodof the dues payment.

SECTION 4:REGISTRY OF MEMBERS

The Secretary shall maintainan up-to-date registry of mem-bers who have paid their feesand are in good standing asdescribed in Articles X, section


the Board of Directors exclud-ing the right to vote and to holdoffice.

SECTION 2:FEES, DUES,

AND ASSESSMENTS

The Board of Directors maymodify the amount or suspendpayment of dues for the pur-pose of membership drivesaimed at adding at least 50 newmembers to the organization.Such actions will not have affectfor more than one year withoutsubsequent board approval.Each member in good standing

must pay, within the time andon the condition set by theBoard of Directors, the annualdues in amounts which may befixed from time-to-time by theBoard of Directors. The duesestablished by the Board ofDirectors are as follows:

l. Regular member $ 55.002. Academic member $ 55.003. Associate member $ 55.00

4. Founding member $ 55.00

5. Student member $ 25.00

6. Honorary member $ ~7. Supporting member

Individual $ 110.00Corporate $1,100.00

SECTION 3:TERMINATION

OF MEMBERSHIP

Causes of Termination. Themembership of any membershall terminate upon occurrenceof any of the following events:

(a) The resignation of the

member.

(b) The failure of a memberto pay annual dues, if applica-ble, in the amount and withinthe times set forth by the Boardof Directors.

(c) The determination by theBoard of Directors or a commit-tee designated to make suchdetermination that the memberhad failed in a material andserious degree to observe the

7(ii), subject to the authority ofthe Credentials Committee.

ARTICLE VIMEETINGS OF MEMBERS

SECTION 1:PLACE OF MEETING

Meetings of the membershipshall be held at any place in theUnited States designated by theBoard of Directors. In theabsence of any such designa-tion, members meetings shallbe held at the principal execu-tive office of the corporation.

SECTION 2:ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting ofmembers shall be held (unlessthe Board of Directors fixesanother date and so notifies themembers as provided in Section4 of this Article VIII) on the15th of April of each year. Gen-eral and Special meetings ofmembers shall be held asordered by the directors, fromtime-to-time as stated below.

SECTION 3:SPECIAL MEETING

This is the special meetingrequirement:

(a) Authorized persons whomay call. A special meeting ofmembers may be called at anytime by any of the following:the Board of Directors or twen-ty-five (25) percent or moremembers.

(b) Calling meetings bymembers. If a special meeting iscalled by members other thanthe president, the request shallbe submitted by such membersin writing, specifying the gener-al nature of the business pro-posed to be transacted, andshall be delivered personally orsent by registered mail or bytelegraphic or other facsimiletransmission to the president,any vice-president, or the secre-

tary of the corporation. The offi-cer receiving the request shallcause notice to be promptlygiven to the members entitledto vote, in accordance with theprovisions of Section 4 and 5 ofthis Article VI, that a meetingwill be held, and the date ofsuch meeting, which date shallbe not less than thirty-five (35)nor more than ninety (90) daysfollowing the receipt of therequest. The persons requestingthe meeting may give thenotice. Nothing contained inthis subsection shall be con-strued as limiting, fixing, oraffecting the time when a meet-ing of members may be heldwhen the meeting is called byaction of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4:NOTICE OF MEMBERS

MEETINGS

(a) General notice contents.All notices of meetings of mem-bers shall be sent or otherwisegiven in accordance with Sec-tion 5 of this Article VI not less

than thirty (30) nor more thanninety (90) days before the dateof the meeting or as many beotherwise ordered by the direc-tors. The notice shall specify theplace, date and hour of themeeting and in the case of aspecial meeting, the generalnature of the business to betransacted, and no other busi-ness in that case may be trans-acted, or in case of the annualmeeting, those matters whichthe Board of Directors, at thetime of giving the notice,intends to present for action bythe members.

(b) Notice of certain agendaitems. If action is proposed tobe taken at any meeting forapproval of any of the follow-ing proposals, the notice shallalso state the general nature ofthe proposal. Member action onsuch items is invalid unless thenotice or written waiver ofnotice states the general nature


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maintained in the minutes bookof the corporation.

