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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Board of Directors/Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Message from the Vice President of Print . . . . . . . . . .5
Message from the Vice President of Broadcast . . . . . .6
Message from the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Message from the Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
2000 Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Regional Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Region 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Region 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Region 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Region 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Region 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Region 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Region 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Region 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Bylaws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside Back Cover

STAFF
Anna López, Executive Director
Joseph Torres, Communications Director
Michael Reyes, Membership Services Manager
Grace López, Professional Development Coordinator
Janet Guillen, Program Assistant
Karina Gomes, Membership Services Assistant
Jonathan Talbot, Editorial Assistant
Kevin Olivas, Educational Programs Manager

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 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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s I get ready to step
A down from my two-
year term as president
of the National Association of
Hispanic Journalists, I would
like to review how far we have
come and where we need to
go.
When I ran for this position,
I said the NAHJ board and
staff would:
1. Improve the quality of
services offered to our
members.
2. Increase the number of
regional conferences and
Cecilia Alvear
workshops offered in
between conventions.
3. Upgrade our Web site and
e-mail capabilities.
4. Make the NAHJ more
bilingual and offer more
services to Spanish-
language members.
5. Advocate with media
organizations for increased
recruiting, hiring, promo-
tion and retention of
Latino journalists.
6. Speak out on journalistic
issues of particular concern
to Latinos.
7. Push for increased profes-
sional development of our
staff, board and member-
ship.
8. Encourage members to run
for board positions so that
NAHJ would have contest-
ed elections.
9. Improve and increase our
fundraising efforts.
10. Participate in “Unity Jour-
nalists of Color,” the orga-
nization created by the
Asian American Journalists
Association, Native Ameri-
can Journalists Association,
National Association of
Black Journalists, and the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists.
11. Help educate the main-
stream media as to Latino
issues and concerns.
12. Increase the number of
members.
The record will show that:
1. NAHJ members are now
kept informed of impor-
tant developments via e-
mail. They can now renew
their membership and reg-
ister for the convention
online. Their inquiries are
promptly answered.
2. Region 6 has held two
regional conferences in the
Midwest. Region 2 has
held two regional confer-
ences in the Northeast.
Region 3 organized an
event in Washington D.C.,
where NAHJ members met
and asked questions
of U.S. Housing and Urban
Development Secretary
Mel Martinez. Most of the
regions have participated
in workshops and panels
in collaboration with other
media organizations, and
in social mixers.
3. Our Web site is interactive
and contains relevant
information. Most of the
services mentioned in the
first item can be accessed
through the site.
4. Region 8 held a profession-
al development workshop
for Spanish-language
media members and stu-
dents in Los Angeles.
It attracted 120
participants from 4 states.
Region 4 is planning a
similar event in Miami in
August. For the first
time at our convention in
June, we will offer an all-
day seminar, sponsored by
Agencia EFE, on proper
usage of the Spanish lan-
guage in journalism. We
will also host “Media
Encuentros,” organized
and sponsored by the Pew
Hispanic Center and the
Knight Foundation. Fifteen
NAHJ members, who
work in mainstream
media, will interact with
15 New California Media
members who work in
Spanish-language publica-
tions. Both the Web site
and the newsletter have
more Spanish content. Ide-
ally, they should be fully
bilingual.
5. NAHJ has representatives
on Radio and Television
News Directors Association
and American Society of
Newspaper Editors. We
continually express our
concerns about proper rep-
resentation and coverage.
Our “Network Brownout
Report” continues to expose
the low level of coverage
for Latinos on network
news. We have individual-
ly approached publishers
and network executives
about increasing the
employment of Latino
journalists at all levels and
improving the coverage of
Latinos.
6. Under my leadership the
NAHJ has forcefully
weighed in on issues such
as:
a) The treatment of jour-
nalists covering the
Vieques controversy.
b) The issue of freedom of
information in Mexico.
c) The use of ethnic slurs
and defamation of
Latinos in various
media outlets.
d) The elimination of the
FCC/EEO regulations.
f) The layoff of the majori-
ty of anchors of color
and a Cuban-born
recruiter at CNN.
7. Board members received
training on strategic plan-
ning and fundraising.
Information on seminars,
workshops, fellowships
and other opportunities
were e-mailed to the mem-
bers and posted on the
Web site.
8. More people are stepping
up to the plate and running
for the board. This is
progress in our NAHJ civic
culture.
9. Our 2001 Scholarship ban-
quet and Convention were
successful raising $216,000
and $227,669 respectively.
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We also secured a $50,000
grant from the Philip Gra-
ham Fund for our Scholar-
ship Endowment Fund.
We have approached
media companies, founda-
tions and corporations to
support our efforts.
10. We are active participants
in “Unity Journalists of
Color.” The vice president
of Unity is NAHJ Member
Ernie Sotomayor and we
have three other represen-
tatives on the board. We
are currently planning for
the 2004 “Unity” conven-
tion in Washington, D.C.
11. In 2001 NAHJ released
“Latinos in the U.S. - A
Resource Guide for Journal-
ists.” This booklet, spon-
sored by Knight Ridder, is
a primer on Latino culture.
It is our hope that it will
guide journalists of all
colors as they report on
the diverse Hispanic popu-
lation.
12. Through a membership
drive started by former
Vice President of Broadcast
Walter Balleza and by the
ease of renewing the mem-
bership online, we now
count 1,739 members.
Challenges
Despite our efforts much
remains to be done. There is a
paucity of Latinos in senior
positions in print and broad-
cast. It cannot be said now, as
perhaps it was twenty years
ago, that there are not enough
of us with the experience and
skill for these jobs. We are here
and the media companies have
to do a better job of retaining
and promoting us.
To keep NAHJ functioning,
we need money but funding
sources are drying up. It is get-
ting harder every year to find
sponsors for our student pro-
jects and scholarships. Money
for operating expenses is get-
ting tight. We need to increase
and improve our fundraising
efforts. The efforts of the Exec-
utive Director must be supple-
mented by a Development and
Grant Writing staff person.
We must expand our Span-
ish-language programs. As
that sector of the media grows
so must our efforts to provide
those professionals with skill
building opportunities. We
must continue and expand the
partnerships with organiza-
tions and schools serving those
populations.
The board, the staff and the
membership at large must stay
committed to the ideal of giv-
ing back. We should not ask
what the NAHJ can do for us
but rather what WE can do for
the NAHJ.
Acknowledgements
In carrying out the projects
outlined above I have counted
on the extraordinary support
and hard work from both the
board and the staff. Executive
Director Anna López has
raised funds, organized con-
ventions and banquets, man-
aged the staff and provided
advice. Director of Member
Services Michael Reyes
researched and executed the
improved online services. Our
prompt response to issues was
achieved through the work of
Communications Director
Joseph Torres and Issues
Committee members Rafael
Olmeda , O. Ricardo Pimentel
and Carolina González. We
have participated in discus-
sions and policy-making ses-
sions at ASNE through the
efforts of Vice President of
Print Marilyn Garateix. We
were ably represented before
the RTNDA by Walt Balleza
and Veronica Villafañe. At-
large Member Richard Luna
has voiced our concerns on the
board of the NAA. Regional
Director Rosa M. Santana has
been exemplary in organizing
regional events and fundrais-
ing. In addition Rosa and
Javier Aldape, the publisher of
La Estrella, were the moving
force behind the “Latinos in the
U.S. Resource Guide.” Our Trea-
surer, Diana Fuentes, has done
an outstanding job in that area,
as well as helping to organize
elections, rewrite bylaws and
provide wise counsel. Former
Region 8 Directors Salvador
Morales and Manny De La
Rosa started a very interactive
list-serv. Region 3 Director
Gina Acosta organized a very
successful Q&A event with the
HUD Secretary. Region 1
Director Ivan Roman kept us
informed of developments in
Puerto Rico and Latin America
and helped organize the 2001
convention. Region 2 Director
Rose Arce inspired us with her
September 11 coverage and her
ideas and creativity. Region 5
Director Nora López, Secretary
Michele Salcedo, Vice Presi-
dent of Broadcast Antonio
Mora and At-Large members
MariCarmen Eroles and Anne
Vasquez contributed their
effort and enthusiasm. Last,
but not least, Staff members
Grace López, professional
development coordinator,
Yaneth Guillen, program asso-
ciate, and Nancy Tita, former
educational programs manag-
er, carried out their duties with
professionalism and commit-
ment. Special thanks also to
the NAHJ members who vol-
unteered for our conventions,
scholarship banquets and
regional events. They are proof
that NAHJ is not just the
board or the staff, it is ALL of
us.
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Cecilia Alvear Rosa Maria Santana FINANCE

