Vol 25, Issue 13 .

July 31, 2020

First of all, I hope all of you and your families are safe.This year has been a
rough one on many families.

Since the NAHP Convention is earlier than normal this year, is your LAST
week to enter the The National Association of Hispanic Publications 2020
José Martí Awards. Please click here to download the application – or get
the NAHP Membership application if you are not already a member.
Please do not hesitate on getting your Awards application in, the final
deadline for Awards is the coming Wednesday, August 5th. You can also go
to www.NAHP.Award.News and upload your entries.

For those of you that want to know more about How the NAHP José
Martí Awards operates, I will be hosting a brief webinar at 9am Pacific
Time on Friday, July 31st. If you have questions on the Awards, please join
us and we'll try to get them answered. Click here for the zoom link.

This year the Convention will be September 21-25, 2020 and it will be
VIRTUAL and open for FREE to ALL NAHP members. You can have your
whole staff see the Awards and all the other activities. There will be
sessions for everyone.
In this issue there's also one key article we hope you find helpful. Please
phone me if you have any questions about the NAHP or the José Martí
Awards.

Abrazos,
Kirk Whisler
Executive Editor
760-579-1696
kirk@whisler.com

Become A Member of the

KEY NAHP BENEFITS FOR 2020
AD SALES. The NAHP Media Ad Sales
efforts are working hard under the direction
of Anita Grace. She is on course to set some
sales levels not seen in more than a decade
- BUT sales only go to NAHP members.
FREE CONVENTION REGISTRATION. The
NAHP Board is offering all paid members
FREE Convention Registration for your
entire staff. We want all publications to
benefit from the GREAT information
provided during the convention - and meet
the insightful presenters we will have.
NAHP And Be Seen As
Part of Your Industry
The NAHP Board has worked hard this past
year to bring our industry back towards
where we know it deserves to be. Because
of that NAHP membership has increased
300% over what it was two year ago, and is
now at its highest point since 2004.
Click here and fill in page 2
for your NAHP Membership
or for your 2020 NAHP
Awards Form
Be sure to send your NAHP Membership
Forms to our office in Fallbrook, California

Media Business Insights

‘There is no pipeline problem’:
Robert Hernandez on newsroom diversity
By Holly Butcher Grant
Is newsroom culture evolving?
With the resignations of The New York Times’ James Bennet, the Philadelphia
Inquirer’s Stan Wischnowski, Philadelphia Magazine’s Tom McGrath, Roxboro Courier-
Times’ Johnny Whitfield, Refinery 29’s Christene Barberich, and others, the industry is
having a “reckoning moment” as conversations about diversity and racism gain
momentum.
In an online conversation about dismantling racism in journalism, CNN Digital Senior
Vice President of news, opinion and programming S. Mitra Kalita said, “There is a
pipeline of failed white male media executives directly to teach in journalism schools,
and I think we have to stop that. That is a part of the problem.”
We reached out to Robert Hernandez, associate professor of professional practice at
USC Annenberg School of Journalism, to discuss whether these personnel changes
reflect a broader shift around diversity and inclusion in media, and how academia can
help.

Why do you think the industry has been so slow in addressing racial inequities within?
Hernandez: Well, from my perspective as a professor, there is no pipeline problem. J-
schools across the country have trained and prepared talented, diverse voices ready to
work in our industry, but they are often overlooked when hiring. The classic problem
that the hiring manager goes with A) “we can’t find any”, which is B.S., or B) using the
false “good fit” model, which is based on the hiring manager’s comfort. If they do get
hired – often via a fellowship rather than a full-time job for some reason – the
experiences I routinely hear about within the newsroom is problematic. From micro-
aggressions to straight-up racism, it is no wonder why journalists of color don’t stay in
our industry. Those that do stay, work harder than others to prove themselves. Yet
they get overlooked when it comes to a promotion, let alone a leadership position. We
see this with people of color and with women; there is no excuse except racism, sexism
or both.

Click here for the entire article

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NAHP Award Winners
the Past NAHP Which of the following ways have you used the NAHP
Award Winners Publishing Awards that you've won?
Here's some of the ways publications use their awards to
increase sales and motivate staff:
• In Media Kits
• In Press Releases
• In Sales Presentations
• To help build Readership
• To recognize or salute hard working staff
If you want more revenue, PLEASE promote that you've won awards - it will
help. Please share additional ideas to kirk@whisler.com or call me at 760-
579-1696.

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