Illegal is illegal…or is it? Come join a discussion regarding the way the media describes undocumented immigrants and the impact that has on immigration, one of our country’s hot-button issues. Should journalists continue to use the phrase ‘illegal alien’ in their stories?
Last month, the national Society of Professional Journalists adopted a resolution urging newsrooms to avoid certain language on immigration. How might those suggestions work or backfire in our region?
Let’s talk about it.
Join us at noon on Oct. 24 at noon for a brown bag lunch at the University of New Mexico. Panelists will include Chris Quintana, editor of the UNM’s Daily Lobo; Dan Herrera, editorial page editor at the Albuquerque Journal; Russell Contreras, AP reporter in Albuquerque and finance officer for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists; and Sandra Baltazar Martínez, immi
gration reporter and editor for The Santa Fe New Mexican.
The SPJ-Rio Grande Chapter is partnering with NAHJ in this event.
Location: Room 121 in the Communications and Journalism Building. Parking available at the corner of Yale and Central.
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