President Region 6 Director Diana Fuentes
Producer Reporter
NBC News The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) BYLAWS
Diana Fuentes
Antonio Mora O. Ricardo Pimentel Rosa M. Santana
Vice President, Broadcast Region 7 Director
Anchor Columnist TECHNOLOGY
WBBM CBS The Arizona Republic Michele Salcedo-Chair
Rafael Olmeda
Marilyn Garateix Veronica Villafañe
Vice-President, Print Region 8 Director MEMBERSHIP
Education Editor Anchor/reporter Michele Salcedo-Chair
Boston Globe San Jose Mercury News/ Rich Luna
KCOP-13 Veronica Villafañe
Diana Fuentes Nora Lopez
Financial Officer 2001 STANDING
Night Metro/State Editor PERSONNEL
San Antonio Express-News
COMMITTEES Cecilia Alvear
Marilyn Garateix
ISSUES Antonio Mora
Michele Salcedo
Rafael Olmeda - Chair Diana Fuentes
Secretary
Ivan Roman
Assistant News Editor
Ricardo Pimentel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel FUNDRAISING
Richard Luna
Cecilia Alvear
Manny De La Rosa
Richard Luna Ivan Roman
Antonio Mora
At-Large Officer Michele Salcedo
Carolina Gonzalez
Managing Editor Margarita Bauza
Statesman Journal Elbert Garcia
PROFESSIONAL
Ricardo Pimentel
DEVELOPMENT
Anne Vasquez Marilyn Garateix - Chair
At-Large Officer UNITY
Rosa Santana
Race and Demographics Cecilia Alvear
Ivan Roman
Editor Ivan Roman
Rich Luna
San Jose Mercury News Veronica Villafañe
Veronica Villafañe
Ivan Róman SPANISH LANGUAGE CONVENTION PLANNING
Region 1 Director Veronica Villafañe-Chair NATIONAL MEMBERS
San Juan Bureau Chief MariCarmen Eroles
The Orlando Sentinel AWARDS Anita Luera
Veronica Villafañe-Chair Rose Arce
Rose Marie Arce Rich Luna Javier Aldape
Region 2 Director Rafael Olmeda Veronica Villafañe
Producer Manny De La Rosa
CNN RTNDA/NETWORK
EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP BROWNOUT
Gina I. Acosta BANQUET Veronica Villafañe
Region 3 Director Marilyn Garateix-Chair Cecilia Alvear
Assistant Editor Diana Fuentes Antonio Mora
The Washington Post Michele Salcedo
Ricardo Pimentel NAHJ REP TO
Rafael Olmeda Gina Acosta ACCREDITING COUNCIL
Region 4 Director Rafael Olmeda Diana Fuentes
Senior Reporter Rose Arce ’01 –Carolina Gonzalez
South Florida Sun-Sentinel Anne Vasquez
NAHJ REPS TO
Nora López ELECTIONS NEWSWATCH
Region 5 Director Ricardo Pimentel-Chair ’01-Martha Flores-Print
Criminal Justice Editor Diana Fuentes ’01-Veronica Villafañe-
San Antonio Express-News Rafael Olmeda Broadcast
Rich Luna
Gina Acosta
Ivan Roman
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December
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
appointed WBBM’s Anto-
nio Mora (then with ABC’s
Good Morning America) and
the San Jose Mercury News’
Anne Vasquez to the NAHJ
board of directors. Mora
joined the board as the
association’s interim vice
president of broadcast,
replacing Walt Balleza,
who went on medical
leave. Vasquez replaced
Rafael Olmeda, who
stepped down from his at-
large position to become
the Region 4 director.
• The percentage of stories
about Latinos that aired on
the evening network news-
casts declined from 1.3 per-
cent in 1999 to 0.53 percent
in 2000, according to the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists 2001
“Network Brownout”
report. The report deter-
mined that out of 16,000
news stories that aired on
ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN
last year, only 84 were
about Latinos. CNN was
included in the study for
the first time. Stories about
the custody battle over
Elián González were tallied
separately. The report
noted that the González
story proved to be an
anomaly, with 348 stories
broadcast about him in
2000, accounting for 2.1
percent of all stories that
aired. The “Network
Brownout” report also ana-
lyzed a random sub-sam-
ple of stories examining
how Latinos are depicted
on the evening news. The
report found that salsa and
mariachi music were used
in several occasions regard-
less of the seriousness of
the story. It also found that
Latinos are often presented
in crowds of brown human
hordes walking down nar-
row corridors or streets.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
wrote a letter to Mexico
President Vicente Fox in
support of their Mexican
colleagues in their quest
for a Mexican freedom of
information law and to
express concern over the
prosecution of journalists
based on existing statutes.
October
• Under the leadership of
Rosa Maria Santana,
Region 6 hosted a success-
ful Midwestern conference
at Michigan State Univer-
sity. More than 80 journal-
ists, students and
recruiters attended “Jour-
nalists in the Midwest:
Reporting on the ‘Latiniza-
tion’ of America’s Heart-
land.”
• More than 20 media orga-
nizations, including the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists,
released a joint statement
expressing their concerns
over actions taken by the
federal government, in
the wake of the Sept. 11
attacks, that limited news
gathering. The statement
was released during the
Associated Press Manag-
ing Editors conference in
Milwaukee, Oct. 10-13.
July
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
held elections to select
eight regional directors fol-
lowing the association’s
convention in Phoenix in
June. The regional direc-
tors elected were: Region
1: Iván Román, San Juan
Bureau Chief, Orlando Sen-
tinel; Region 2: Rose
Marie Arce, producer,
CNN; Region 3: Gina
Acosta, assistant editor,
editorial, The Washington
Post; Region 4: Rafael
Olmeda, reporter, South
Florida Sun-Sentinel; Region
5: Nora Lopez, reporter,
San Antonio Express-News;
Region 6: Rosa Maria San-
tana, reporter, The Plain
Dealer; Region 7: O. Ricar-
do Pimentel, columnist,
Arizona Republic; Region 8:
Veronica Villafañe, inde-
pendent producer.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
joined the Society of Pro-
fessional Journalists in
writing Sen. Christopher
Dodd (D-Conn.), chair of
the Senate’s rules commit-
tee, disapproving of the
Senate’s plan to evict the
periodical and photograph-
ic press galleries from their
space in the Capitol. The
plan was later scrapped by
the Senate.
June
• Mexico’s Foreign Minister
Jorge G. Castañeda, was
the featured speaker at a
plenary session on U.S.-
Mexico relations during the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists 19th
Annual Convention in
Phoenix, June 20-23. Uni-
visión anchor and syndicat-
ed columnist María Elena
Salinas moderated the dis-
cussion with the foreign
minister on issues affecting
both countries. The session
was webcasted live on
NAHJ’s Web site.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
inducted Charlie Ericksen,
Peter Moraga and Edith
Sayre Auslander into its
Hall of Fame during its
second annual Hall of
Fame Luncheon Ceremony,
June 21, at the NAHJ con-
vention in Phoenix.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
released its first-ever
resource guide, June 21, to
assist journalists in cover-
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ing the nation’s diverse
1
Latino population. The
guide, “Latinos in the U.S.:
0
A Resource Guide for Jour-
nalists,” was co-published
by Knight Ridder and was
distributed to everyone
attending the NAHJ con-
vention in Phoenix.
• The Nieman Foundation
for Journalism at Harvard
University devoted a sec-
tion of its summer edition
of Nieman Reports to issues
affecting Latinos in jour-
nalism. All the stories in
the section Latino Voices:
Journalism by and about
Latinos were written by
Latino journalists or by
journalists who reported
extensively on Latinos,
including NAHJ members.
• The Arizona Daily Star’s
Carmen Duarte won the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists’
Guillermo Martinez-Mar-
quez award at the associa-
tion’s annual Noche de Tri-
unfos gala held June 22 at
the Hyatt Regency in
Phoenix. Duarte won for
“Mama’s Santos,” a 36-
part installment that ran
from Feb. 13 thru March 19
of 2000. The series person-
alized the Arizona cotton
industry by focusing on
the story of Duarte’s moth-
er, Leonarda “Nala”
Bejarano Duarte.
• The Associated Press’ Alan
Diaz won “Best of Show,”
at Noche de Triunfos
which is awarded to the
top overall photo entry.
Diaz won for his entry
“Elian,” which is the same
photo that won the
Pulitzer.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
was awarded a $50,000
grant from the Philip L.
Graham Fund to support
NAHJ’s scholarship
endowment fund. The
NAHJ created the endow-
ment with the goal of rais-
ing $ 1 million to support
the Rubén Salázar Scholar-
ship Fund. So far, the
NAHJ has raised close to
$200,000 for the endow-
ment.
April
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
held its first-ever regional
conference for Spanish-
language journalists on
April 21 in Los Angeles.
The full-day conference
focused on professional
development workshops
for journalists working in
the Spanish-language
media.
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
expressed concern that the
percentage of Latino jour-
nalists working at English-
language daily newspa-
pers dropped slightly in
2000, according to the
American Society of
Newspaper Editors’ annu-
al newsroom survey.
ASNE’s survey found that
Latinos made up only 3.66
percent of all newsroom
employees in 2000, drop-
ping from 3.68 percent in
1999. Overall, the survey
found that the percentage
of journalists of color
working at daily newspa-
pers fell from 11.85 percent
in 1999 to 11.64 percent
last year. It was the first
time that the percentage of
journalists of color work-
ing at daily newspapers
fell since ASNE began con-
ducting its survey 23 years
ago.
February
• Puerto Rico Gov. Sila
Maria Calderon was the
keynote speaker at the
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists’ 12th
Annual Scholarship Ban-
quet. Calderon is the first
female governor of Puerto
Rico. Soledad O’Brien, co-
anchor of NBC’s Weekend
Today, was the mistress of
ceremonies
January
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
wrote letters to President
Bill Clinton, Attorney Gen-
eral Janet Reno and Navy
Secretary Richard Danzig
expressing concerns over a
federal court case in Puer-
to Rico against journalists
trespassing on a U.S. naval
base on the island of
Vieques while covering
protests against the U.S.
Navy. NAHJ expressed
concern that the arrests
and trials could have “a
chilling effect on the free
exercise of those rights (of
journalists) in Puerto
Rico.”
• The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists
objected to a ruling made
by the U.S. District Court
of Appeals in Washington,
D.C., on Jan. 16 that found
the Federal Communica-
tions Commission’s Equal
Employment Opportunity
regulations unconstitution-
al. The FCC had issued
new EEO regulations after
a federal court found its
old regulations unconstitu-
tional. The new EEO rules
called for broadcasters to
achieve broad outreach in
their recruiting efforts by
widely disseminating
information about job
openings.
• NAHJ implemented a 2001
membership drive with
the goal of reaching 2001
members by year’s end.
NAHJ members renewing
their membership paid a
renewal fee of $25 for
recruiting two new mem-
bers. Newly recruited
members also joined the
association at the discount-
ed rate of $25.
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his past year, NAHJ
T continued its efforts
working with the
American Society of News-
paper Editors and the other
Unity partners on a concrete
program to help stem the
tide of minorities leaving
newsrooms. One of the key
efforts will focus on training
for mid-level managers to
help them understand what
motivates minorities in
newsrooms and promote
their advancement. As ASNE
Marilyn Garateix develops the initiative,
NAHJ will be on hand to
offer feedback and involve
members in the move to
strengthen newsrooms. In
addition, NAHJ is exploring
ways to tap into or help with
ASNE’s high school initia-
tive, which focuses specifi-
cally on schools with high
minority populations.
NAHJ also continues its
efforts with student projects.
This year we have tried to
revamp the print portion of
Student Campus to do more
hands-on work and create
more one-on-one feedback.
This effort will continue next
year more aggressively as we
seek to tie scholarships with
student projects and create
more accountability for the
scholarship dollars NAHJ
awards. We also are continu-
ing to look at ways to pro-
vide students with opportu-
nities to showcase their work
and more mentoring oppor-
tunities.
This year, realizing these
are challenging times finan-
cially, NAHJ is being careful
and circumspect as we con-
tinue to award scholarships.
As usual, thanks to the hard
work of the NAHJ staff
under the direction of Anna
Lopez, our recent scholar-
ship banquet was successful.
In addition to scholarship
dollars, NAHJ held a silent
auction to raise money for
the family of Isias Rivera, a
CBS technician killed in the
Sept. 11 tragedy. His family
was on hand to accept the
donation. NAHJ also contin-
ues to explore growing our
endowment and making our
scholarships financially inde-
pendent.
In the coming year, with a
new program development
director on hand, NAHJ
hopes to look at ways to
expand programming for
members, especially mid-
career professionals. Much of
this work is already being
done on the regional level
and needs to be expanded
and enhanced in different
areas nationwide. In addi-
tion, the organization is
exploring ways to launch a
Leadership Institute that will
benefit all members and help
prepare the next generation
of Latino leaders for the
nation’s newsrooms. We
welcome feedback and ideas
to help accomplish some of
these goals.
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WBBM (Chicago)
O anchor Antonio
Mora, joined the
board as the association’s
interim vice president of
broadcast in December. He
replaced Walt Balleza who
took a medical leave from the
board. Balleza is a news pho-
tographer for KPRC-TV,
Channel 2.
Balleza and Veronica
Villafañe, NAHJ’s Region 8
director, both represented
NAHJ on the Radio-Televi-
Antonio Mora sion News Director’s board.
Last year the NAHJ con-
tinued its monitoring of the
network evening newscasts.
The NAHJ also expressed its
frustration and concern with
the U.S. District Court of
Appeals which struck down
the Federal Communications
Commission’s Equal Employ-
ment Opportunity Regula-
tions.
While on the board,
Balleza encouraged the
RTNDA to support the FCC’s
EEO rules.
Network Brownout
The NAHJ released its
2001 “Network Brownout
Report,” in December. The
release of the report was
delayed because of the Sept.
11 attacks on the World Trade
Center and Pentagon.
It found that the percent-
age of stories about Latinos
that aired on the evening net-
work newscasts declined
from 1.3 percent in 1999 to
0.53 percent in 2000. The
report found that out of
16,000 news stories that aired
on ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN
last year, only 84 were about
Latinos. CNN was included
in the study for the first time
this year.
Out of the 84 stories about
Latinos, 27 were about the
U.S. Navy’s bombing exercis-
es on Vieques, followed by 16
stories about immigration
and 13 stories about Election
2000/politics.
Stories about the custody
battle over Elián González
were tallied separately. As the
report noted, the González
story proved to be an anom-
aly, with 348 stories broadcast
about him in 2000, which
accounted for 2.1 percent of
all stories that aired.
The “Network Brownout”
report also analyzed a ran-
dom sub-sample of stories for
the first time that examined
how Latinos are depicted on
the evening news. The report
found that salsa and mariachi
music were used on several
occasions regardless of the
seriousness of the story.
It also found that Latinos
are often presented in crowds
of brown human hordes
walking down narrow corri-
dors or streets. The news
stories tend to focus on the
use of Spanish as a defining
feature of Latinos and Latino
immigrants, ignoring the fact
that most Latinos either
speak English or are bilin-
gual.
FCC
The National Association
of Hispanic Journalists object-
ed to a ruling made by the
U.S. District Court of Appeals
in Washington, D.C, on Jan.
16, that found the Federal
Communications Commis-
sion’s Equal Employment
Opportunity regulations
unconstitutional.
The FCC had issued new
EEO regulations in 2000 after
a federal court found its old
regulations unconstitutional.
The new EEO rules called for
broadcasters to achieve broad
outreach in their recruiting
efforts by widely disseminat-
ing information about job
openings.
The following is a state-
ment made by NAHJ Presi-
dent Cecilia Alvear on the
court’s decision:
“It is an extremely disap-
pointing decision. Even
with the former EEO guide-
lines in place, it took
decades for the broadcast-
ing industry to achieve a
very modest level of diver-
sity. It is hard to believe
that change will occur at an
accelerated rate on a purely
voluntary basis. This can
have devastating conse-
quences because if the
industry does not reflect the
communities it serves, we
will continue to see cover-
age that does not reflect the
true face of America. It is
obvious that we at the
NAHJ and the other organi-
zations that represent jour-
nalists of color will have to
double our efforts to help
bring about the desired
changes. We will endeavor
to meet with the new chair
of the FCC to express our
concerns and we call on the
RTNDA, the NAB, the net-
works and independent
broadcasters to come forth
with pro-active, strong
plans that will insure that
the push toward diversity
continues and intensifies.”
Editor’s note: The NAHJ,
along with 40 organizations
representing the civil rights
community and communities
of color, signed on to com-
ments filed by the Minority
Media and Telecommunica-
tions Council this past April
supporting the FCC’s new
EEO regulations. For more
information, call Joseph Tor-
res at 202-662-7143.
 MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY
8

s NAHJ enters its
A third decade, while
the number of Lati-
nos in the country has sky-
rocketed, our membership
has increased 11 percent in
2001 from the previous year.
We began 2001 with 1,568
members, and ended the
year with 1,739, nearly 171
members more. We regained
two-thirds of the members
we lost between 1999 and
2000.
Surely, the membership
Michele Salcedo drive helped. In 2001 we
offered more than a 50 per-
cent discount in dues for
renewing members who
brought in someone who had
never belonged to NAHJ or
who had last been a member
in 1995. The program
attracted 109 new or renew-
ing members, who paid $25
for one year only. Many of
them work in Spanish-lan-
guage media and joined at
the conference held in Los
Angeles and organized by
Veronica Villafañe.
Still, NAHJ’s membership
levels more closely track the
sad news from the American
Society of Newspaper Edi-
tors than the growth in the
number of Latinos shown in
the 2000 census. And the
problem is essentially the
same: retention. While many
Latinos come into the busi-
ness, more leave. The same is
true for NAHJ and its mem-
bership. But we’re about to
turn the corner.
Since joining NAHJ’s staff
in November 2000, member-
ship manager Michael Reyes
not only beefed up the new
members packet to include
the membership directory,
subscriptions to Hispanic,
Hispanic Business and News
Watch magazines, and dis-
count cards for three major
car rental companies, he
makes sure the information
goes out in a systematic and
timely manner. He spent his
first year thoroughly review-
ing the membership lists,
making sure they were cur-
rent and that renewal notices
were sent before annual
memberships expired. Mem-
bers who did not renew
promptly were dropped
from the rolls and their
benefits stopped.
As 2001 ended, Reyes had
identified key weaknesses
in the way we handled
renewals, and we’ve begun
2002 with a new, online
system that allows not only
new folks to join but current
members to renew in less
than a minute with a credit
card on a secure web page.
More membership services
will be added online as well.
Last year Communica-
tions Director Joseph Torres
made the website more user
friendly, filled with more
timely information of interest
to members. This year, Reyes
laid the groundwork for
services not just tailored to
members, but available only
to members. After only a
few months, membership
renewals are going through
the roof. On this historic,
20th anniversary, NAHJ is
poised for record-breaking
membership in the coming
years.

