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Black journalists report on their association’s educational mission

February 12, 2019 Community & Housing

There were many light moments Tuesday as broadcasters Ken Lemon, Brittney Johnson and Dedrick Russell presented to the Forum on behalf of the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. Above, Lemon, left, reminds Dedrick Russell of the livestream video that has just captured Russell saying, “We work hard and we play hard….. We have a media mixer in a couple of weeks… we talk about our bosses.” As the room erupted in laughter, Russell waved to the camera and added, “Oh hi hey Boss! We tell them how such wonderful bosses they are.” In center is Johnson.

Feb. 12, 2019

At this morning’s Forum, three veteran news reporters offered a short primer on getting stories out.

There was talk of media segmentation: Some outlets focus on hard news, others on entertainment, etc. What you want to publicize may suggest who to make contact with.

There was talk about reaching out to a real person: A press release may be ignored while a direct contact with a news reporter might not be.

And then there was Dedrick Russell’s explanation of why the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists’ work in developing the next generation of African-American reporters is so important: “We can’t depend on other people to tell our story correctly.”

Retired broadcaster Ken Koontz joined the panel from the Forum audience where he is a regular presence.

Projector problems prevented the group from showing two short presentations: A PowerPoint supporting Lemon’s discussion of the association’s work, and a short video from Russell promoting a National Association of Black Journalsts meeting scheduled for April.

In the video below, the presentations begin at minute 11:20. The Q&A begins at minute 45:35.

 

 

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