JABJ members and other conference attendees at the wrap-up party on April 15. Credit: Don Spann
Together with the National Association of Black Journalists, the Jackson Association of Black Journalists hosted dozens of media professionals in Mississippi for a regional conference April 14-15, 2023.
The weekend marked the first in-person Region III conference since the COVID-19 pandemic started.
Held at the e-Center Campus at Jackson State University, the theme of this year's event was "Above Water: Navigating Your Journalism Career.” Breakout sessions ranged from business tips for freelancers and independent journalists, trauma-informed reporting and how to manage your manager, among other topics.
"JABJ was proud to serve as local host of NABJ’s Region III Conference,” said JABJ President Jimmie E. Gates. "We hope we left an impression of hospitality with the journalists and students who attended the conference and they will want to come back again.”
The conference concluded with an awards ceremony where members of local NABJ chapters were honored with Ma'at Awards.
Ma’at is an ancient word that refers to concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Presidents of local chapters nominated members who embodied these concepts. JABJ's vice president for print, Kayleigh Skinner, received a Ma'at Award.
“JABJ congratulates our own vice president of print/digital, Kayleigh Skinner, for winning a NABJ Ma’at Award during the Region III Conference in Jackson," Gates said. "We are proud of Kayleigh.”
After the awards ceremony, JABJ hosted attendees at a wrap-up party held at the Mississippi Museum of Art in downtown Jackson.
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