Current Members as of 12/31/01 2000

500 472
1,739 1800
450 2001 437 1,661
2000
400 1999
390
1,568
1600
350 345
323 321
1400
300
250 240
210 201 212 227 1200
200 174 168
164 161 161
154
150 1000
130 136
111 111
100
61 500
41
50
18
0
Region Region Region Region Region Region Region Region TOTAL CURRENT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MEMBERS
 MESSAGE FROM THE TREASURER
9
he National Associa-
T tion of Hispanic
Journalists weath-
ered 2001’s economic down-
turn relatively well through
a combination of increased
fundraising efforts, good fis-
cal stewardship by the staff
and continued support of the
membership.
Our success is also due to
the strong commitment to
diversity demonstrated by
our longtime partners,
including Knight Ridder,
Diana R. Fuentes Inc., Samuel Newhouse
Foundation and Daimler-
Chrysler Corporation.
As of Dec. 31, 2001,
NAHJ’s fund balance stood
at $663,255. The beginning
balance on Jan. 1, 2001, was
$737,883. The latter figure
included a $300,000 grant
received from the Ford Foun-
dation to help cover annual
operating costs for three
years; we spent $95,319 of it
in 2001.
In summary for 2001, we
had expenditures of $969,132
and raised $873,813 in addi-
tion to the $100,000 annual
Ford allotment. That left an
excess of $4,681 on the year’s
balance sheet.
Higher expenses came
from increased mailings and
a significantly upgraded Web
site, as NAHJ strives to
increase benefits for mem-
bers.
As usual, our biggest rev-
enue generator of the year
was the annual convention,
held in Phoenix in 2001.
Despite the tougher eco-
nomic situation and more
than a few pessimistic pre-
dictions, the convention
raised about 90 percent of
what it did in 2000, and
attracted more people. Over-
all, the event netted $227,669
with attendance of 1,573. The
2000 convention in Houston
netted $256,078 with 1,379
registrants.
As a non-profit, NAHJ
does not exist to make
money, but we keep funds in
reserve and in two scholar-
ship accounts to ensure that
our mission continues from
one year to the next.
The basic scholarship
account, which is not invest-
ed, had an ending balance of
$28,624 after distributing 27
scholarships for the year.
In 2000, we started a
scholarship endowment fund
with $100,000 and added
another $50,000 in 2001 on
our way to a $1 million goal.
Because of the investment
climate, including the tumul-
tuous days after the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks on New York
and the Pentagon, that
account stood at $138,481 on
Dec. 31, 2001. We had unreal-
ized losses of 9.2 percent for
the year; by comparison, the
Standard & Poor 500 index
lost 11.9 percent.
Our reserve fund, which
is invested a little more
aggressively than the Schol-
arship Endowment Fund,
also saw a loss in value; it
dropped from $99,425 to
$80,014 - an unrealized loss
of 19.5 percent. That com-
pares to the Russell 1000
Growth Index, which saw a
loss of 20.4 percent.
The board continues to
believe in the overall advan-
tages of investing in the
stock market as a means of
increasing our funds. We are
investing for the long term -
since 1926, the stock market
has generated an average 11
percent rate of return overall,
despite some major ups and
downs.
We are in the process of
refining our accounting sys-
tem to become more effi-
cient, and to be able to pro-
vide more kinds of reports to
potential funders. The board
has also authorized the
hiring of a grant writer.
We recognize these are
still challenging times, but
with the continued commit-
ment of dedicated partners
and enthusiastic members,
we look forward to another
positive year in 2002.
 2000 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10

MARIANELA DEL PINO – RIVERA

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

MARIANELA DEL PINO - RIVERA

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
13203 GLOBAL STREET
BOWIE, MD 20720
(301)262-1500
(301)262-1501 FAX

To the Board Of Directors

National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Inc.

The accompanying Statement of Financial Position of NAHJ, Inc. as of December 31, 2001
and the related Statement Activity for the period then ended have been compiled by me in accor-
dance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

A compilation is limited to presenting in the form of financial Statements information that

is the representation of management. I have not audited, nor reviewed the accompanying finan-
cial statements, and, accordingly, do not express an opinion, or any other form of assurance on
them.

Management has elected to omit substantially all of the disclosures required by generally
accepted accounting principles, as well as the Statement of Cash Flows. If the omitted disclo-
sures were included in the financial statements, they might influence the user’s conclusions
about the Company’s financial position and fund balance. Accordingly, these financial state-
ments are not designed for those who are not informed about such matters.

Marianela R. del Pino — Rivera, CPA

 2001 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
11

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, INC.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2001

ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS
Cash in Operating Checking Account $ 30,719
Cash in Bank – Savings Account 312,508
Cash in Smith Barney Reserve Account 80,014
Cash in Smith Barney Endowment Account 138,481
Cash in Smith Barney Scholarship Restricted Account 67,039
Cash in Smith Barney GMM Account 197
Security Deposit – Rent 4,322
Accounts Receivable 518
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $ 633,799

FIXED ASSETS
Computers, Equipment & Furniture 93,295
Depreciation to Date (63,839)
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 29,456
TOTAL ASSETS $ 663,255

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

NET ASSETS
Unrestricted 297,089
Temporarily Restricted 227,685
Permanently Restricted 138,481
TOTAL NET ASSETS 663,255
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 663,255

See accompanying Accountant’s Compilation Report

 2000 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
12

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS, INC.

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001

Operating Fur Ford Fdn Scholarship Prog. Endowment Total

REVENUE COLLECTED
Dues Revenue $ 76,095 $ 76,095
Convention Income 680,842 680,842
Silent Auction 9,386 9,386
Banquet Income 131,500 131,500
Invest. Income & Unreal Gain (Loss) 2,426 3,113 (12,106) (6,567)
Donations 11,500 82,950 50,545 144,995
Grants 45,000 45,000
Labels, Ads & Misc Income 57,950 57,950
TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED $873,813 – $226,950 $ 38,439 $1,139,201

EXPENSES PAID
Personnel Costs $204,494 $ 33,777 $ 238,271
Accounting & Audit Fees 20,100 20,100
Advertising 1,230 156 1,386
Legal Fees 1,500 1,500
Investment, Payroll & Bank Fees 8,677 50 1,921 10,648
Travel, Lodging & Business Meals 138,193 316 11,603 150,112
Depreciation 7,428 7,428
Equipment Rental & Maintenance 25,320 25,320
Rent, Insurance & Storage 54,863 54,863
Prof. Dues, Public. & Development 7,448 241 4,000 11,689
Miscellaneous Expenses 275 275
Consultants 23,896 4,096 27,992
Supplies 18,365 171 3,319 21,855
Telephone, Communications & Web 73,858 235 74,093
Postage & Delivery 49,465 211 4,024 53,700
Printing 96,165 19,604 115,769
Event Costs 231,355 71,724 303,079
Awards & Scholarships 6,500 89,250 95,750
TOTAL EXPENSES PAID $969,132 939 $241,838 $ 1.921 $1,213,830
Excess (deficiency) of revenue
collected over expenses paid (95,319) (939) ($14,888) $ 36,518 ($74,628)

Fund Transfers 100,000 (100,000) 0

Excess after Transfer 4,681 (100,939) (14,888) 36,518 (74,628)

Beginning Fund Balance 292,408 300,000 43,512 101,963 737,883

Ending Fund Balance 12-31-00 $297,089 $199,061 $ 28,624 $138,481 $ 663,255

See accompanying Accountant’s Compilation Report

 REGIONAL REPORTS
13

REGION 1 REPORT he past year has cast identified various unat- Promoting NAHJ in

Submitted by T been one of struggle

Iván Román, San Juan
Bureau Chief, Orlando
Sentinel
Caribbean Region: Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands
and strengthening,
of encouraging the young
and laying a foundation for
our region. As journalists in
Puerto Rico slowly become
reacquainted with NAHJ’s
work, interest has grown.
The circle of colleagues has
expanded, resulting in three
committees to organize our
efforts.
Student Programs: More
students than ever from
Puerto Rico applied for
NAHJ’s student projects and
scholarships. Several were
accepted, which will ensure
more testimonials about the
organization’s work in help-
ing students. Discussions are
underway to strengthen rela-
tionships and expand NAHJ-
sponsored activities from one
university campus to four
starting in the Fall. The aim
is to create a strong network
of journalism and communi-
cations students from the
island who can not only feed
into the organization’s mem-
bership, but join forces to
attend next year’s conven-
tion in New York City.
Professional Develop-
ment: Despite many activi-
ties sponsored by two strong
local journalism associations,
several colleagues in print,
photojournalism and broad-
tended areas they wanted
NAHJ to focus on. Besides
résumé tape critiques and
other forms of evaluation,
more skills training is para-
mount. Initial talks began to
get more members into semi-
nars abroad and bring some
of those sessions to the
island.
Issues and Advocacy:
Members are securing
national NAHJ support and
plotting out local lobbying
efforts to push legislators to
rid Puerto Rico’s penal code
of a criminal defamation
statute that could be used
against journalists and regain
access to family court records
and proceedings. NAHJ
members have approached
other journalism associations
to stage a series of round-
table discussions and possi-
bly agree on a joint effort to
support a proposed local
freedom of information bill.
On the coverage front, many
in the island’s professional
journalism sectors have
warmly welcomed NAHJ
members’ plans to analyze
the local media’s coverage of
Dominicans, gays and other
minorities during the sum-
mer and Fall and present
concrete suggestions on how
to make the coverage more
fair and balanced.
Region One not only means
educating people about our
mission, but reinterpreting
that mission for a place
where Puerto Ricans are not
a minority striving to
increase their presence and
power in newsrooms. We
strive to send the message
that we can learn from the
pitfalls in the media’s cover-
age of our people in the U.S.
mainland, which we should
definitely care about because
it ultimately affects the way
society and Washington
politicians see and treat
Puerto Ricans on the island.
Through our local pres-
ence in NAHJ, we also seek
to be a valuable tool in edu-
cating our stateside col-
leagues of any race or ethnic-
ity on how to improve cover-
age of Puerto Rico. And with
our contacts with stateside
journalism associations and
their counterparts in Latin
America, we seek to be the
link to set the stage for
future joint collaboration on
press freedom issues and
other causes of interest to
journalists in the hemi-
sphere.
So we’re going to keep
rolling up our sleeves for the
hard work to come.

