[RAICES] Fw: please forward to latino orgs in your college-thx!

[Manuel Castro]

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Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: please forward to latino orgs in your college-thx!


 

Hey everyone,



            I just wanted to let you know about the opportunity to participate in Voz Latina magazine.

            Voz Latina is a bilingual, community magazine. Considering that the mainstream media does not represent the Latino community, the magazine aims to acquire an in-depth coverage of Latino issues and to increase the representation of Latinos in media outlets. As an alternative magazine, Voz Latina also aims to promote a political awareness about Latinos in the Unites States, and about the history and socio-economic development of Latin America. (But we also have an arts section, ect.). It'll be distributed in the Five Collges (later Williams College is joining the magazine as well), Springfield, Holyoke, Greenfield, Amherst, Northampton (basically throughout all of Western Mass). 

            I’m looking to get a list of those interested in participating in the first edition of the magazine (reporting and writing, photojournalism, layout/graphics and marketing/advertising). The first edition is scheduled to be distributed in early December. Given the time constraints for this first edition, I’m looking specifically for several writers. Those who are interested would get assigned to a professional journalist and would get coached on doing the article, interviewing techniques, ect. For some articles, the journalist would write it and you would contribute. For others, you and other students would write it with the help and support of the journalist. The purpose is for writers to get acquainted with the process of reporting- think of it as a training program that would prepare you to participate in the second edition. 

            Secondly, there will be a journalism workshop on November 15th with reporters from The Hartford Courant talking about different aspects of journalism for Latinos. Everyone is invited but it’s first-come, first-basis. Since the journalists would we working with you one-on-one, only a small group from each college can attend.        

            Thirdly, besides the publication of the magazine, there will be an annual conference for professional journalists from all over to talk to us, a tour of CNN (to get the inside scoop on broadcast journalism). Throughout the year there will also be many (mini) journalism workshops. So if you want to participate in any way, let me know! This is a great chance to get published. 

            And, just a reminder, most journalists do not study journalism. It is actually preferred that you pick it up (like by working with Voz Latina!) and major in political science, history, science, english, languages, ect. So don’t feel like you can’t participate because you’re not studying journalism or have never done it before! 


Nadia Rivera-Nieves
editor-in-chief, Voz Latina magazine
dorm: 413 585 7139
cell: 413 695 6623
nrivera at smith.edu
1 chapin way Box 8486
Northampton MA 01063

Voz Latina magazine
P.O. Box 565
Northampton MA 01061
vozlatinamag at aol.com

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