HABJ Student Mentoring Breakfast 2013 at KPRC-TV

Dear HABJ Members, Supporters and Mentees:

 

 

The Houston Association of Black Journalists will convene its annual Student Mentoring Breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013 at KPRC-TV to continue the organization’s mission of professional development and tradition of community impact.

 

Doors open to the 2013 HABJ Mentoring Breakfast with registration at 8:30 a.m. The program, which includes three panel discussions, will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at Noon. We have scheduled an additional hour at the end for networking.

 

We are seeking suggestions for panelists for these sessions:

  9:15 a.m.: The Three Bs of Social Media: Breaking news, Building Your brand & Being responsible

  9:55 a.m.: How to make yourself indispensible in a Newsroom: Tips from News Executives

10:45 a.m.: So you want to be a sports journalist?: How to succeed in this ultra-competitive field

 

Student Pre-Registration:

Any student who wishes to attend must pre-register via a personal email containing the student’s full name, school and Twitter handle to both cindy.george@chron.com and todd@regalmag.com with HABJ Breakfast in the subject line. Lists of students will not be accepted. Student reservations are limited.

 

Professional attendee Pre-Registration:

To ensure we have an accurate count and pre-printed nametags for professional attendees, please send a personal email containing your full name, media outlet/institution, title/position and Twitter handle to both cindy.george@chron.com and todd@regalmag.com with HABJ Breakfast in the subject line.

 

Please direct panelist suggestions, questions and offers to volunteer to Cindy George at 832-549-6993 or Todd Smith at 281-798-4602 – or reach either via email.

 

(Visit http://habj.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=10 and http://habj.org/gallery/index.php?level=album&id=12 to view photos from the 2011 and 2012 breakfast programs, which were hosted by the Houston Chronicle. Click http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/27409179 for a video of last year’s event.)

 

HABJ is grateful to those who support one of our most meaningful programs. This breakfast helps HABJ meet its goals to ensure news organizations hire, train, develop, retain and promote black journalists; and that media professionals of color as well as students have access to opportunity.

 

In Journalistic Excellence,

 

 

Cindy George                                                                                                 Jerome Solomon

HABJ Mentoring Breakfast Chair                                                            HABJ President

Houston Chronicle Reporter & Houston Advocate                            Houston Chronicle Sports Columnist

NABJ Parliamentarian