REGION 2 REPORT
Submitted by
Rose Arce
Northeast Region: Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New York, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont
REGION 3 REPORT
Submitted by
Gina Acosta
Mid-Atlantic Region:
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, Washington, D.C.
REGIONAL REPORTS
14
h, what a year for
O Region 2. After
months of reconfig-
uring how we operate, seek-
ing funds from NAHJ, estab-
lishing a working listserve
and organizing a group of
eager volunteers, we had
thought this year would see
the resurgence of our organi-
zation in the area. Well,
we’ve had a resurgence
alright but it hasn’t exactly
been the kind we’d planned.
Region 2 has been knee-
deep in covering and recov-
ering from the Sept. 11
attack. From Boston to Wash-
ington, everyone of us has
t’s been quite a year.
I So far 2002 has been
a struggle, with
many of us left exhausted by
the events of Sept. 11 and the
aftermath. That said, Region
3 is more committed than
ever to getting more mem-
bers involved in regional
activities and reaching out to
students.
• In November, several
NAHJ members went to a
showing of el Ballet
Nacional de Cuba at the
Kennedy Center. It was a
good chance to get togeth-
er and just talk about how
our lives as journalists
have changed in these last
few months.
• In December, I traveled to
West Virginia University in
Morgantown, where I met
with a few Latino students
at the Perley Isaac Reed
School of Journalism. If
you are interested in serv-
ing as a mentor for one of
felt the effects of terrorism,
war, and a surge in domestic
security unlike anything
we’ve seen in decades. Our
members have distinguished
themselves in covering this
story and in coping with the
effects it has had on their
lives.
Yet all of this has not been
accompanied by a warm
response from the industry.
We see few concrete gains in
the number of Latinos in the
media or advancement by
those already working in the
media. Sadly, our efforts in
the work force have not been
rewarded and have con-
these students, please
e-mail me at
acostag@washpost.com.
• In January, Washington
free-lance writer Cathy
Abreu Jones announced
that she is launching a
national magazine for
Latinas called Catalina
Magazine (www.catalina
magazine.com). We are
planning a launch party
for summer/fall 2002.
• In February, I traveled to
Norfolk to meet with
Latino communications
students at Old Dominion
University. We enjoyed a
screening of Cuban film-
maker Fernando Perez’s
“La Vida Es Silbar.” I am
trying to take the NAHJ
Region 3 Visiting Journal-
ists Program beyond the
Washington area, and
several representatives
from the ODU Latino
Student Alliance have
expressed interest in the
sumed our free time to the
extent that our Region has
trouble organizing and doing
the good work of NAHJ.
But there is hope. New
York is set to host next year’s
convention and we see it as a
great opportunity to raise
issues of diversity in the
industry and quality of cov-
erage. Already, a group of us
has formed to push Region 2
to the forefront of NAHJ’s
priorities and launch a con-
vention effort that will draw
top media from around the
country for a forum of ideas
and a call to action. We look
forward to making our mark.
program.
• Associated Press reporter
Suzanne Gamboa has been
hard at work trying to lure
members out of “NAHJ
retirement” to start up a
Washington Association
of Hispanic Journalists.
She can be reached at
sgamboa@ap.org.
• In March I taught “The
Mechanics of Writing” to
about 20 high students at
The Washington Post, as
part of The Post’s Third
Annual High School Writ-
ing Seminar and Scholar-
ship Program. We are still
recruiting volunteers for
the program, as well as
for the Region 3 Visiting
Journalists.
For more information on
regional events or to become
a volunteer, please e-mail me
at acostag@washpost.com.
 REGIONAL REPORTS
15

REGION 4 REPORT ur region began a Asian American Journalists already due to Secretary

Submitted by O successful revitaliza-

Rafael Olmeda
South Region: Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee
tion effort in 1999,
offering consistent program-
ming, professional develop-
ment workshops and panels
in the South Florida area,
where the bulk of the mem-
bership is located. We are
grateful to the past regional
directors who once again
made NAHJ an effective
organization in Region 4.
The effectiveness contin-
ued this fall and winter, as
Region 4 rallied the other
local journalism associations
to provide services jointly to
members. NAHJ took the
lead in organizing “Immigra-
tion: After 9/11,” a panel
discussion featuring Miami’s
acting INS director, various
ethnic immigration propo-
nents and lawyers, and an
opponent of immigration, to
discuss the ramifications of
the nation’s response to
terrorism.
NAHJ also coordinated a
résumé-critique session,
which followed a workshop
on media credibility. The
workshop was organized by
the Florida chapter of the
Association and was present-
ed by the American Society
of Newspaper Editors.
The Society of Profession-
al Journalists took the lead
on a fight over changes to
Florida’s strong public
records law, and NAHJ
joined in by sending a letter
to Gov. Jeb Bush and every
member of the state legisla-
ture. Most legislators who
replied to us did so with
courtesy, and NAHJ made its
mark by responding strongly
to an issue that transcended
race and ethnicity. One legis-
lator responded by accusing
NAHJ of being a divisive
organization, so we invited
him to join us at our conven-
tion in San Diego to see what
our association is really
about. For a copy of our
e-mail exchange, write to
rolmeda@sun-sentinel.com.
We are now embarking on
one of our most ambitious
projects in years - a Spanish
Language Conference in
Miami this summer. More
details should be available
by the time we’re in San
Diego, but many thanks are
Michele Salcedo, who laid
the groundwork for the
project, and member
Bernadette Pampuch, the
conference coordinator. We
are looking forward to serv-
ing a significant part of our
membership with this event.
Our revitalization effort
now turns outside of South
Florida, and our success
there is mixed. Members in
Tampa have expressed an
interest in organizing events,
as have members in Orlando,
Atlanta and parts of North
Carolina. We pledge to con-
tinue the effort until there
are activities in each of the
region’s seven states. We
had to abandon our goal of
a regional conference in
Atlanta in 2002, but it’s not
too late to organize for next
year. We’re looking for mem-
bers willing to help make it
happen. Feel free to contact
me at rolmeda@sun-sen-
tinel.com.
We’re looking forward to
continuing to serve our
members in the coming year.
 REGIONAL REPORTS
16

REGION 5 REPORT t was a slow year for putting this last regional con- agers who have agreed to

Submitted by I Region 5 in 2001.

Nora López
South Central Region: Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas
After two successful
conferences the year before,
including a regional meeting
in Mexico City, it was a little
harder to get focused. A
regional conference/job fair
slated for late November in
San Antonio was postponed
indefinitely after the Sept. 11
terrorist attack that forced
some speakers to cancel
because of the ensuing work
loads. Preliminary plans are
underway to sponsor a
regional professional devel-
opment conference this Fall
either in San Antonio or in
the Rio Grande Valley, along
the Texas-Mexico border. The
American Society of Newspa-
per Editors is eager to part-
ner with us to do a student
job fair as soon as we can
decide where to hold it. As I
enter my last year as regional
director, I look forward to
ference together.
Meanwhile, some local
Region 5 affiliates have stayed
busy, sponsoring student
workshops, writing contests
and scholarships for minority
students. As we enter yet
another year of dismal
increases in terms of Latinos
in the newsroom, these grass-
roots efforts to recruit minori-
ties become even more impor-
tant.
In Houston, the Houston
Association of Hispanic
Media Professionals awarded
a total of $18,000 in scholar-
ships to 12 communications
students at its annual Sylvan
Rodriguez Scholarship Ban-
quet held in April. Antonio
Mora, CBS affiliate anchor in
Chicago and NAHJ vice presi-
dent-broadcast, was the
group’s guest speaker. Recent-
ly HAHMP met with several
local TV station general man-
sponsor at least one or two
of its student members as
summer interns, which will
provide them with invalu-
able experience.
Dallas, also had a good
year, celebrating it’s 20th
annual scholarship banquet
in the Spring. The Dallas-
Fort Worth Network honored
longtime newscaster Gloria
Campos of WFAA-TV. They
also handed out about
$20,000 in scholarships to
area students. In San Anto-
nio, the San Antonio Associa-
tion of Hispanic Journalists
also celebrated a successful
year. John Quinones of ABC
Prime Time Live was the
keynote speaker at the
group’s annual scholarship
banquet, where eight area
students received about
$20,000 in scholarships.

REGION 6 REPORT
Submitted by
Rosa Maria Santana
Midwest Region: Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, Wisconsin
REGIONAL REPORTS
17
egional membership
R has gone up. Interest in
volunteering increased.
Midwest Latino journalists net-
worked constantly. What a year!
So much was accomplished
in 2001. A milestone was last
October’s successful regional
conference at Michigan State
University. More than 80 jour-
nalists, students and recruiters
from Illinois, Ohio, Michigan,
Wisconsin and Washington,
D.C., got together Oct. 26-27
for the second annual Region 6
conference. The weekend event
was free to pre-registered jour-
nalism students. It was called,
“Journalists in the Midwest:
Reporting on the ‘Latinization’
of America’s Heartland.” Inves-
tigative Reporters and Editors
organized two workshops on
computer-assisted reporting.
National
Public Radio had one of its staff
members oversee a seminar on
reporting for radio. The Ameri-
can Society of Newspaper
Editors coordinated two panels,
one encouraging members to
pursue careers in news manage-
ment and another exploring why
journalists of color leave the
industry. NAHJ President
Cecilia Alvear and The Plain
Dealer Editor Douglas Clifton
were among the panelists debat-
ing why minority journalists
leave newsrooms.
Students found mentors.
Veteran Latino journalists
exchanged business cards and
mingled. Each seminar offered
professional development. It was
a great weekend!
The event was co-sponsored
by Michigan State University,
and its journalism school, the
Allstate Foundation, Daimler-
Chrysler Corporation Fund, the
Detroit Free Press and The
Detroit News. The following
supported the event with in-kind
donations: the American Society
of Newspaper Editors, the Ford
Foundation, National Public
Radio and Mi Gente Magazine.
I want to thank Michigan
State University for its generosi-
ty in underwriting $5,500 of
expenses. Three key MSU con-
tacts require a heartfelt ‘thank
you’ for their outstanding work:
Prof. Steve Lacy, Prof. Howard
Bossen and Rosa Morales.
Other Region 6 happenings:
Last year, the Chicago Asso-
ciation of Hispanic Journalists
organized its annual Latino/
Chicano high school mentoring
workshop called PRESENTE.
Each student was paired up with
a professional journalist who
guided the student through the
six-week program. Journalists
taught the students the basics of
news writing and editing for
print, broadcast and the Internet.
The teens met with their profes-
sional mentors on Saturdays.
It was free to students.
The CAHJ also oversaw its
annual high school writing con-
test last year. Latino/Chicano
high school students were asked
to submit their writings to a
panel of CAHJ judges. The
Chicago Tribune published the
winning entries – which thrilled
many of the students! The
Chicago Tribune Foundation
gives $5,000 annually to the
CAHJ, which helped the group
underwrite its mentoring pro-
grams.
Also, the CAHJ helped five
of its PRESENTE graduates
attend an intensive high school
journalism workshop last June at
Ohio University. The CAHJ flew
the students to Ohio, where
NAHJ member Lisa Lopez of
Ohio University guided them
through the program. Former
NAHJ board member Teresa
Puente, president of CAHJ at the
time, deserves pats on the back
for arranging this.
Lastly, many Midwest volun-
teers helped write and edit the
NAHJ Latino Resource Guide
last year. Each of you made a
difference by creating this educa-
tional tool for journalists. Your
work was tremendous. Thank
you! And … WE DID IT!

