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Aug. 16, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Allison M. Stevens
(703) 854-3590
astevens@unityjournalists.org
UNITY Honors Doug Mitchell
UNITY Supporter honored for training of journalists of color
McLean, VA, August 16, 2009 - UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc., and its alliance partners, the Asian American Journalists Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association collectively honored UNITY supporter Doug Mitchell for his work on the student projects.
At the AAJA Silent Auction Reception on Friday, August 14, in Boston, UNITY executive director Onica N. Makwakwa, NAJA representative Brian Bull, and NAHJ executive director Iván Román each detailed their experiences with Mitchell and expressed their gratitude for his dedication over the years.
Mitchell has worked on each UNITY convention as a student projects mentor, starting at UNITY '94 in Atlanta. Since then, Mitchell has volunteered at all UNITY conventions as well as at numerous alliance member conventions. Last year, he was the mastermind of the new convergence project at UNITY '08 bringing a new innovative model to the student newsroom that maximized each student's learning opportunities on all platforms.
"We are grateful for Doug's tireless efforts to train the next generation of journalists of color," said UNITY executive director Onica N. Makwakwa. "Providing meaningful hands-on experience to young people in the journalism field is essential to sustaining a healthy pipeline of journalists of color."
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About UNITY: Journalists of Color
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. is a strategic alliance advocating news coverage about people of color, and aggressively challenging its organizations at all levels to reflect the nation’s diversity. UNITY, representing more than 10,000 journalists of color, is comprised of four national associations: Asian American Journalists Association, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, and the Native American Journalists Association.
In addition to planning the largest regular gathering of journalists in the nation, UNITY develops programs and institutional relationships that promote its mission. For more information on UNITY, visit www.unityjournalists.org, email info@unityjournalists.org or call (703) 854-3585.
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