NABJ Region IV Conference
The Poynter Institute
St. Petersburg, Fla.
April 1-4, 2004

Opening day
Knight Ridder Assistant Vice President/News Bryan Monroe, Tampa Tribune Publisher Gil Thelen, and NABJ President Herbert Lowe share a moment at the Media General News Center in Tampa during the Region IV Conference. Photos courtesy of Brett Chambers NABJ Region IV conference opens at Poynter The NABJ Region IV Conference kicked off Thursday at the Poynter Institute. This is the first time that NABJ and the world-famous journalism institute have partnered for a conference in Florida. More Denver Post editor urges NABJ to push for more diversity	Conference headlines Black journalists address credibility issues St. Petersburg Times - April 3 Members of the National Association of Black Journalists say they don't want recent reporting scandals to hold them and others back. Tougaloo College gets $780,000 for communications department The Sun Herald, Mississipi - April 3 Funds from Communications, Inc. will expand journalism dept, too. NABJ wishes to thank the following writers, editors, photographers and others who helped produce the online materials for the Region 4 Conference: Caleb Wilkerson is a graduate student at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. and the NABJ student representative. Cindy George is a news reporter with The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. and president of the Triangle Association of Black Journalists (TABJ). Edward G. Robinson III is a sports reporter with The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. and a member of the Triangle Association of Black Journalists (TABJ). Crystal Day is a student at North Carolina A&T University in Greensboro, N.C. focused on broadcast management. Jade Jackson Lloyd is a news reporter at the St. Petersburg Times and a member of the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists (TBABJ). Delawese Fulton is an education reporter with The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C. and vice president/print of the Triangle Association of Black Journalists (TABJ). Brett Erik Chambers is an adjunct professor at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) in Durham, N.C. and a member of the Triangle Association of Black Journalists (TABJ). Warren Paul is a member of the NABJ staff. Tiffany Black is a web producer with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, vice president/new media with the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists (AABJ) and the NABJ internship coordinator. Herbert Lowe is president of NABJ and a news reporter at Newsday in Long Island, N.Y. Mira Lowe is chair of NABJ special honors committee and a news editor at Newsday in Long Island, N.Y.
Friday Morris Pyle, operations manager for Tampa television station WFLA, takes Region IV Conference participants on a tour of the Florida station. NABJ Broadcasters Learn Key Story Techniques By Charlene Day nabj.org "TV Power Reporting" workshop leaders say this: Tell stories with memorable characters, soundbites and visual content to capture the viewers' attention. More
Saturday No second chances for journalists who plagiarize By Rodney Thrash NABJ.org "I’m not saying you can’t have a job. I’m not saying you can’t support your family. I am saying you can’t be a journalist," says NBC TV exec Paula Madison. More Three journalists inducted into NABJ Region 4 Hall of Fame South Florida Sun Sentinel’s C. Ron Allen; Brett Erik Chambers, a professor of mass communications and education technology at North Carolina Central University; and Charles Cherry, publisher of Daytona Times and Florida Courier received the honors. Cherry's acceptance speech (38kb PDF, requires Adobe Reader) Allen's acceptance speech Region 4 contributes $6,000 to NABJ By Delawese Fulton nabj.org A little "church" on Saturday night, a little pledging at dinnertime, and some words from the president helped raise funds for the organization's diversity efforts. More Get Online and Find News Fast By Caleb Wilkerson Just 10 years ago, finding political secrets and complex elections data would have been impossible in a single day. But, one Web guru demonstrated how the Internet is becoming a powerful player in U.S. politics and in newsrooms. More Make Readers See Your Words By Edward G. Robinson III Poynter Institute's Keith Woods helps journalists make their stories sing. More