The annual WJI Conference for Minority Christian Journalists will be held this year in Tampa, Florida, in partnership with the National Association of Black Journalists. The NABJ annual convention will run from Wednesday, August 5 to Sunday, August 9. The WJI conference will be on Thursday, August 6 with a WJI reception on Friday night, August 7.
Conference Schedule
Thursday, August 6, 2009
(9:00 -- NABJ Opening Ceremony & Newsmaker Plenary)
10:30- WJI Conference Registration and Welcome
11:00 -- Session 1: Gracie Bonds Staples (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
12:00 -- Luncheon: Mizell Stewart III (Evansville (IN) Courier & Press)
1:30 -- Session 2: Kenny Irby (Poynter Institute)
3:00 -- Session 3: Clayton Sizemore (CNN)
4:30 -- Session 4: Report from Africa
6:00 -- Dinner on your own
Friday, August 7, 2009
6:30 PM -- WJI Reception for African Christian journalists
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