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And the Winners Are… Story Telling in Ethnic Media

By ACoM

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Was Live Friday, Sep 8, 2023 | 11 am PT

Guest Speakers

  • Nate Tinner-Williams, Black Catholic Messenger
  • Mireya Olivera, Impulso News
  • Rachel Tan, Skylink TV (via video) – Judge Diana Ding of Ding Ding TV will join us to discuss Rachel’s work
  • Esmeralda Mendoza, Radio B’alam – Mayan language
  • John Dinh Xuan Thai and Anh Thai, Little Saigon TV
  • Pamela Anchang, The Immigrant Magazine – serving the African diaspora

Event Overview

Over 300 entries were submitted for this year’s Ethnic Media Services-California Black Media awards ceremony, honoring excellence in journalism in the ethnic media sector. 25 judges– all veteran journalists, academics, communications specialists familiar with ethnic media — reviewed the entries and remarked on the high quality of this year’s submissions. “How do you judge the best from the best,” one judge wrote.

This Friday, six of the winners will discuss their winning entries, the challenges they faced in getting the story, and the in-depth pieces they are currently covering or hope to cover this year. Reporters will get an opportunity to engage with the winners, to gather tips and inspiration for their own work.

Presented by American Community Media