SECTION 5:QUORUM

(a) Percentage required. Thir-ty-three and one-third percent ofthe members shall constitute aquorum for the transaction ofbusiness at a meeting of themembers. A lesser amount mayconstitute a quorum if notice ofthe general nature of the meet-ing is sent to the members atleast ten (10) days before themeeting, said notice complying

with all bylaws provisions gov-erning the time and manner ofgiving notice as stated hereinabove in Section 4 of this Article.

(b) Loss of quorum. Themembers present at a dulycalled or duly held meeting atwhich a quorum is present maycontinue to transact businessuntil adjournment, notwith-standing the withdrawal ofenough members to leave lessthan a quorum, if any actiontaken (other than adjournment)

is approved by at least a majori-ty of the members required toconstitute a quorum.

SECTION 6:ADJOURNED MEETING

Any members meeting,annual or special, whether ornot a quorum is present, may beadjourned from time-to-time bythe vote of the majority of themembers represented at themeeting, either in person or byproxy. But in the absence of a

quorum, no other business maybe transacted at that meeting,except as provided in this Arti-cle.

SECTION 7:VOTING

(a) Eligibility to vote. Personsentitled to vote at any meetingof members shall be members asof the date determined in accor-dance with Section 10 of thisArticle VI, subject to provisions


of the proposal(s):

(i) Removing a director;

(ii) Filling vacancies on theboard of directors by themembers; Amending thearticles of incorporation;

(iii) Approving a contract ortransaction in which adirector has a materialfinancial interest; and

(iv) Approving a plan of liqui-dation of assets.

(c) Manner of giving notice.Notice of any meeting of mem-bers shall be given either per-sonally or by first-class mail,telegraphic or other writtencommunications, charges pre-paid, addressed to each mem-ber either at the address of thatmember appearing on thebooks of the corporation or theaddress given by the member tothe corporation for the purposeof notice. If no address appearson the corporations book andno other has been given, noticeshall be deemed to have beengiven if either

(i) notice is sent to that mem-ber by first-class mail ortelegraphic or other writ-ten communication to thecorporations principalexecutive office, or

(ii) notice is published at leastonce in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation in thecounty where that office islocated. Notice shall bedeemed to have beengiven at the time whendelivered personally ordeposited in the mail or

sent by telegram or othermeans of written commu-nication.

(d) Affidavit of mailingnotice. An affidavit of the mail-ing or other means of givingany notice of any membersmeeting may be executed bythe secretary, assistant secretary,or any other party of the corpo-ration giving the notice, and ifso executed, shall be filed and

of the California Nonprofit Cor-poration Law and to the deter-mination of a Credentials Com-mittee appointed by the Boardof Directors.

(b) Manner of casting votes.Voting may be by voice or bal-lot, provided that any electionof directors be by ballot ifdemanded by any memberbefore the voting begins.

(c) Only majority of mem-bers represented at meetingrequired, unless otherwise spec-ified. If a quorum is present, theaffirmative vote of the majority

of the members represented atthe meeting, entitled to voteand voting on any matter (otherthan the election of officers anddirectors), shall be the act of themembers unless the vote of agreater number or voting byclasses is required by CaliforniaNonprofit Corporation Law orby the Articles of Incorporation.

(d) Each member entitled tovote shall be entitled to cast onevote on all matters submitted toa vote of the members, in per-

son or by mail, as agreed to inrules adopted by the Board ofDirectors. All members presentshall be entitled to vote at theannual meeting.

SECTION 8:WAIVER OF NOTICE

OR CONSENT BYABSENT MEMBERS

(a) Written waiver of con-sent. The transactions of anymeeting of members, either

annual or special, howevercalled or noticed, and whereverheld, shall be as valid as thoughtaken at a meeting duly heldafter regular call and notice, if aquorum be present either inperson or by proxy, and if,either before or after the meet-ing, each person entitled to votewho was not present in personor by proxy, signs a writtenwaiver or notice of a consent toa holding of the meeting, or an

approval of the minutes. Thewaiver of notice of consentneed not specify either the busi-ness to be transacted or the pur-pose of any annual or specialmeeting of members, exceptthat if action is taken or pro-posed to be taken for approvalof any of those matters speci-fied in Section 4(b) or 5(a) ofArticle VI, the waiver of noticeor consent shall state the gener-al nature of the proposal. Allsuch waivers, consents, orapprovals shall be filed with thecorporate records or made apart of the minutes of the meet-

ing.

