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Join Maynard 200 alumni special guest speakers and Program Director, Odette Alcazaren-Keeley for a webinar to learn more about the fellowship program, on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 12:00pm PT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ET.

Maynard 200 is the cornerstone professional development program advancing the Maynard Institute’s mission to expand the diversity pipeline in news media and dismantle structural racism in its newsrooms. Since 2018, the Maynard Institute has trained over 140 media leaders, storytellers, and entrepreneurs, through cutting-edge curricula by executive-level faculty and experts across relevant disciplines, seeking to advance their media career and bolster their leadership power. In addition, Maynard 200 fellows are paired with a veteran media professional or issue expert who has committed to mentoring the fellow for a full year.

Get key information about this year’s program and gain insights to make your application competitive. Hear directly from Maynard 200 alumni about their fellowship experience, which they consider transformative in their media careers.

This webinar is designed for investigative reporters, executive leaders, media entrepreneurs, and frontline editors and managers, who are interested in the Maynard 200 fellowship.

Webinar attendees will learn:

• Program eligibility requirements
• Tips for a successful application
• Curriculum and mentorship benefits
• Networking opportunities and more!

The deadline to apply for Maynard 200 is March 31st.

Watch the recording (Passcode: x%EJ179d) for this webinar on March 16th to learn more about the fellowship and what it means to be a part of the Maynard family!

Alumni Speakers from Maynard 200 Class of 2022

Beena Raghavendran, New York Times, Frontline Editors and Managers track

Beena specializes in crowdsourcing, community engagement and news accessibility. She works at The New York Times as an editor focusing on digital storytelling and training journalists. Beena was awarded a 2021 Online News Association MJ Bear Fellowship recognizing her efforts to engage with and make journalism accessible to communities with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Before joining the Times, she was an engagement reporter at ProPublica, where she crowdsourced in communities nationwide for local investigations, ran events and community meetups and trained reporters on engagement reporting. She started her career as an education beat reporter at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis. Beena has also led the Asian American Journalists Association’s young professionals network and was AAJA Minnesota chapter president.

Manuel Smith, Yahoo, Executive Leaders track

Manny is Senior Editorial Manager, Homepage Programming at Yahoo. He was previously managing editor of the CBS newsroom in Philadelphia where he guided daily content and coverage for “Eyewitness News.” He held previous news assignment roles for NBC News’ New York bureau and the FOX News national desk. Beyond the newsroom, he’s active in supporting efforts of grassroots community to expand access to education and health in Philadelphia. He is also a convener around newsroom diversity + equity concerns and is Immediate past president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and advises the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.

Lisa D. Tinsley, KISA Public Radio, Media Entrepreneurs track

Lisa’s passion for news and media began in her early teenage years. Whether in the library or completing research in college, she has always enjoyed working in the news and media industries. A graduate of Loyola Marymount and Florida State Universities, Lisa has worked as a news researcher and archivist for 25 years. She loves to share her research that will enrich the lives of others. On June 1, 2017, Lisa launched KISA Public Radio, an online African American news and culture station highlighting public affairs and news in the arts, business, science, technology and sports. Listeners worldwide tune in daily to hear dynamic audio documentaries and interviews at kisaradio.org.

Stefanos Chen, New York Times, Investigative Storytellers track

Stefanos is a real estate reporter based in New York City. He joined The New York Times in 2017 after five years with The Wall Street Journal, where he was a reporter and multimedia producer. Previously, he spent two years as a reporter and editor covering real estate for the Huffington Post and AOL. Born and raised in Queens, he is a graduate of Vassar College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Moderated by:

Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, Director, Maynard 200 Fellowship

Odette Alcazaren-Keeley is a diversity communications and media executive, and currently serves as the director of the Maynard 200 journalism fellowship program of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, Unsung Hero Award and received recognition for her role as Director of the Maynard 200 Fellowship program, “one of the most powerful incubators for journalists of color in the country.” She is also the president and founding partner of Global MediaX, a strategic multicultural and international media consultancy group headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its lead clients include the Presidio Trust, recipient of a 2018 Public Service Award, the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Catholic Charities of San Francisco and the African Diaspora Network. Previously, she had served as a consultant for the Democracy Fund.

Read more about the Maynard 200 Fellowship program. Maynard 200 has been a tuition-free fellowship program through the support of our individual donors and grantmaking funders such as Google News Initiative, Craig Newmark Philanthropies and The Hearthland Foundation. The Fox Corporation is also a returning sponsor for the 2023 program.

Join Maynard 200 Fellowship Director, Odette Alcazaren-Keeley for a keynote address at the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Spring National College Media Conference on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 11:00am Pacific Time in San Francisco to learn about the fellowship program and more!