REGION 7 REPORT
Submitted by
O. Ricardo Pimentel
Southwest Region: Arizona,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming
REGION 8 REPORT
Submitted by
Veronica Villafañe
Pacific Region: Alaska,
California, Hawaii, Idaho,
Oregon, Washington
REGIONAL REPORTS
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t’s been a learning year
I for your Region 7
representative.
I learned that being an NAHJ
board member is pretty darn
close to a full-time job. I learned
that Region 7 is too far flung
and, arguably, needs to be
trimmed back. I learned that
NAHJ staffer Joe Torres is a
bigger boxing fan than even I
am. And I learned that there is
still much work left to be done
in the region.
Region 7 NAHJ members
this year participated heavily in
educational pursuits for up-and-
coming journalists, helping high
school students in a one-day
journalism seminar and volun-
embership continues
I to grow in our region.
We’ve picked up
more new members and sev-
eral people have expressed
interest in joining NAHJ.
Among our many new mem-
bers, we have to welcome a
great number of folks who
work in Spanish-language
media.
Last year, we held the first
ever Spanish-language media
conference in L.A. It was a
huge success, with over 100
people in attendance. More
than 50 new members joined
that very same day. Our
region now holds 437 mem-
bers. I’ll be working to recruit
more new members and to
pick up some of the folks
who have let their member-
ships expire in years past.
The intention in Region 8 is
to focus on training for mid-
career journalists, a job bank
and some fundraising for
workshops and seminars.
On August 21 we had our
first mixer in the L.A. area.
teering in the Journalism Educa-
tion Association’s conference for
high school journalists in April
in Phoenix.
I spoke to many groups in the
past year, representing NAHJ
and my newspaper. Among the
groups were Poynter and the
Freedom Forum.
This coming year, we need to
emphasize professional develop-
ment for NAHJ members in the
region. We also need to help
spread the word in the region
that it pays to hire Latinos.
We need to help newspapers
learn how to reach the vital and
growing Latino population.
I hope to engage members to
determine how we can best help
We had a great response.
There was a lot of interest in
doing more workshops and
monthly mixers.
A media law workshop, to
be led by USC Professor
Erwin Chemerinsky at the
Pasadena courthouse on Oct.
13 was postponed indefinitely
due to insufficient member
response.
A workshop in Salem,
Oregon: “Covering Oregon’s
Latino Communities,” was
put together by NAHJ mem-
bers George Reade, from The
Oregonian and Rich Luna,
from the Statesman Journal.
During the event, held Oct.
20, our NAHJ organizers
discussed strategies to bring
greater diversity to our
newsrooms.
In December, NAHJ mem-
ber Lavonne Luquis coordi-
nated a successful media
workshop in Fresno. People
traveled from as far away as
Los Angeles and Stockton to
attend print and broadcast
tracks.
their newsrooms grow in this
area.
I welcome opportunities to
include you in this training and
need your help in getting your
newsrooms to agree to the
training.
Have training schtick, will
travel.
If you want to help or need
help in cultivating these talents
in your newsroom, please feel
free to contact me.
I’m at ricardo.pimentel@
arizonarepublic.com or
(602) 444-8210.
Thanks.
The new year brought
the challenge of preparing
for our 20th Anniversary
Convention in San Diego.
Convention chairs Luis
Monteagudo and Grace
Sevilla have done a great job
of leading the San Diego
folks in the planning com-
mittee, working out all the
details to get a smooth and
fun convention for 2002.
One of the highlights of the
convention will be a video
history of NAHJ. For this, we
must thank several NAHJ
members in Region 8, who
worked closely to put it
together: Julio Moran, Renee
Sanchez and of course, all of
the folks who helped tell our
story.
Now, we have to continue
to move forward. To do so,
we hope more of our mem-
bers will get involved. The
plan is to do more local
workshops, seminars, mixers
and fundraisers so we can
grow professionally and keep
the spirit of NAHJ alive.
 BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
ARTICLE I
NAME
The name of this corpora-
tion shall be: NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC
JOURNALISTS
ARTICLE II
OFFICES
SECTION l:
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
The principal office for the
transaction of the business of
the corporation (“Principal
executive office”) is located in
the State of California, County
of Los Angeles. The directors
may change the principal office
from one location to another.
Any change of this location
shall be noted by the secretary
on these bylaws in this section
Effective September l, 1985, the
principal office of the corpora-
tion is located in the District of
Columbia.
SECTION 2:
OTHER OFFICES
The Board of Directors may
at any time establish offices at
any place or places where their
corporation is qualified to do
business.
ARTICLE III
PURPOSE AND
NONPARTISAN ACTIVITIES
This corporation has been
formed under the California
Nonprofit Corporation Law for
the purpose described herein
below at Article XV, and it shall
be nonprofit and nonpartisan.
No substantial part of the
activities of the corporation
shall consist of the publication
or dissemination of materials
with the purpose of attempting
to influence legislation, and the
corporation shall not participate
or intervene in any political
campaign on behalf of any can-
didate for public office or for or
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against any cause or measure
being submitted to the people
for a vote.
The corporation shall not,
except in any insubstantial
degree, engage in any activities
or exercise any powers that are
not in furtherance of the pur-
poses described above.
ARTICLE IV
DEDICATION OF ASSETS
The properties and assets of
this nonprofit corporation are
irrevocably dedicated to fulfill-
ment of the Objectives and Pur-
poses of this corporation as set
forth in Article XV hereof. No
part of the net earnings, proper-
ties, or assets of this corpora-
tion, on dissolution or other-
wise, shall inure to the exclu-
sive benefit of any private per-
son or individual, or any mem-
ber or director of this corpora-
tion except in fulfillment of said
Objectives and Purposes. On
liquidation and dissolution, all
properties and assets and oblig-
ations shall be distributed pur-
suant to the nonprofit provi-
sions of the California Corpora-
tions Code then in effect.
ARTICLE V
MEMBERSHIP
There shall be seven (7)
classes of membership in his
corporation as follows:
1. REGULAR MEMBERS
A regular member shall be
those persons admitted to
membership by the Board,
being persons whose principal
means of support is earned in
the gathering, editing or pre-
sentation of news. Regular
members may not be employ-
ees of government-supported
news organizations. The follow-
ing job title descriptions shall
be included: Reporters, Editors,
Broadcast News Directors,
Community or Public Affairs in
broadcast or print news organi-
zations, Publishers of print
news media, General Managers
of broadcast news media, Pho-
tographers, and News Camer-
apersons, News Graphic Artists
and Newspaper Designers,
among others. A regular mem-
ber has all rights granted under
these Bylaws which include the
right to vote and to hold office.
2. ACADEMIC MEMBERS
Academic members shall be
those persons approved for
membership by the Board of
Directors and who are educa-
tors of Journalism in education-
al institutions of higher learn-
ing. These members shall have
those rights granted to them
under the Bylaws including the
rights to vote but excluding the
right to hold office.
3. ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Associate members shall be
all those persons admitted to
such membership by the Board
of Directors, as persons
engaged in such media-related
jobs as public relations, public
or corporate information, direc-
tors of media organizations.
These members shall be entitled
to whatever rights are granted
under the corporate Bylaws to
associate members, excluding
the right to vote and to hold
office.
4. FOUNDING MEMBERS
Founding members are all
those persons admitted to such
membership by the Board of
Directors and who signed The
Articles of Incorporation and
paid the established dues by
April 15, 1984. These Founding
members shall be entitled to all
rights established under the
Bylaws and shall have the
recognition as Founding Mem-
bers of the Corporation, and
shall have the right to vote
and/or hold office if they
remain as Academic or Regular
members, respectively.
5. STUDENT MEMBERS
Student members shall be
those persons admitted to such
membership by the Board of
Directors as persons who are
engaged in a program of full-
time study in a recognized
educational institution of high-
er learning. These members
shall have those rights granted
to such members under the
Bylaws, excluding the right to
vote and to hold office, except
for the board position of non-
voting Student Representative.
6. HONORARY MEMBERS
Honorary members shall be
all those persons admitted to
such membership by the Board
of Directors as being active or
retired from a journalism or
media activity and who have
achieved recognition in the pro-
fession by their exemplary con-
tributions to the profession of
journalism and media.
These Honorary members
shall not pay dues and shall be
entitled to all rights specified
under the Bylaws but shall not
vote or hold office. Honorary
members shall be given recog-
nition whenever in attendance
at corporate functions and/or
activities.
7. SUPPORTING MEMBERS
There shall be two classes of
Supporting Members: Individ-
ual and Corporate.
(a) Individual Supporting
Members shall be admitted as
such by the Board of Directors
as a person who is not in the
media industry but who sup-
ports the goals and purposes of
the corporation.
(b) Corporate Supporting
Members shall be representa-
tives of corporations admitted
to such membership by the
Board of Directors, corporations
which are not engaged in jour-
nalism and/or media but who
support the goals and purposes
of the corporation.
Supporting members shall
be entitled to all rights given by
 BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
the Board of Directors exclud-
ing the right to vote and to hold
office.
SECTION 2:
FEES, DUES,
AND ASSESSMENTS
The Board of Directors may
modify the amount or suspend
payment of dues for the pur-
pose of membership drives
aimed at adding at least 50 new
members to the organization.
Such actions will not have affect
for more than one year without
subsequent board approval.
Each member in good standing
must pay, within the time and
on the condition set by the
Board of Directors, the annual
dues in amounts which may be
fixed from time-to-time by the
Board of Directors. The dues
established by the Board of
Directors are as follows:
l. Regular member $ 55.00
2. Academic member $ 55.00
3. Associate member $ 55.00
4. Founding member $ 55.00
5. Student member $ 25.00
6. Honorary member $~
7. Supporting member
Individual $ 110.00
Corporate $1,100.00
SECTION 3:
TERMINATION
OF MEMBERSHIP
Causes of Termination. The
membership of any member
shall terminate upon occurrence
of any of the following events:
(a) The resignation of the
member.
(b) The failure of a member
to pay annual dues, if applica-
ble, in the amount and within
the times set forth by the Board
of Directors.
(c) The determination by the
Board of Directors or a commit-
tee designated to make such
determination that the member
had failed in a material and
serious degree to observe the
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rules of conduct governing this
corporation promulgated by the
Board of Directors from time-
to-time.
Procedure for Expulsion.
Following the determination
that a member should be
expelled under subparagraph
(c) above, the following proce-
dures shall be implemented:
(a) A notice shall be sent by
prepaid, first-class or registered
mail to the most recent address
of the member as shown on the
corporation’s records, setting
forth the expulsion and the rea-
sons therefore. Such notice shall
be sent at least 15 days before
the proposed effective date of
the expulsion.
(b) The member being
expelled shall be given an
opportunity to be heard, either
orally or in writing, at a hearing
to be held not fewer than 5
days before the effective date of
the proposed expulsion. The
notice to the member of his pro-
posed expulsion shall state the
date, time, and place of the
hearing on his proposed expul-
sion.
(c) Following the hearing,
the Board of Directors shall
decide whether the member
should in fact be expelled, sus-
pended, or sanctioned in some
other way. The decision of the
Board shall be final.
(d) Any person expelled
from the corporation shall
receive a refund of dues or
assessments already paid. The
refund shall be prorated to
return only the unaccrued bal-
ance remaining for the period
of the dues payment.
SECTION 4:
REGISTRY OF MEMBERS
The Secretary shall maintain
an up-to-date registry of mem-
bers who have paid their fees
and are in good standing as
described in Articles X, section
7(ii), subject to the authority of
the Credentials Committee.
ARTICLE VI
MEETINGS OF MEMBERS
SECTION 1:
PLACE OF MEETING
Meetings of the membership
shall be held at any place in the
United States designated by the
Board of Directors. In the
absence of any such designa-
tion, members’ meetings shall
be held at the principal execu-
tive office of the corporation.
SECTION 2:
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of
members shall be held (unless
the Board of Directors fixes
another date and so notifies the
members as provided in Section
4 of this Article VIII) on the
15th of April of each year. Gen-
eral and Special meetings of
members shall be held as
ordered by the directors, from
time-to-time as stated below.
SECTION 3:
SPECIAL MEETING
This is the special meeting
requirement:
(a) Authorized persons who
may call. A special meeting of
members may be called at any
time by any of the following:
the Board of Directors or twen-
ty-five (25) percent or more
members.
(b) Calling meetings by
members. If a special meeting is
called by members other than
the president, the request shall
be submitted by such members
in writing, specifying the gener-
al nature of the business pro-
posed to be transacted, and
shall be delivered personally or
sent by registered mail or by
telegraphic or other facsimile
transmission to the president,
any vice-president, or the secre-
tary of the corporation. The offi-
cer receiving the request shall
cause notice to be promptly
given to the members entitled
to vote, in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4 and 5 of
this Article VI, that a meeting
will be held, and the date of
such meeting, which date shall
be not less than thirty-five (35)
nor more than ninety (90) days
following the receipt of the
request. The persons requesting
the meeting may give the
notice. Nothing contained in
this subsection shall be con-
strued as limiting, fixing, or
affecting the time when a meet-
ing of members may be held
when the meeting is called by
action of the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4:
NOTICE OF MEMBERS’
MEETINGS
(a) General notice contents.
All notices of meetings of mem-
bers shall be sent or otherwise
given in accordance with Sec-
tion 5 of this Article VI not less
than thirty (30) nor more than
ninety (90) days before the date
of the meeting or as many be
otherwise ordered by the direc-
tors. The notice shall specify the
place, date and hour of the
meeting and in the case of a
special meeting, the general
nature of the business to be
transacted, and no other busi-
ness in that case may be trans-
acted, or in case of the annual
meeting, those matters which
the Board of Directors, at the
time of giving the notice,
intends to present for action by
the members.
(b) Notice of certain agenda
items. If action is proposed to
be taken at any meeting for
approval of any of the follow-
ing proposals, the notice shall
also state the general nature of
the proposal. Member action on
such items is invalid unless the
notice or written waiver of
notice states the general nature
 BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
of the proposal(s):
(i) Removing a director;
(ii) Filling vacancies on the
board of directors by the
members; Amending the
articles of incorporation;
(iii) Approving a contract or
transaction in which a
director has a material
financial interest; and
(iv) Approving a plan of liqui-
dation of assets.
(c) Manner of giving notice.
Notice of any meeting of mem-
bers shall be given either per-
sonally or by first-class mail,
telegraphic or other written
communications, charges pre-
paid, addressed to each mem-
ber either at the address of that
member appearing on the
books of the corporation or the
address given by the member to
the corporation for the purpose
of notice. If no address appears
on the corporation’s book and
no other has been given, notice
shall be deemed to have been
given if either
(i) notice is sent to that mem-
ber by first-class mail or
telegraphic or other writ-
ten communication to the
corporation’s principal
executive office, or
(ii) notice is published at least
once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the
county where that office is
located. Notice shall be
deemed to have been
given at the time when
delivered personally or
deposited in the mail or
sent by telegram or other
means of written commu-
nication.
(d) Affidavit of mailing
notice. An affidavit of the mail-
ing or other means of giving
any notice of any members’
meeting may be executed by
the secretary, assistant secretary,
or any other party of the corpo-
ration giving the notice, and if
so executed, shall be filed and
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maintained in the minutes book
of the corporation.
SECTION 5:
QUORUM
(a) Percentage required. Thir-
ty-three and one-third percent of
the members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of
business at a meeting of the
members. A lesser amount may
constitute a quorum if notice of
the general nature of the meet-
ing is sent to the members at
least ten (10) days before the
meeting, said notice complying
with all bylaws provisions gov-
erning the time and manner of
giving notice as stated herein
above in Section 4 of this Article.
(b) Loss of quorum. The
members present at a duly
called or duly held meeting at
which a quorum is present may
continue to transact business
until adjournment, notwith-
standing the withdrawal of
enough members to leave less
than a quorum, if any action
taken (other than adjournment)
is approved by at least a majori-
ty of the members required to
constitute a quorum.
SECTION 6:
ADJOURNED MEETING
Any members’ meeting,
annual or special, whether or
not a quorum is present, may be
adjourned from time-to-time by
the vote of the majority of the
members represented at the
meeting, either in person or by
proxy. But in the absence of a
quorum, no other business may
be transacted at that meeting,
except as provided in this Arti-
cle.
SECTION 7:
VOTING
(a) Eligibility to vote. Persons
entitled to vote at any meeting
of members shall be members as
of the date determined in accor-
dance with Section 10 of this
Article VI, subject to provisions
of the California Nonprofit Cor-
poration Law and to the deter-
mination of a Credentials Com-
mittee appointed by the Board
of Directors.
(b) Manner of casting votes.
Voting may be by voice or bal-
lot, provided that any election
of directors be by ballot if
demanded by any member
before the voting begins.
(c) Only majority of mem-
bers represented at meeting
required, unless otherwise spec-
ified. If a quorum is present, the
affirmative vote of the majority
of the members represented at
the meeting, entitled to vote
and voting on any matter (other
than the election of officers and
directors), shall be the act of the
members unless the vote of a
greater number or voting by
classes is required by California
Nonprofit Corporation Law or
by the Articles of Incorporation.
(d) Each member entitled to
vote shall be entitled to cast one
vote on all matters submitted to
a vote of the members, in per-
son or by mail, as agreed to in
rules adopted by the Board of
Directors. All members present
shall be entitled to vote at the
annual meeting.
SECTION 8:
WAIVER OF NOTICE
OR CONSENT BY
ABSENT MEMBERS
(a) Written waiver of con-
sent. The transactions of any
meeting of members, either
annual or special, however
called or noticed, and wherever
held, shall be as valid as though
taken at a meeting duly held
after regular call and notice, if a
quorum be present either in
person or by proxy, and if,
either before or after the meet-
ing, each person entitled to vote
who was not present in person
or by proxy, signs a written
waiver or notice of a consent to
a holding of the meeting, or an
approval of the minutes. The
waiver of notice of consent
need not specify either the busi-
ness to be transacted or the pur-
pose of any annual or special
meeting of members, except
that if action is taken or pro-
posed to be taken for approval
of any of those matters speci-
