Perhaps someone from the Los Angeles Sentinel could participate/

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, LILLIE FEARS wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> Before leaving for the weekend, I wanted update everyone on how the late-breaking panel proposal suggestions are going.  We now have four colleagues who've expressed an interest in developing panels on the two topics we've been discussing over the past 36 or so hours. They are:
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> 1) press coverage of the Hurricane Katrina aftermath as it relates to coverage/portrayal of minority peoples (victims, leaders, etc.); and
> 2) black press history and contributions of great journalists and cartoonists such as Mr. Clint Wilson Sr.  Also, someone informed me that the first Asian newspaper started in or near the area where we will be meeting next year (San Francisco).
>
> So, if you'd like to make suggestions for these panel proposals, please contact one or more of the following colleagues. We especially need leads on experts (historians, scholars, etc. who can speak on these issues)
>
> Colleague contact information is as follows:
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> Topic #1 (Hurricane Katrina/Rita coverage) -
>      Contacts:    Federico Subervi: [log in to unmask]    or    Anita Fleming-Rife: [log in to unmask]
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> Topic #2 (Black Press/Tribute to Greats such as Mr. Wilson)
>       Contacts:    Felix Gutierrez: [log in to unmask]        or     Ali Mohamed:  [log in to unmask]
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> Thanks for all your hard work!!!
>
> Lillie Mae Fears
> Vice Chair, MAC Division
>