Diversity in Journalism Conference

Peters Hall
Saturday, April 4

10 a.m.Charles Blair, OC '70
Former President, Indianapolis Recorder
"The Illusion of Objectivity in Journalism"
11 a.m.Orlando Salinas
EWS-TV, Channel 5 News
Salinas will assess the. benefits of diversity in journalism, and talk specifically about the Latino experience.
12 noonLunch in Biggs Dining Hall
1:30 p.m.Marshall McPeek
WKYC-TV, Channel 3 News
McPeek, president of the Ohio Chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, will discuss the gay and lesbian experience in the newsroom.
1:30 p.m.Stanley Nelson
Documentary filmmaker
"The Black Press"
2:30 p.m.Maki Becker, OC '93
The Charlotte Observer
"Getting Your Foot in the Door"
Becker, a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, will discuss conducting a job search and landing a job.
3:30 p.m.Melanie Eversley, OC '83
The Detroit Free Press

Sponsored by the Oberlin Review
With special thanks to the Multicultural Resource Center, the Alumni Association, Career Services, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Native American Journalists Association and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association.

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