Maynard 200 is the cornerstone professional development program advancing the Maynard Institute’s mission to expand the diversity pipeline in news media and dismantle structural racism in its newsrooms. Since 2018, the Maynard Institute has trained over 140 media leaders, storytellers, and entrepreneurs, through cutting-edge curricula by executive-level faculty and experts across relevant disciplines, seeking to advance their media career and bolster their leadership power. In addition, Maynard 200 fellows are paired with a veteran media professional or issue expert who has committed to mentoring the fellow for a full year.

Odette Alcazaren-Keeley is a diversity communications and media executive, and currently serves as the director of the Maynard 200 journalism fellowship program of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. In 2022, she was the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter, Unsung Hero Award and received recognition for her role as Director of the Maynard 200 Fellowship program, “one of the most powerful incubators for journalists of color in the country.”

*Attendees must be registered for the ACP conference to attend this in-person event.

The deadline to apply for Maynard 200 is March 31, 2023. Read more about the Maynard 200 Fellowship program. Maynard 200 has been a tuition-free fellowship program through the support of our individual donors and grantmaking funders such as Google News Initiative, Craig Newmark Philanthropies and The Hearthland Foundation. The Fox Corporation is also a returning sponsor for the 2023 program.

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Join culture makers for a special event dedicated to local journalists on Thursday, March 23 at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland, California.

The panel includes Momo Chang, Co-Director of Oakland Voices, a community journalism training program and platform. She is a former staff writer at the Oakland Tribune, where she covered Chinatown and Asian American communities. Her work has appeared in the East Bay Express, San Francisco Chronicle, Wired, and The New York Times. Chang is primarily a print journalist who also produces audio and visual stories for documentary film and radio. She is a Senior Contributing Editor for Hyphen and Content Manager at the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).

Part of a quarterly Culture Makers panel series offered by The Oaklandside, the event description asks: How do we write about Oakland’s culture, and what can local journalists do to foster a thriving arts and culture scene?

Oaklandside’s Culture Makers guests:

• Liam O’Donoghue is the host and producer of the East Bay Yesterday podcast, which airs biweekly on KPFA-FM. He also writes a monthly column about the East Bay for SF Gate.
• Momo Chang is Co-Director of Oakland Voices, a community journalism training program and platform that is part of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. She is also a freelance writer, focusing on healthcare, immigration, education, food, and culture.
• Pendarvis Harshaw is an award-winning journalist who started his career by freestyling in scraper vans. His insightful, thorough coverage of the Bay Area is the definition of community journalism. Pen is also a photographer and public speaker, the host of the podcast Rightnowish, and KQED Arts & Culture’s cultural correspondent.

Plus a musical guest to be announced! Space is limited. Get your tickets today!

The evening will be hosted by Oaklandside’s arts and community reporter Azucena Rasilla.

*Attendees must RSVP via eventbrite to attend this in-person event.

Learn more about the Maynard Instiute’s local community journalism program Oakland Voices and visit the Oakland Voices website.

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Join the Maynard Institute’s Director of Cultural Competency, Felecia D. Henderson, for a session at the Institute for Independent Journalists (IIJ) Freelance Conference on March 9, 2023 at 11:45am PT / 2:45pm ET. “The Power Story Edit: Practices for Rethinking our Editorial Choices” session will examine how journalists and editors can make narrative decisions to improve professional practices and ensure better, more equitable coverage.

Panelists include:

• Sandhya Dirks, National Correspondent, NPR
• Gabrielle Lawrence, TransLash Media
• Felecia D. Henderson, Director of Cultural Competency, Maynard Institute

This session will be moderated by Erika Hayasaki, Author of Somewhere Sisters.

Join the IIJ for a live, online #freelance journalism conference on March 9-10 with 12 information-packed interactive sessions on pitching, negotiations, fellowships, business, networking, podcasting, and interrogating power. Learn directly from editors what they want in a pitch, including the Atlantic, Wired, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, the Verge, Prism, the Emancipator, Next City and more.

The IIJ’s mission is to support independent journalists of color, but all are welcome at their public programs. Register today!

About Felecia D. Henderson

Since 2020, Henderson has served as a coach on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging issues to 100-plus print and broadcast news organizations nationwide that participate in the Table Stakes digital newsroom innovation program. She also leads Maynard’s signature Fault Lines® training program, the cultural competency curriculum for colleges and universities, and is a newsroom organizational change consultant.

Prior to joining the institute, Henderson was Assistant Managing Editor at The Detroit News where she was a member of the senior management team responsible for newsroom operations. In 2009, she successfully co-facilitated the largest newsroom change initiative to transition the organization to a digital news, four-day single copy, two-day home delivery model.

