12/21/2023

NABJ Congratulates Former President Vanessa Williams on Retirement From The Washington Post After 27 Impactful Years

NABJ congratulates former NABJ President Vanessa Williams (1997–1999) on her retirement from The Washington Post after 27 impactful years. Her retirement is effective Dec. 31. In […]
12/14/2023

Joy Sewing Becomes First Black News Columnist in Houston Chronicle History

NABJ congratulates longtime member and veteran journalist Joy Sewing, who has made history as the first Black news columnist in the Houston Chronicle’s 122-year history. According […]
11/07/2023

NABJ Celebrates Co-Founder Sam Ford’s 50 Years of Impact in Journalism

NABJ congratulates Co-Founder Sam Ford on 50 years of impact in journalism. Ford, who will celebrate his retirement in December, is the DC Bureau Chief for […]
11/07/2023

NABJ Congratulates Former President Barbara Ciara on 50 years of Excellence in Journalism

NABJ congratulates Barbara Ciara, former NABJ President (2007-2009), on 50 years of excellence in journalism. In October, she announced she would be retiring from broadcast news […]
10/03/2023

Pew Report Finds 63% of Black Americans Say News Coverage About Black People is Often More Negative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 26, 2023 – Courtesy of Pew) – A new Pew Research Center report finds that 63% of Black Americans say news coverage about Black people […]
09/26/2023

NABJ Supporter Craig Newmark Funds New Common Sense Media Initiative to Evaluate Safety of AI Tools

Craigslist founder and #NABJ23 partner and supporter Craig Newmark is pouring millions of dollars into a new artificial intelligence and education initiative from Common Sense Media […]
08/14/2023

NABJ Congratulates Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews Named New President of CBS News

NABJ congratulates Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, award-winning journalist and veteran news executive, who has been named president of CBS News. Wendy McMahon, the new president and CEO of […]
05/12/2023

NABJ Celebrates Kimberly Godwin’s 2nd Anniversary at ABC News

NABJ is an organization that advocates for journalists, great journalism, and inclusion at every level of our industry. We were founded in 1975 with the purpose […]
07/21/2022

NABJ Congratulates Byron Allen and ‘The New BNC’

Statement from NABJ NABJ congratulates media mogul Byron Allen for stepping up to the plate and purchasing the Black News Channel,  which had previously gone bankrupt, […]