(b) Waiver by attendance.Attendance by a person at ameeting shall also constitute awaiver of notice of that meet-ing, except when the personobjects at the beginning of themeeting to the transaction ofany business due to the inade-quacy or illegality of the notice.Also, attendance at a meeting isnot a waiver of any right toobject to the consideration ofmatters not included in thenotice of the meeting, if thatobjection is expressly made atthe meeting.

SECTION 9:ACTION BY WRITTENCONSENT WITHOUT

A MEETING

General: Any action thatmay be taken at any annual orspecial meeting of membersmay he taken without a meet-ing and without prior notice if

written ballots are receivedfrom a number of members atleast equal to the quorumapplicable to a meeting ofmembers. All such written bal-lots shall be filed with the secre-tary of the corporation andmaintained in the corporaterecords. All solicitations of bal-lots shall indicate the time bywhich the ballot must bereturned to be counted.


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region. Petitions must bereceived by the national officeno later than ten (10) days afterthe annual meeting at the con-vention. Once candidate(s) havequalified for the ballot, thenational office shall cause theirnames to be put on the ballotand have the ballots mailed toevery eligible member in theregion at least ten (10) daysbefore the due date. The duedate is the last business daybefore the 30th day after theannual meeting. To be consid-ered valid, original ballots mustbe received at the nationaloffice by 5 p.m. in the officestime zone on the due date.

Elections for regional direc-tor alternates are conducted inthe same manner as for regionaldirectors. Except, however, ifthere are no candidates foralternate, the regional director,once elected, may choose analternate with board approval.

If no candidates qualify torun for regional director by thedeadlines, a special election canbe conducted. The requirements

for nomination petitions andeligibility are the same, exceptthat petitions must be receivedby the national office no laterthan forty (40) days after theannual meeting. Ballots must bemailed at least ten (10) daysbefore the due date. The duedate is the last business daybefore the 60th day after theannual meeting.

If no candidates qualify torun in a special election, theboard will appoint a director

for the region. A majority of theboard (nine votes) is required toappoint a regional director.

ARTICLE VIIIDIRECTORS

SECTION 1:POWERS

(a) General corporate pow-ers. Subject to the provisions ofthe California Nonprofit Corpo-


count; the observer cannot bethe candidate and cannot par-ticipate in the count. Objections,if any, must be presented imme-diately to the elections commit-tee chair. The committee willlisten to the objection(s) as soonas possible, but no later than24 hours after the count iscompleted, to determine whatshould be done, if anything.The committees decision isfinal.

The non-voting StudentRepresentative shall be electedby mail and in person by theeligible student membership inthe same manner as officers areelected.

Elected officers shall be thePresident, Vice President forBroadcast, Vice President forPrint, Secretary, Financial Offi-cer and three At-large officers ofthe board, which shall includean At-Large Officer for SpanishLanguage and an At-Large Offi-cer for New Media, and a non-voting Student Representative.The election of all officers shallbe by majority vote.

The Vice President forBroadcast shall be a member ofbroadcast media, and the VicePresident for Print shall be amember of print media. The At-Large Officer for Spanish Lan-guage shall be a member of aspanish-language medium. TheAt-Large Officer for NewMedia shall be a member of anonline publication. The non-voting Student Representativeshall be a full-time student con-centrating on broadcast or print

journalism or New Media in aninstitute of higher education.

SECTION 4:ELECTION PROCEDURE

Elections for regional direc-tors shall be held within thirty(30) days of the annual meetingat the national convention.Only qualified members fromwithin a region may nominateand vote for the director of their

ration Law and any limitationsin the Articles of Incorporationand these bylaws relating toaction required to be approvedby the members, the businessand affairs of the corporationshall be managed, and all corpo-rate powers shall be exercised,by or under the direction of theBoard of Directors.

