{"id":59104,"date":"2023-07-31T08:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59104"},"modified":"2023-07-31T08:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:42:44","slug":"judges-announced-for-2023-california-ethnic-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=59104","title":{"rendered":"Judges Announced for 2023 California Ethnic Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco, CA (July 31, 2023)<\/strong> – 26 distinguished writers, journalists, communication specialists and academics from across California will serve as judges in this year’s California Ethnic Media Awards, sponsored by Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 31 at the Kimpton-Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento concluding a day-long symposium on building inclusive communications across the state.<\/span>
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\n“We are honored to have such a diverse panel of judges with cultural and linguistic fluency play this very important role,” said co-chair Regina Brown Wilson, Executive Director of California Black Media. “Judging entries for outstanding reporting from over 100 in-language and English language news outlets is no small task — you’re reading breaking news, feature reports, commentaries, explanatory analyses, about issues and events largely missed in general market media but deeply relevant to local communities.”<\/span>
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\n“The opportunity to recognize outstanding journalism in the ethnic media sector generated such enthusiasm, it was inspiring,” added co-chair Sandy Close, Director of Ethnic Media Services. “The judges know we’re not just selecting winners, we’re recognizing all the dedicated reporters and content producers who are keeping their audiences informed against enormous odds impacting the media landscape.”<\/span>
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\nAs of July 31, the deadline for entries, over 200 submissions had been received.<\/span>
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\nList of Judges by Alphabetical Order:<\/span>
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\nDavid Bacon\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nPhotojournalist, Author, Political Activist, and Union Organizer\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nJose Luis Benavides,<\/span>
\nProfessor at the Department of Journalism, Cal State Northridge<\/span>
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\nMaeve Elise Brown\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nExecutive Director and Founder, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates<\/span>
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\nJon Christensen<\/span>
\nAssistant Adjunct Professor at UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability, and Founder of Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS)<\/span>
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\nAnh Do<\/span>
\nCommunity Engagement Editor, the Los Angeles Times, veteran reporter for Nguoi Viet<\/span>
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\nAllison Engel\u00a0<\/span>
\nAuthor, Playwright, and Journalist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nLouis Freedberg<\/span>
\nJournalist and former Executive Director of EdSource<\/span>
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\nJon Funabiki<\/span>
\nProfessor of Journalism, San Francisco State University, Founder of Renaissance Journalism, and former Program Officer with the Ford Foundation<\/span>
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\nTanu Henry\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nManaging Editor of California Black Media, and veteran Communications Specialist<\/span>
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\nGeorge Koo<\/span>
\nBusiness Advisor, Cross-Cultural Communicator, and Writer for Asian Week<\/span>
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\nLila LaHood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nPublisher for Public Press<\/span>
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\nJongwon Lee\u00a0<\/span>
\nVeteran Journalist and Editor with Korean News Media, member of the State Bar of Georgia, and Contributing Editor of Ethnic Media Services\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nNina Li\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nStanford Center for Asian Research and Education (CARE), Stanford University School of Medicine<\/span>
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\nPilar Marrero<\/span>
\nVeteran Author and Journalist, former Political Reporter for La Opinion, and Associate Editor for Ethnic Media Services<\/span>
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\nRuben Martinez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJournalist, author and musician, Professor of English, and Fletcher Jones Chair in Literature & Writing at Loyola Marymount University<\/span>
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\nMary Jo McConahay\u00a0<\/span>
\nVeteran Journalist for the National Catholic Reporter, and Author most recently of Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far Right\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nAmanda Mei Kim\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nAuthor, former Communications Director for Blue Shield Foundation of California<\/span>
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\nDebra Nakatomi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nFounder and President for Nakatomi PR<\/span>
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\nKayla Olvera Hilario\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDepartment of Labor, Division of Indian and Native American Programs, former Tribal Affairs Specialist with the California Census\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nManuel Ortiz Esc\u00e1mez<\/span>
\nSociologist and Audiovisual Journalist, Freelance and Reporter, Co-Founder, Peninsula 360 Press<\/span>
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\nJaya Padmanabhan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nVeteran Journalist and Fiction Writer, Contributing Editor for Ethnic Media Services<\/span>
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\nDavid Pham\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nWeb Architect and Graphic Artist for Ethnic Media Services<\/span>
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\nDeepak Puri\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nSilicon Valley Veteran and Co-Founder of Democracy Labs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nRichard Rodriguez\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nAuthor and Essayist\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nPeter Schurmann\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nJournalist and former Communications Consultant for Earth Innovation, Web Editor for Ethnic Media Services\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
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\nJacqueline Stenson\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nDirector of Projects at USC Center for Health Journal<\/span>
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\nThe California Ethnic Media Symposium, Expo & Awards is a must-attend event for anyone interested in the diverse and vibrant ethnic media landscape of California.\u00a0 Taking place on Thursday Aug. 31, 2023 at 11 am, this in-person event will be held at the Kimpton-Sawyer Hotel at 500 J St. in downtown Sacramento.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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