fied in Section 4(b) or 5(a) of
Article VI, the waiver of notice
or consent shall state the gener-
al nature of the proposal. All
such waivers, consents, or
approvals shall be filed with the
corporate records or made a
part of the minutes of the meet-
ing.
(b) Waiver by attendance.
Attendance by a person at a
meeting shall also constitute a
waiver of notice of that meet-
ing, except when the person
objects at the beginning of the
meeting to the transaction of
any business due to the inade-
quacy or illegality of the notice.
Also, attendance at a meeting is
not a waiver of any right to
object to the consideration of
matters not included in the
notice of the meeting, if that
objection is expressly made at
the meeting.
SECTION 9:
ACTION BY WRITTEN
CONSENT WITHOUT
A MEETING
General: Any action that
may be taken at any annual or
special meeting of members
may he taken without a meet-
ing and without prior notice if
written ballots are received
from a number of members at
least equal to the quorum
applicable to a meeting of
members. All such written bal-
lots shall be filed with the secre-
tary of the corporation and
maintained in the corporate
records. All solicitations of bal-
lots shall indicate the time by
which the ballot must be
returned to be counted.
 BYLAWS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS
SECTION 10:
RECORD DATE FOR
MEMBER NOTICE, VOTING,
GIVING CONSENTS
(a) To be determined by
board of directors. For the pur-
pose of determining which
members are entitled to receive
notice of any meeting, to vote,
or to give consent to corporate
action without a meeting, the
board of directors may fix, in
advance, a “record date,”
which shall not be more than
sixty (60) days before any such
action without a meeting. Only
members of record on the date
so fixed are entitled to notice,
to vote, or to give consents, as
the case may be, notwithstand-
ing any transfer of any mem-
bership on the books of the cor-
poration after the record date,
except as otherwise provided in
the Articles of Incorporation, by
agreement or in the California
Nonprofit Corporation Law.
(b) Failure of board to deter-
mine date.
(i) Record date for notices or
voting. Unless fixed by the
board of directors, the
record date for determin-
ing those members entitled
to receive notice of or to
vote at, a meeting of mem-
bers, shall be the next busi-
ness day preceding the day
on which notice is given,
or, if notice is waived, the
next business day preced-
ing the day on which the
meeting is held.
(ii) Record date for written
consent to action without
meeting. Unless fixed by
the board, the record date
for determining those
members entitled to vote
by ballot on corporate
action without a meeting,
when no prior action by
the board has been taken,
shall be the day on which
the first written consent is
given. When prior action of
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the board has been taken, it
shall be the day on which
the board adopts the reso-
lution relating to that
action.
(iii) “Record date” means as of
close of business. For pur-
poses of this paragraph (b),
a person holding member-
ship as of the close of busi-
ness on the record date
shall he deemed a member
of record.
SECTION 11:
PROXIES
(a) Right of member. Every
member of the board entitled to
vote shall have the right to do
so either in person or by one or
more agents authorized by a
written proxy, signed by the
person and filed with the secre-
tary of the corporation. A proxy
shall he deemed signed if the
member’s name is placed on
the proxy (whether by manual
telegraphic transmission, or
otherwise) by the member.
(b) Revocability. A validly
executed proxy that does not
state that it is irrevocable shall
continue in full force and effect
unless (i) revoked by the mem-
ber executing it, before the vote
cast pursuant to that proxy, by a
writing delivered to the corpo-
ration stating that the proxy is
revoked by a subsequent proxy
executed by such member, or
by personal attendance and vot-
ing at a meeting by such mem-
ber, or (ii) written notice of the
death or incapacity of the
maker of the proxy is received
by the corporation before the
vote pursuant to the proxy is
counted; provided however,
that no proxy shall be valid
after the expiration of eleven
(11) months from the date of the
proxy, unless otherwise provid-
ed in the proxy.
(c) Form of solicited proxies.
In any election of directors, any
form of proxy that is marked by
a member “withhold,” or other-
wise marked in a manner indi-
cating that the authority to vote
for the election of directors is
withheld, shall not be voted
either for or against the election
of a director. Failure to comply
with this paragraph shall not
invalidate any corporate elec-
tion taken, but may be the basis
for challenging the proxy at a
meeting.
(d) Effect of member’s
death. A proxy is not revoked
by the death or incapacity of
the maker or the termination of
a member as a result thereof
unless, before the vote is count-
ed, written notice of the death
or incapacity is received by the
corporation.
ARTICLE VII
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
SECTION 1:
NOMINATIONS AND
SOLICITATIONS FOR VOTES
(a) Elections Committee. The
president shall appoint a five-
person committee to conduct
and oversee the election of offi-
cers. Members of the committee
will not be allowed to run for
office. The election of regional
directors shall be overseen by
the national office, with the
assistance of an officer appoint-
ed by the president.
(b) Advance nominations by
members. Twenty-five (25)
members may nominate candi-
dates for president, vice presi-
dents, secretary, financial officer
and officers at-large, at any
time before the 45th day pre-
ceding such election. On timely
receipt of such a petition signed
by the required number of
members, the secretary shall
cause the name of the candidate
to be placed on the mail ballot.
Ten (10) members in a region or
10 percent of the region’s mem-
bership, whichever is less, may
nominate candidates for region-
al director at any time before
the 45th day preceding such
election. On timely receipt of a
petition signed by the required
number of members, the secre-
tary shall cause the name of the
candidate to be placed on the
mail ballot.
(c) Nominations from the
floor. At any meeting where
elections are on the agenda, any
member present may place
names in nomination, provided
there is a second. The candidate
still must secure the required
number of signatures on a peti-
tion and submit it to the secre-
tary to be placed on the ballot.
If the candidate is nominated at
the convention for an officer
position, the ballot at the con-
vention must be redone to
include the new candidate(s).
Previously mailed ballots still
are valid and must be counted.
If the nomination is for regional
director or regional director
alternate, the later regional
deadline for petitions would
apply for inclusion on the
regional election mail ballot.
SECTION 2:
VOTE REQUIRED TO
ELECT DIRECTOR
Candidates receiving the
highest number of votes shall
be elected as directors.
SECTION 3:
OFFICERS
Officers of the corporation
shall be elected by the member-
ship at its annual meeting by
ballot cast on site at the annual
national convention and by
earlier mail ballot submitted by
the board-approved deadline.
Mail ballots must be kept
secure and secret until voting
is over. All ballots, mail and
on-site, must be counted at the
same time by the elections com-
mittee appointed by the presi-
dent. Each candidate may have
an observer present for the
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count; the observer cannot be
the candidate and cannot par-
ticipate in the count. Objections,
if any, must be presented imme-
diately to the elections commit-
tee chair. The committee will
listen to the objection(s) as soon
as possible, but no later than
24 hours after the count is
completed, to determine what
should be done, if anything.
The committee’s decision is
final.
The non-voting Student
Representative shall be elected
by mail and in person by the
eligible student membership in
the same manner as officers are
elected.
Elected officers shall be the
President, Vice President for
Broadcast, Vice President for
Print, Secretary, Financial Offi-
cer and three At-large officers of
the board, which shall include
an At-Large Officer for Spanish
Language and an At-Large Offi-
cer for New Media, and a non-
voting Student Representative.
The election of all officers shall
be by majority vote.
The Vice President for
Broadcast shall be a member of
broadcast media, and the Vice
President for Print shall be a
member of print media. The At-
Large Officer for Spanish Lan-
guage shall be a member of a
spanish-language medium. The
At-Large Officer for New
Media shall be a member of an
online publication. The non-
voting Student Representative
shall be a full-time student con-
centrating on broadcast or print
journalism or New Media in an
institute of higher education.
SECTION 4:
ELECTION PROCEDURE
Elections for regional direc-
tors shall be held within thirty
(30) days of the annual meeting
at the national convention.
Only qualified members from
within a region may nominate
and vote for the director of their
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region. Petitions must be
received by the national office
no later than ten (10) days after
the annual meeting at the con-
vention. Once candidate(s) have
qualified for the ballot, the
national office shall cause their
names to be put on the ballot
and have the ballots mailed to
every eligible member in the
region at least ten (10) days
before the due date. The due
date is the last business day
before the 30th day after the
annual meeting. To be consid-
ered valid, original ballots must
be received at the national
office by 5 p.m. in the office’s
time zone on the due date.
Elections for regional direc-
tor alternates are conducted in
the same manner as for regional
directors. Except, however, if
there are no candidates for
alternate, the regional director,
once elected, may choose an
alternate with board approval.
If no candidates qualify to
run for regional director by the
deadlines, a special election can
be conducted. The requirements
for nomination petitions and
eligibility are the same, except
that petitions must be received
by the national office no later
than forty (40) days after the
annual meeting. Ballots must be
mailed at least ten (10) days
before the due date. The due
date is the last business day
before the 60th day after the
annual meeting.
If no candidates qualify to
run in a special election, the
board will appoint a director
for the region. A majority of the
board (nine votes) is required to
appoint a regional director.
ARTICLE VIII
DIRECTORS
SECTION 1:
POWERS
(a) General corporate pow-
ers. Subject to the provisions of
the California Nonprofit Corpo-
ration Law and any limitations
in the Articles of Incorporation
and these bylaws relating to
action required to be approved
by the members, the business
and affairs of the corporation
shall be managed, and all corpo-
rate powers shall be exercised,
by or under the direction of the
Board of Directors.
(b) Specific powers. Without
prejudice to these general pow-
ers, and subject to the same limi-
tations, the directors shall have
the power to:
(i) Select and remove all staff
members, agents, and
employees of the corpora-
tion; prescribe any powers
and duties for them that are
consistent with law, with
the Articles of Incorpora-
tion, and with these
bylaws; and fix their com-
pensation.
(ii) Change the principal execu-
tive office or the principal
business office; cause the
corporation to be qualified
to do business in any other
state, territory, dependency,
or country and designate
any place for the holding of
any members’ meeting or
meetings, including annual
meetings, anywhere in the
United States.
(iii) Adopt, make, and use a
corporate seal; prescribe the
forms of membership cer-
tificates; and alter the form
of the seal and certificate.
(iv) Borrow money and incur
indebtedness on behalf of
the corporation and cause
to be executed and deliv-
ered for the corporation’s
purposes, in the corporate
name, promissory notes,
bonds, debentures, deeds of
trust, mortgages, pledges,
hypothecations, and other
evidences of debt and secu-
rities.
(v) Own and sell property to
pursue the corporate pur-
poses.
SECTION 2:
NUMBER AND
QUALIFICATION OF
DIRECTORS
The authorized number of
directors shall be 16. Directors
need not be residents of the
State of California. There will
be 3 At-large officers. There will
be eight Regional directors
selected by each of the follow-
ing regions:
l. Caribbean — Puerto Rico,
Virgin Islands
2. Northeast — Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New York, New
Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont
3. Mid-Atlantic —
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wash-
ington D.C., West Virginia
4. South — Alabama, Flori-
da, Georgia, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Ten-
nessee
5. South Central —
Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla-
homa, Texas
6. Midwest — Illinois, Indi-
ana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio,
South Dakota, Wisconsin
7. Southwest — Arizona,
Colorado, Nevada, New Mexi-
co, Utah, Wyoming
8. Pacific — Alaska, Califor-
nia, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon,
Washington
SECTION 3:
ELECTION AND TERM OF
OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
(a) Directors and the non-
voting Student Representative
shall serve two-year terms.
(b) Executive Officers and
at-large officers shall be elected
every two years at annual con-
ventions in even years. (Two-
year terms began in 1998.)
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(c) Regional Directors shall
be elected every two years in
odd years as specified in Article
VII. (Two-year terms began in
1997.)
SECTION 4:
VACANCIES
(a) Events causing vacancy.
A vacancy or vacancies in the
Board of Directors shall be
deemed to exist on the occur-
rence of the following: the
death, resignation or removal
of any director.
(b) Resignations. Except as
provided in this paragraph, any
director may resign, which res-
ignation shall be effective on
giving written notice to the
president, the secretary or the
Board of Directors, unless the
notice specifies a later time for
the resignation to become effec-
tive. If the resignation of a
director is effective at a future
time, the Board of Directors
may elect a successor to take
office when the resignation
becomes effective and until the
next meeting of members of the
corporation. No director may
resign when the corporation
would then be left without a
duly elected director or direc-
tors in charge of its affairs.
(c) Change in employment
status. If a sitting board mem-
ber (including regional direc-
tors) has a change in employ-
ment status such that the major-
ity of his or her income no
longer comes from journalism
as specified in the qualifica-
tions, the board member must
alert his or her alternate so that
the alternate assumes the post
temporarily. In the case of
national officers, the president
will appoint a temporary
replacement with the approval
of a majority of the board.
At the next board meeting
after the board member’s sta-
tus changed, the board may
consider the situation at the
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board member’s request and
the board could choose, by a
majority vote, to allow the
board member to remain on
the board if the board mem-
ber is challenging his or her
change in employment sta-
tus. If the board member’s
status changes again during
the term for which the board
member was elected, so that
he or she once again is quali-
fied to serve, the board mem-
ber resumes his or her place
on the board.
(d) Removal. Any director
may be removed if he or she
misses more than three (3) days
of board meetings, as defined
by board policy, without giving
the president or executive direc-
tor an excused reason for the
absence. “Board meetings”
includes conference calls.
Excused absences include fami-
ly or work emergencies and
other reasons deemed accept-
able by a majority of the board.
Notification of the acceptable
absence may be made verbally,
but preferably would be given
in writing. Notification given
electronically is acceptable.
Notification must be made
before the meeting, except in
cases of emergency as accepted
by a majority of the board.
(e) No vacancy on reduction
of number of directors. No
reduction of the authorized
number of directors shall have
the effect of removing any
director before that director’s
term of office expires.
SECTION 5:
PLACE OF MEETINGS;
MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
Regular meetings of the
Board of Directors may be held
at any place within or outside
the State of California that has
been designated from time-to-
time by resolution of the Board.
In the absence of such designa-
tion, regular meetings shall be
held at the principal executive
office of the corporation.
Special meetings of the
Board shall be held at any place
within or outside the State of
California that has been desig-
nated in the notice of the meet-
ing or, if not stated in notice, or
if there is no notice, at the prin-
cipal executive office of the cor-
poration.
Notwithstanding the above
provisions of this Section 5, a
regular or special meeting of
the Board of Directors may be
held at any place consented to
in writing by all the board
members, either before or after
the meeting.
If consents are given, they
shall be filed with the minutes
of the meeting. Any meeting,
regular or special, may be held
by conference telephone or sim-
ilar communication equipment,
so long as all directors partici-
pating in the meeting can hear
one another, and all such direc-
tors shall be deemed to be pre-
sent in person at such meeting.
SECTION 6:
ANNUAL MEETING
Immediately following each
annual meeting of members
and the election of board mem-
bers and officers, the Board of
Directors shall hold a regular
meeting for the purpose of
organization, and the transac-
tion of other business. Notice of
this meeting shall not be
required.
SECTION 7:
OTHER REGULAR AND
SPECIAL MEETINGS
(a) Other regular meetings of
the Board of Directors shall be
held at such time as shall from
time-to-time be fixed by the
Board of Directors and notified
in advance to its members, in
accordance with Section 8 of
this Article.
(b) Special meetings of the
Board of Directors for any pur-
pose may be called at any time
by the president, or any vice-
president, the secretary, or any
ten directors.
SECTION 8:
NOTICES
(a) Manner of giving. Notice
of the time and place of meet-
ings shall be given to each
director by one of the following
methods:
(i) by personal delivery or
written notice;
(ii) by first-class mail,
postage pre-paid;
(iii) by telephone communi-
cation, either directly to
the director or to a per-
son at the directors
office who would rea-
sonably be expected to
communicate such
notice promptly to the
director; or
(iv) by telegram, charges
prepaid. All such
notices shall be given
or sent to the director’s
address or telephone
number as shown on
the records of the cor-
poration.
(b) Time requirements.
Notices sent by first class mail
shall be deposited into a United
States mail box at least ten days
before the time set for the meet-
ing. Notices given by personal
delivery, telephone, or tele-
graph shall be delivered, tele-
phoned, or given to the tele-
graph company at least ten
days before the time set for the
meeting.
(c) Notice contents. The
notice shall state the time and
place for the meeting. However,
it need not specify the purpose
of meeting, or the place of the
meeting, if it is to be held at the
principal executive office of the
corporation.
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SECTION 9:
QUORUM
A majority of the authorized
number of directors shall con-
stitute a quorum for the trans-
action of business, except to
adjourn as provided in Section
11 of this Article VIII.
Every act or decision done
or made by a majority of the
directors present at a meeting
duly held at which a quorum is
present shall be regarded as the
act of the Board of Directors,
subject to the provisions of the
California Nonprofit Corpora-
tion Law, especially those pro-
visions relating to (i) approval
of contracts or transactions in
which a director has a direct or
indirect material financial inter-
est, (ii) appointment of commit-
tees, and (iii) indemnification of
directors.
A meeting at which a quo-
rum is initially present may
continue to transact business,
notwithstanding the withdraw-
al of directors, if any action
taken is approved by at least a
majority of the required quo-
rum for that meeting.
SECTION 10:
WAIVER OF NOTICE
The transaction of any meet-
ing of the Board of Directors,
however called and noticed or
wherever held, shall be as valid
as though taken at a meeting
duly held after regular call and
notice, if (a) a quorum is pre-
sent, and (b) either before or
after the meeting, each of the
directors not present signs a
written waiver of notice, a con-
sent to holding the meeting, or
an approval of the minutes. The
waiver of notice or consent
need not specify the purpose of
the meeting. All waivers, con-
sents, and approvals shall be