(b) Specific powers. Withoutprejudice to these general pow-ers, and subject to the same limi-tations, the directors shall havethe power to:

(i) Select and remove all staff

members, agents, andemployees of the corpora-tion; prescribe any powersand duties for them that areconsistent with law, withthe Articles of Incorpora-tion, and with thesebylaws; and fix their com-pensation.

(ii) Change the principal execu-tive office or the principalbusiness office; cause thecorporation to be qualifiedto do business in any other

state, territory, dependency,or country and designateany place for the holding ofany members meeting ormeetings, including annualmeetings, anywhere in theUnited States.

(iii) Adopt, make, and use acorporate seal; prescribe theforms of membership cer-tificates; and alter the formof the seal and certificate.

(iv) Borrow money and incurindebtedness on behalf of

the corporation and causeto be executed and deliv-ered for the corporationspurposes, in the corporatename, promissory notes,bonds, debentures, deeds oftrust, mortgages, pledges,hypothecations, and otherevidences of debt and secu-rities.

(v) Own and sell property topursue the corporate pur-poses.

SECTION 2:NUMBER AND

QUALIFICATION OFDIRECTORS

The authorized number ofdirectors shall be 16. Directorsneed not be residents of theState of California. There willbe 3 At-large officers. There willbe eight Regional directorsselected by each of the follow-ing regions:

l. Caribbean Puerto Rico,Virgin Islands

2. Northeast Connecticut,

Maine, Massachusetts, NewHampshire, New York, NewJersey, Rhode Island, Vermont

3. Mid-Atlantic Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wash-ington D.C., West Virginia

4. South Alabama, Flori-da, Georgia, Mississippi, NorthCarolina, South Carolina, Ten-nessee

5. South Central Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-

homa, Texas

6. Midwest Illinois, Indi-ana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,South Dakota, Wisconsin

7. Southwest Arizona,Colorado, Nevada, New Mexi-co, Utah, Wyoming

8. Pacific Alaska, Califor-

nia, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon,

Washington

SECTION 3:ELECTION AND TERM OF

OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

(a) Directors and the non-voting Student Representativeshall serve two-year terms.

(b) Executive Officers andat-large officers shall be electedevery two years at annual con-ventions in even years. (Two-year terms began in 1998.)


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board members request andthe board could choose, by amajority vote, to allow theboard member to remain onthe board if the board mem-ber is challenging his or herchange in employment sta-tus. If the board membersstatus changes again duringthe term for which the boardmember was elected, so thathe or she once again is quali-fied to serve, the board mem-ber resumes his or her placeon the board.

(d) Removal. Any director

may be removed if he or shemisses more than three (3) daysof board meetings, as definedby board policy, without givingthe president or executive direc-tor an excused reason for theabsence. Board meetingsincludes conference calls.Excused absences include fami-ly or work emergencies andother reasons deemed accept-able by a majority of the board.Notification of the acceptableabsence may be made verbally,but preferably would be givenin writing. Notification givenelectronically is acceptable.Notification must be madebefore the meeting, except incases of emergency as acceptedby a majority of the board.

(e) No vacancy on reductionof number of directors. Noreduction of the authorizednumber of directors shall havethe effect of removing anydirector before that directorsterm of office expires.

SECTION 5:PLACE OF MEETINGS;

MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

Regular meetings of theBoard of Directors may be heldat any place within or outsidethe State of California that hasbeen designated from time-to-time by resolution of the Board.In the absence of such designa-tion, regular meetings shall beheld at the principal executive


(c) Regional Directors shallbe elected every two years inodd years as specified in ArticleVII. (Two-year terms began in1997.)

SECTION 4:VACANCIES

(a) Events causing vacancy.A vacancy or vacancies in theBoard of Directors shall bedeemed to exist on the occur-rence of the following: thedeath, resignation or removalof any director.

(b) Resignations. Except asprovided in this paragraph, anydirector may resign, which res-ignation shall be effective ongiving written notice to thepresident, the secretary or theBoard of Directors, unless thenotice specifies a later time forthe resignation to become effec-tive. If the resignation of adirector is effective at a futuretime, the Board of Directorsmay elect a successor to takeoffice when the resignationbecomes effective and until thenext meeting of members of thecorporation. No director mayresign when the corporationwould then be left without adul

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