Hofstra University hosts effort to boost local Latino media in Long Island, NY.
Last year I gave a presentation on Social Media and SEO at the first edition of this conference. This year I will not be able to participate but I want to personally invite you to this event. Read the press release and register. [Spanish version below]
Hofstra University will host the second annual Latino Media Conference on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011 to further explore the challenges faced by local media as they serve a growing Latino community on Long Island. This second edition will continue the collaboration that began last year between local print and web journalists, community members and the Hofstra School of Communication faculty.
First Latino Media Conference at Hofstra University
The free, all-day conference aims to examine media representation, the role of civic journalism in fostering community engagement and ways to improve the economic sustainability of local Latino media. Among the highlights is a keynote address by two-time Polk Award winner, columnist for the NY Daily News and co-host of Democracy Now, Juan Gonzalez. He will also discuss his upcoming book, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.
In addition, an opening plenary will feature journalists and community activists pivotal to the ongoing discussion, including the publishers of Noticia, La Tribuna Hispana and QueensLatino.com, as well as the executive director of the Workplace Project, a community organization that fights against exploitation of Latino immigrant workers on Long Island.
Members of the media as well as business owners, residents, students, activists and community leaders are encouraged to attend the event, which will include workshops on digital news, radio and community reporting collaborations, video action projects, and the use of social media in community outreach.
Presented in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, the conference is open to the public; program details can be found at www.hofstra.edu/LMCprogram. For more information, contact Mario A. Murillo, co-director of the Latino Media Conference and chair of Hofstra’s Radio, Television, Film Department, at 516-463-6062 or avfmam@hofstra.edu.
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Hofstra University realizará la segunda Conferencia de Medios Latinos el sábado 15 de octubre del 2011. Se estudiarán más a fondo los desafíos que enfrenta la prensa local que sirve a la creciente comunidad latina de Long Island.
La conferencia, gratis para los asistentes, durará todo el día y se discutirá la representación de los medios, el papel del periodismo civil en la participación comunitaria y los mecanismos para que el modelo económico de los medios locales perdure. Entre las actividades se destaca el periodista Juan González, orador invitado y ganador en dos ocasiones del Polk Award, columnista del Daily News y co-presentador de Democracy Now, quien también discutirá su nuevo libro, News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media.
Además, el panel de apertura estará integrado por periodistas y activistas comunitarios que son importantes en este dialogo, incluyendo a los gerentes de Noticia, La Tribuna Hispana y QueensLatino.com, así como también al director ejecutivo de Workplace Project, una organización comunitaria que lucha contra la explotación de los trabajadores inmigrantes latinos en Long Island.
First Latino Media Conference at Hofstra University
Miembros de los medios, así como dueños de negocios, residentes, estudiantes, activistas y líderes comunitarios están llamados a atender este evento que incluirá talleres de noticias digitales, radio y colaboraciones en periodismo comunitario, proyectos de acción en video y el uso de los medios sociales para llegar a la comunidad.
Los detalles del programa se pueden ver en www.hofstra.edu/LMCprogram. Para mayor información, contacte a Mario Murillo, co-director de esta conferencia de Medios Latinos y presidente del Departamento de Radio, Televisión y Film de Hofstra, al teléfono (516) 463-6062, o contacte a avfmam@hofstra.edu.