filed with the corporate records
or made a part of the minutes
of the meeting. Notice of a
meeting shall also be deemed
given to any director who
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attends the meeting without
protesting before or at its com-
mencement about the lack of
adequate notice.
SECTION 11:
ADJOURNMENT
A majority of the directors
present, whether or not consti-
tuting a quorum, may adjourn
any meeting to another time
and place.
SECTION 12:
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
Notice of the time and place
of holding an adjourned meet-
ing need not be given unless
the meeting is adjourned for
more than 24 hours, in which
case personal notice of the time
and place shall be given before
the time of the adjourned meet-
ing to the directors who were
not present at the time of the
adjournment.
SECTION 13:
ACTION WITHOUT
MEETING
Any action required or per-
mitted to be taken by the Board
of Directors may be taken with-
out a meeting, if all members of
the board, individually or col-
lectively, consent in writing to
that action. Such action by writ-
ten consent shall have the same
force and effect as a unanimous
vote of the Board of Directors.
Such written consent or con-
sents shall be filed with the
minutes of the proceedings of
the board.
SECTION 14:
FEES AND COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTORS
Directors and members of
committees may receive such
compensation, if any, for their
services, and such reimburse-
ment of expenses, as may be
determined by resolution of the
Board of Directors to be just
and reasonable.
ARTICLE IX
COMMITTEES
SECTION 1:
COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors may,
by resolution adopted by a
majority of directors then in
office, designate one or more
committees, each consisting of
two or more directors, to serve
at the pleasure of the board.
Any committee, to the extent
provided in the resolution of
the board, shall have all the
authority of the board, except
that no committee, regardless of
board resolution, may:
(a) take any final action mat-
ters which, under the Nonprofit
Corporation Law of California,
also require members’ approval
or approval of the outstanding
shares;
(b) fill vacancies on the
Board of Directors or in any
committee;
(c) fix compensation of the
directors for serving on the
board or on any committee;
(d) amend or repeal bylaws
or adopt new bylaws;
(e) amend or repeal any res-
olution of the Board of Direc-
tors which by its express terms
is not so amenable or repeal-
able;
(f) appoint any other com-
mittees of the Board of Direc-
tors or the members of these
committees;
(g) expend corporate funds
to support a nominee for direc-
tor after there are more people
nominated for director than can
be elected; and
(h) approve any transaction
(i) to which the corporation is
a party and one or more
directors have a material
financial interest;
(ii) between the corporation
and one or more of its
directors or between the
corporation or any person
in which one or more of its
directors have a material
financial interest.
SECTION 2:
MEETINGS AND ACTION
OF COMMITTEES
Meetings and action of com-
mittees shall be governed by,
and held and taken in accor-
dance with, the provisions of
Article VIII of these bylaws,
concerning meetings of direc-
tors, with such change in the
context of those bylaws as are
necessary to substitute the com-
mittee and its members for the
Board of Directors and its mem-
bers, except that the time for
regular meetings of committees
may be determined either by
resolution of the Board of Direc-
tors or by resolution of the com-
mittee.
Special meetings of commit-
tees may also be called by reso-
lution of the Board of Directors.
Notice of special meetings of
committees shall also be given
to any and all alternate mem-
bers, who shall have the right to
attend all meetings of the com-
mittee.
Minutes shall be kept of
each meeting of any committee
and shall be filed with the cor-
porate records. The Board of
Directors may adopt rules for
the government of any commit-
tee not inconsistent with the
provisions of these bylaws.
SECTION 3:
PAST PRESIDENTS
ADVISORY BOARD
There shall be a standing
committee of past presidents of
the corporation, called the
Advisory Board. Members will
serve in a volunteer capacity for
the purpose of advising the
Officers and the Regional Direc-
tors in matters designated by
the Board of Directors.
The Advisory Board, at its
own expense, will convene and
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present its recommendations to
the Board of Directors. Mem-
bers of the Advisory Board will
have no vote on the Board of
Directors unless they have been
duly elected to a position on
that Board.
ARTICLE X
OFFICERS
SECTION 1:
OFFICERS
The officers of the corpora-
tion shall be a president, a sec-
retary, a financial officer, a vice-
president for Print, and a vice-
president for Broadcast and
such other officers as may be
appointed in accordance with
the provisions of Section 3 of
this Article X. Any number of
offices may be held by the same
person, except that neither the
secretary nor the financial offi-
cer may serve concurrently as
the president, and all disburse-
ments shall be authorized by at
least two officers.
SECTION 2:
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
(a) The officers of the corpo-
ration, except those appointed
in accordance with the provi-
sions of Section 3 of this Article
X, shall be chosen by the mem-
bers, and each shall serve for
their terms. The president shall
be limited to one two-year term
of office at a time and may not
serve consecutive terms.
(b) A member must have
served at least one term on the
Board of Directors in any capac-
ity before Serving as president.
A member’s past service on the
board need not immediately
precede his/her term as presi-
dent.
SECTION 3:
SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
AND STAFF
The Board of Directors may
appoint, and may authorize the
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president to appoint, any other
officers that the business of the
corporation may require, each
of whom shall have the title,
hold office for the period, have
the authority, and perform the
duties specified in the bylaws
or determined from time-to-
time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4:
REMOVAL OF OFFICERS
Subject to the rights, if any,
of any officer under any con-
tract of employment, any officer
may be removed, with cause,
by the Board of Directors, at a
special meeting of the board
convened with notice for said
purpose, the notice containing
the charges for said action and
after hearing the officer respond
to said charges. The dismissal
shall be subject to ratification or
revocation by the members in
accordance with the voting pro-
cedures established in these
bylaws.
SECTION 5:
RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
Any officer may resign at
any time by giving written
notice to the corporation. Any
resignation shall take effect at
the date of the receipt of that
notice or at any later time spec-
ified in that notice; and, unless
otherwise specified in the
notice, the acceptance of the
resignation shall not be neces-
sary to make it effective. Any
resignation is without prejudice
to the rights, if any, of the cor-
poration under any contract to
which the officer is a party.
SECTION 6:
VACANCIES IN OFFICES
A vacancy in any office
because of death, resignation,
removal, disqualification or any
other cause shall be filled only
in the manner prescribed in
these bylaws for regular
appointment to that office.
SECTION 7:
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF OFFICERS
(a) President. Subject to such
supervisory powers of the
Board of Directors, the presi-
dent shall, subject to the control
of the Board of Directors, gener-
ally supervise, direct, and con-
trol the business and the offi-
cers of the corporation. He/she
shall preside at all meetings of
the members and at all meet-
ings of the Board of Directors.
He/she shall have such powers
and duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Board of Direc-
tors or the bylaws.
(iii) Notice. seal and other
(b) Vice Presidents. In the
absence or disability of the
president, the Vice- Presidents,
in order of their rank as fixed
by the members in electing a
vice-president for Print and a
vice-president for Broadcast,
shall perform all the duties of
the president, and when so act-
ing shall have all the powers of,
and be subject to all the restric-
tions upon, the president. The
vice president receiving the
most votes from the general
membership during the most
recent election shall be the first
to succeed the president in case
financial officer shall attend to
of absence or vacancy. The vice-
the following:
presidents shall have such other
powers and perform such other
duties as from time-to-time
may be prescribed for them,
respectively, by the Board of
Directors.
(c) Secretary. The secretary
shall attend to the following:
(i) Book of minutes. The sec-
retary shall keep or cause
to be kept, at the principal
executive office or such
other place as the Board of
Directors may direct, a
book of minutes of all the
meetings and actions of
directors, committees of
directors, and, if special,
how authorized, the notice
given, the names of those
present at such meetings,
the number of members
present or represented at
members’ meetings, and
the proceedings of such
meetings.
(ii) Membership records. The
secretary shall keep, or
cause to be kept, at the
principal executive office,
as determined by resolu-
tion of the Board of Direc-
tors, a record of the corpo-
ration’s members, showing
the names of all members,
their addresses, and the
class of membership held
by each.
duties. The secretary shall
give, or cause to be given,
notice of all meetings of
the members and of the
Board of Directors required
by the bylaws to be given.
He/she shall keep the seal
of the corporation in safe
custody. He/she shall have
such other powers and
perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by
the Board of Directors or
the bylaws.
(c) Financial Officer. The
(i) Books of account. The
financial officer shall keep
and maintain, or cause to
be kept and maintained,
adequate and correct books
and records of accounts of
the properties and business
transactions of the corpora-
tion, including account of
its assets, liabilities,
receipts, disbursements,
gains, losses, capital,
retained earnings, and
other matters customarily
included in financial state-
ments. The books of
account shall be open to
inspection by any director
at all reasonable times.
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(ii) Deposit and disbursement
of money and valuables.
The financial officer shall
deposit all money and
other valuables in the
name and to the credit of
the corporation with such
depositories as may be des-
ignated by the Board of
Directors; shall disburse
the funds of the corpora-
tion as may be ordered by
the Board of Directors;
shall render to the presi-
dent and directors, when-
ever they request it, an
account of all of his/her
transactions as financial
officer and of the financial
condition of the corpora-
tion; and shall have other
powers and perform such
other duties as may be pre-
scribed by the Board of
Directors or the bylaws.
(iii) Bond. If required by the
Board of Directors, the
financial officer shall give
the corporation a bond in
the amount and with the
surety or sureties specified
by the Board for faithful
performance of the duties
of his office and for
restoration to the corpora-
tion of all its books, papers,
vouchers, money, and
other property of every
kind in his possession or
under his control on his
death, resignation, retire-
ment, or removal from
office.
ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION OF
DIRECTORS. OFFICERS.
EMPLOYEES.
AND OTHER AGENTS
SECTION l:
DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this
Article,
(a) “agent” means any per-
son who is or was a director,
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officer, employee, or other
agent of this corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of
this corporation as a director,
officer, employee, or agent of
another foreign or domestic
corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, or other enter-
prise, or was a director, officer,
employee, or agent of a foreign
or domestic corporation that
was a predecessor corporation
of this corporation or of another
enterprise at the request of the
predecessor corporation.
(b) “proceeding” means any
threatened, pending, or com-
pleted action or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, admin-
istrative, or investigative; and
(c) “expenses” includes,
without limitation, all attorney
fees, costs, and any other
expenses incurred in the
defense of any claims or pro-
ceedings against an agent by
reason of his/her position or
relationship: agent and all attor-
ney fees, costs, and other
expenses incurred in establish-
ing a right to indemnification
under this article.
SECTION 2:
ACTIONS BROUGHT
BY PERSONS OTHER THAN
THE CORPORATION
Subject to the required find-
ings to be made pursuant to
Section 5, below, this corpora-
tion shall indemnify any person
who was or is a party, or is
threatened to be made party, to
any proceeding other than an
action brought by, or on behalf
of, this corporation, or by an
officer, director or person grant-
ed related status by the Attor-
ney General, or by the Attorney
General on the ground that the
defendant director was or is
engaging in self-dealing within
the meaning of California Cor-
porations Code, or by the Attor-
ney General or a person grant-
ed related status by the Attor-
ney General for any breach of
duty relating to assets held in
charitable trust, by reason of the
fact that such person is or was
an agent of this corporation, for
all expenses, judgments, fines,
settlements, and other amounts
actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with the
proceeding.
SECTION 3:
CONTRACTUAL RIGHT
OF NON-DIRECTORS AND
NON-OFFICERS
Nothing contained in this
Article shall affect any right to
indemnification to which per-
sons other than directors and
officers of this corporation, or
any subsidiary hereof, may be
entitled by contract or other-
wise.
SECTION 4:
INSURANCE
The Board of Directors may
adopt a resolution authorizing
the purchase and maintenance
of insurance on their behalf or
of any agent of the corporation
against any liability asserted
against or incurred by the agent
in such capacity or arising out
of the agent’s status as such,
whether or not this corporation
would have the power to
indemnify the agent against
that liability under the provi-
sions of this section.
SECTION 5:
FIDUCIARIES OR
CORPORATE EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN
This Article does not apply
to any proceeding against any
trustee, investment manager, or
other fiduciary of an employee
benefit plan in that person’s
capacity as such, even though
that person may also be an
agent of the corporation as
defined in Section 1 of this Arti-
cle. Nothing contained in this
Article shall limit any right to
indemnification to which such a
trustee, investment manager, or
other fiduciary may be entitled
by contract or otherwise, which
shall be enforceable to the
extent permitted by applicable
law.
ARTICLE XIII
RECORDS AND REPORTS
SECTION l:
INSPECTION RIGHTS
Any member of the corpora-
tion may:
(a) inspect and copy the
records of members’ names and
addresses and voting rights
during usual business hours on
five day prior written demand
on the corporation, stating the
purpose for which the inspec-
tion of rights are requested, and
(b) obtain from the secretary
of the corporation, on written
demand and on the tender of
the secretary’s usual charges for
such a list, if any, a list of names
and addresses of members who
are entitled to vote for the elec-
tion of directors, and their vot-
ing rights, as of the most recent
record date for which that list
has been compiled, or as of a
date specified by the member
after the date of demand. The
demand shall state the purpose
for which the list is requested.
This list shall be made available
to any such member by the sec-
retary on or before the later of
10 days after the demand is
received or the date specified in
it as the date which the list is to
be compiled.
Any inspection and copying
under this section may be made
in person or by an agent or
attorney of the member and the
right of inspection includes the
right to copy and make extracts.
SECTION 2:
MAINTENANCE AND
INSPECTION
OF ARTICLES AND BYLAWS
The corporation shall keep
at its principal executive office,
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or if its principal executive
office is not in the State of Cali-
fornia, at its principal business
office in this State, the original
or a copy of the articles and
bylaws as amended to date,
which shall be open to inspec-
tion by the members at all rea-
sonable times during office
hours. If the principal executive
office of the Corporation is out-
side the State of California and
the corporation has no principal
business office in this State, the
secretary shall, on the written
request of any member, furnish
to that member a copy of the
articles and bylaws as amended
to date.
SECTION 3:
MAINTENANCE AND
INSPECTION
OF OTHER CORPORATE
RECORDS
The accounting books,
records, and minutes of pro-
ceeding of the members and the
Board of Directors and any
committee(s) of the Board of
Directors shall be kept at such
place or places designated by
the Board of Directors, or, in the
absence of such designation, at
the principal executive office of
the corporation. The minutes
shall be kept in written or
typed form, and the accounting
books and records shall be kept
either in written or typed form
or in any other form capable of
being converted into written,
typed, or printed form. The
minutes and accounting books
and records shall be open to
inspection on the written
demand of any member, at any
reasonable time during usual
business hours, for a purpose
reasonably related to the mem-
ber’s interests as a member.
The inspection may be made in
person or by an agent or attor-
ney, and shall include the right
to copy and make extracts.
These rights of inspection shall
extend to the records of each
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subsidiary corporation of the
corporation.
SECTION 4:
INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS
Every director shall have
the absolute right at any reason-
able time to inspect all books,
records and documents of every
kind and the physical proper-
ties of the corporation and each
of its subsidiary corporations.
This inspection by a director
may be made in person or by
an agent or attorney, and the
right of inspection includes the
right to copy and make extracts
of documents.
SECTION 5:
ANNUAL REPORT
The Board of Directors shall
issue annual or other periodic
reports to the members of the
corporation as they consider
appropriate. However, the cor-
poration shall provide to the
directors, and to those members
who request it in writing, with-
in 120 days of the close of its
fiscal year, a report containing
the following information in
reasonable detail:
l. The assets and liabilities,
including the trust funds, of the
corporation as of the end of the
fiscal year.
2. The principal changes in
assets and liabilities, including
trust funds, during the fiscal
year.
3. The revenue or receipts of
the corporation, both unrestrict-
ed and restricted to particular
purposes, for the fiscal year.
4. The expenses or disburse-
ments of the corporation, for
both general and restricted pur-
poses, during the fiscal year.
ARTICLE XIII 4. To foster a greater under-
CONSTRUCTION AND standing of Hispanic media
DEFINITIONS professionals’ special cultural
identity, interests and concerns.
Unless the context requires
otherwise, the general provi-
sions, rules of construction, and These Bylaws were
definitions in the California approved by the members of
Nonprofit Corporation Law The National Association of
shall govern the construction of Hispanic Journalist at their
these bylaws. Without limiting meeting on July 28,1984 in Dal-
the generality of the above, the las, Texas.
masculine gender includes the
feminine and neuter, the singu-
lar number includes the plural,
the plural number includes the
singular, and the term “person”
includes both the corporation
and a natural person. Interpre-
tation of the bylaws will be a
prerogative of an absolute
majority of members of the
board.
ARTICLE XIV
AMENDMENTS
New bylaws may be adopt-
ed or these bylaws may be
amended or repealed by
approval of two-thirds of all the
members or their proxies, at the
assent of these persons. This
provision will not apply in the
first twelve (12) months of cor-
porate existence, when only a
simple majority will be required
for these bylaws to be amend-
ed.
ARTICLE XV
OBJECTIVES AND
PURPOSES
The objectives of this corpo-
ration shall be:
l. To organize and provide
mutual support for Hispanics
involved in the gathering or
dissemination of news.
2. To encourage and support
the study and practice of jour-
nalism and communications by
Hispanics.
3. To further the employ-
ment and career development
of Hispanics in the media.

