ESPN and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will expand their relationship by offering an internship at ESPN that will begin in the summer of 2016. The internship will be offered in memory of Stuart Scott for his contributions to sports journalism. The longtime ESPN anchor died January 4, 2015 after a long battle …
NABJ awards scholarships annually to deserving students interested in pursuing careers in journalism. Scholarships are worth up to $2,500. All applications must be submitted online by the specified deadline. Click on the links below for more information. Allison E. Fisher Scholarship Carole Simpson Scholarship Larry Whiteside Scholarship Les Payne Founder’s Scholarship NABJ Scholarship Visual Task …
November 15th, 2015 | Be sure to check out our panel discussion on Race and the Media this week. Panelists include representatives from USA Today, International Business Times, and Former President of the New York Association of Black Journalists.
October 26th, 2015 | Introducing the CJABJ Clothing Drive. Feel free to donate any winter coats, hats, socks, and blankets. All donated clothing will go to the Convent Avenue Family Living Center in Harlem.
October 22, 2015 | NBC Nightly News Anchor Lester Holt with some CJABJ members on campus. Holt gave an inspiring talk at the school offering words of wisdom to get us through the year. Thank You Mr. Holt!
October 8th, 2015 | Some members of CJABJ with NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio at his surprise visit to campus. Mayor De Blasio received a Masters degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Say hello to your 2015-2016 Members. We’re so excited to see what this year will hold. Stay tuned for more!
Dean Baquet (1956-) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist and the first African-American executive editor at The New York Times. He won the Pulitzer Prize for leading a team of Chicago Tribune reporters who exposed corruption on the Chicago city council. Continue reading
Oprah Winfrey (1954-) is an American media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. She was the host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was the highest-rated program from 1986-2011. She has been ranked the richest African-American of the 20th century and the greatest black philanthropist in American history. Continue reading
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was an American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet and scholar. He received his doctorate in 1895 from Harvard University. Continue reading
Ed Bradley (1941-2006) was an American journalist who worked for 26 years for CBS News award-winning television program 60 minutes. He received 19 Emmy Awards during his time at CBS. Continue reading
Belva Davis (1932-) is an African-American television and radio journalist. She is the first African-American woman to become a television reporter on the U.S. West Coast. She has won eight Emmy Awards and been recognized by the American Women in Radio and Television and National Association of Black Journalists. Continue reading
Charlayne Hunter Gault (1942-) joined the investigative team at WRC-TV in 1967. The following year, she joined the New York Times as a metropolitan reporter covering the urban African-American community. She later went on to work for The NewsHour and for CNN in Johannesburg as bureau chief. She has won two Emmy’s for her work. Continue reading
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, orator, writer and statesman. He produced many abolitionist newspapers including The North Star and published his own autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Continue reading
Each day this month, Columbia Journalism Association of Black Journalists will feature an influential African-American journalist. Today, we celebrate Sam Lacy (1903-2003). Lacy was an African-American and Native American sportswriter, reporter, columnist, editor and TV/radio commentator who was the first black member of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. He is a member of the writers’ … Continue reading
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