Dear NAHJ LA members, The current board members’ terms are coming to a close, after two years of being in office. Our officers have produced mixers, workshops and a successful #LatinCon, a digital-focused conference hosted at the YouTube L.A. space. Now, we are pleased to announce open seats on the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Los Angeles chapter board. I encourage you to look at the roster of open seats and step into the NAHJ LA leadership. The criteria to run and serve in each position is summarized as follows: PRESIDENT: The president must be a regular member of NAHJ and a working journalist. He/she must have served at least one term on the Board of Directors (at NAHJ LA) in any capacity before serving as president. The president must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* VICE PRESIDENT OF PRINT: The vice president of print must be a regular member who works at a print publication. The vice president of print must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* VICE PRESIDENT OF BROADCAST: The vice president of broadcast must be a regular member who works at a broadcast news outlet. The vice president of broadcast must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* VICE PRESIDENT OF ONLINE: The vice president of online must be a regular member who works at an online publication, or as a news gatherer whose main role is that of an online journalist. This person may work in traditional print or broadcast media, but his/her job must be defined by the digital dissemination of news. The vice president of online must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* SPANISH-LANGUAGE AT-LARGE OFFICER: The Spanish-language at-large officer must be a regular member who works at Spanish-language media. The Spanish-at-large officer must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* ACADEMIC-AT-LARGE OFFICER: The academic at-large officer must be an academic member who works as a full-time instructor at a recognized and accredited institution of higher learning. The academic at-large officer must be an instructor in news gathering and dissemination. All regular members in good standing will vote in this election. The academic at-large officer must remain a working instructor during his/her tenure.* GENERAL AT-LARGE OFFICER: The general at-large officer must be a regular member and a working journalist. The general at-large officer must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* SECRETARY: The secretary must be a regular member and a working journalist. The secretary must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* FINANCIAL OFFICER: The financial officer must be a regular member and a working journalist. The financial officer must remain a working journalist during his/her tenure.* STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE: Candidates must student members in good standing and must have demonstrated an interested in journalism, including taking media-related courses or working for a student media outlet. The student representative must remain full-time student during his/her tenure.* *These candidates must submit their intent to run along with 25 signatures, or 5 percent of the membership, from regular (STUDENTS FOR THE STUDENT REP POSITION) members in good standing. The deadline for the submission is October 30, 2014. If you have any questions and/or intent to run, please email me at delossantosb.e(at)gmail Good luck, Brian De Los Santos
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:38:52 +0000
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