National Association of Hispanic Journalists

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is a Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

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-based organization dedicated to the advancement of Hispanic

Hispanic

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journalists in the United States

United States

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and Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

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. It was established in 1984.

NAHJ has approximately 2,300 members, including working journalists, journalism

Journalism

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students, other media-related professionals and journalism educators.

Its current president (2010–2012) is Michele Salcedo, an editor at the Washington bureau of the Associated Press.

Under the leadership of Juan González

Juan Gonzalez (journalist)

Juan González is an American progressive broadcast journalist and investigative reporter. He has also been a columnist for the New York Daily News since 1987...

in 2002-2004, NAHJ created the Parity Project to assist news organizations in hiring and retaining Hispanic journalists and improving coverage of the Hispanic communities across the U.S. NAHJ is one of the few journalist associations to take a stand against media consolidation, largely due to the influence of Gonzalez and former presidents Verónica Villafañe (2004–2006) and Rafael Olmeda (2006–2008).

NAHJ is a partner organization of Unity Journalists of Color, Inc.

Unity Journalists of Color, Inc.

UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. is an alliance of the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association. UNITY serves as the umbrella organization under which the...

Professional Chapters

Atlanta
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Charlotte
Dallas/Fort Worth
Denver
New England
New Mexico
New York City
N.C. Triangle Chapter
Northern New Jersey
Oklahoma
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Rio Grande Valley
South Florida
Southwest Florida
Washington D.C.

Student Chapters

Arizona State
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College
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California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Long Beach
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Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago
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Columbia University
Columbia University
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Florida International University
Florida International University
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Lehman College
Lehman College
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Northwestern University
Northwestern University
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Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University
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Texas State University
University of Arizona
University of Arizona
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University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Houston
University of Houston
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University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
University of Missouri - Columbia
Universidad de Puerto Rico
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
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University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
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University of Texas Pan-American

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

University of Minnesota

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