Adopted by the members
of the National Association
of Hispanic Journalists on
April 27, 1985
CODE OF ETHICS
Preamble
he First Amendment,
T protecting freedom
of expression from
abridgment by any law, guar-
antees to the people through
their press a constitutional
right, and thereby places on
journalists a particular respon-
sibility.
The right of people to
receive truthful information
about events of public interest
and to exercise freedom of
expression are two of the pil-
lars of a democratic way of life.
Journalists, within our daily
tasks in the various media, are
depositories and guardians of
this right and this freedom
which belongs to all.
Thus journalism demands
of its practitioners not only
industry and knowledge, but
also the pursuit of a standard
of integrity proportionate to
the journalist’s singular obliga-
tion.
A free press has responsibil-
ities to all segments of society.
We must recognize that society
can best be served by media
outlets that represent all those
segments. Therefore, we must
encourage opportunities for all
media to have equal access to
news sources regardless of
style, orientation, language
and/or audience.
Hispanic journalism tradi-
tion, of which we are heirs, is
in fact one of the main contri-
butions which Hispanics give
toward the betterment of soci-
ety in the United States of
America. With the goal of guar-
anteeing the right of expression
and the right of the people to
be informed, we the members
of the Hispanic Journalists,
proud of our heritage, adopt
the following Code of Ethics.
Article 1
The abilities and values of
news professionals are
enhanced by diversity of exper-
tise interests and backgrounds.
As Hispanics, we are blessed
with the opportunity to live
and appreciate more than one
language and culture. We
should be especially aware of
the advantages cultural plural-
ism presents and encourage it.
Article 2
The journalist will make
every effort to present a proper
and just image of those groups
which make up society. Thus,
he/she will not promote
prejudicial or ethnic slurs nor
attacks upon a person’s
honesty.
Article 3
The news organization
should serve as a constructive
critic of all segments of society.
It should vigorously expose
wrongdoing or misuse of
power, public or private. Edito-
rially, it should advocate need-
ed reform or innovation in the
public interest.
Article 4
The journalist will endeavor
to present an honest version of
the news coverage assigned to
him/her and should avoid
practices that would conflict
with the ability to report and
present news in a fair and
unbiased manner. He/she will
show all sides of every valid
controversy. This also includes
the reporting of background
news and the clarification, with
facts, of any allegations which
the journalist deems false or
misleading.
Article 5
The journalist will not
accept remunerations from out-
side sources to cover or alter
news or editorials.
Article 6
Pledges of confidentiality to
news sources must be honored
at all costs. Whenever possible,
the journalist will endeavor to
obtain information from identi-
fiable sources and will not
abuse anonymous sources.
Article 7
The journalist will not serve
as an auxiliary or agent to a
police force, nor surrender vol-
untarily material which he/she
receives or produces as part of
his/her professional duties, nor
as a journalist will he/she be
available to judge those
accused in a court of law.
Article 8
The journalist has the con-
stitutional right to participate
in public life and the tradition
to express his/her opinions as
a journalist through the appro-
priate medium. However, in
order to maintain public trust
in his/her honesty and to pre-
vent situations which might
create reasonable doubts about
his/her integrity, the journalist
must not accept renumerations
from sources he/she covers,
nor use his/her professional
status as a representative of the
public for selfish or other
unworthy motives.
Article 9
Journalists must respect the
rights of people involved in the
news, observe the common
standards of decency and stand
accountable to the public for
the fairness and accuracy of
their news reports. Persons
publicly accused must be given
the earliest opportunity to
respond. Substantive errors
must be admitted and correct-
ed promptly and prominently.
Article 10
We as the National Associa-
tion of Hispanic Journalists
uphold this Code of Ethics and
will actively promote it. Any
violations brought to the atten-
tion of NAHJ will be promptly
considered and, if necessary,
acted upon.
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