She began her journalism career at her hometown newspaper, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, KY, graduated from the Maynard Institute’s Editing Program for Minority Journalists at the University of Arizona, and held editing roles at the Detroit Free Press and Cincinnati Post.

Henderson is a founding member of the National Association of Black Journalists’ Visual Task Force. Locally, she was elected president and vice president-print of the Detroit NABJ.

Henderson earned a bachelor’s degree in Radio-TV/Journalism from Murray State University, which named her a Distinguished Alumna in 2019, and a Master of Organization Development from Bowling Green State University. She holds certification in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University and is a certified Emotional Intelligence practitioner from RocheMartin, an international leadership development organization.

*Attendees must be registered for the IIJ Freelance Conference #IIJ23 to attend this virtual event.

The Maynard Institute offers in-person and virtual diversity training sessions for newsrooms of all sizes across the country. Our program is based on addressing personal bias Fault Lines® of race, gender, sexual orientation, generation, geography and class, as they apply to journalists, newsroom collaboration and coverage. For more information about whether your newsroom is ready to help dismantle systemic racisim, read more about our training options on our website.

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Watch Maynard 200 Program Director, Odette Alcazaren-Keeley and alumni guest speakers for a special FAQs webinar to learn more about the fellowship program.

Maynard 200 is the cornerstone professional development program advancing the Maynard Institute’s mission to expand the diversity pipeline in news media and dismantle structural racism in its newsrooms.

Since 2018, the Maynard Institute has trained over 90 media leaders, storytellers, and entrepreneurs seeking to advance their media career and bolster their leadership power. Fellows receive tuition-free trainings by executive-level faculty and experts across relevant disciplines, as well as 1:1 mentorship for a year. In 2022, we’re expanding to include a new fourth track for frontline editors and managers.

Get key information about this year’s program and insights to make your application competitive. Hear directly from alumni about their fellowship experience, which they consider transformative in their media careers and entrepreneurial ventures.

This webinar was designed for investigative reporters, executive leaders, media entrepreneurs, and frontline editors and managers, who are interested in Maynard 200.

The webinar covered:

• Program eligibility requirements
• Tips for a successful application
• Curriculum and 1:1 mentorship benefits
• Networking opportunities and more!

The deadline to apply for Maynard 200 is March 21st. Space is limited.

Watch the webinar recording (Passcode: 81%PueT1) to learn more about applying for the Maynard Institutes flagship program, and what it means to be a part of the Maynard family!

Guest Speakers:

Gary Estwick, Tennessee Regional Editor at Gannett | USA TODAY Network
Maynard 200 Fellow, Class of 2021

Helene Biandudi-Hofer, award-winning journalist and producer
Maynard 200 Fellow, Class of 2019

Stephanie Casanova, news reporter at The Chicago Tribune
Maynard 200 Fellow, Class of 2021

Read more about the Maynard 200 Fellowship program. Maynard 200 has been a tuition-free fellowship program through the support of our individual donors and grantmaking funders such as Google News Initiative, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, The Hearthland Foundation and The McClatchy Foundation. The Fox Corporation is also a confirmed sponsor for the 2022 program.

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Members and guests are invited to join the next Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) webinar with speaker Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, Director of the Maynard 200 Journalism Fellowship on Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 3pm PT / 6pm ET. She’ll discuss the program’s missions, core components and advice for the application process that officially opens on Feb. 1st.

The Maynard 200 Fellowship continues to expand the diversity pipeline in media, advancing the leadership power of, to date, over 140 media professionals of all backgrounds from across the United States and beyond, and with a focus on BIPOC journalists. It provides customized curricula across 4 tracks: Executive Leaders, Investigative Storytellers, Media Entrepreneurs & New Product Developers, Frontline Editors and Managers. Fellows also benefit from a year-long one-to-one mentorship phase, when each fellow is paired with media executives or relevant issue experts for regular career consultations.

Alcazaren-Keeley received the Unsung Hero Award in 2022 by the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) NorCAL Chapter for her leadership of Maynard 200, acknowledging her for creating “one of the most powerful incubators for journalists of color in the country.”

RSVP today! Don’t miss this early sneak peek into all the exciting program updates for 2023’s Maynard 200 Fellowship.

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The Georgia Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) is hosting a mixer at Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong campus in Savannah on January 27 from 12 P.M. to 5 P.M. Eastern Time. Join the Maynard Institute’s Maynard 200 Fellowship Director, Odette Alcazaren-Keeley and other guest speakers via Zoom or in-person. Register.

Panelists

Liz Seegert, an independent health journalist, with more than 30 years of experience working in radio and TV news, magazines, newspapers, online media, PR and marketing, interactive agencies, non-profits and educational institutions.

Odette Alcazaren-Keeley, Director of the Maynard 200 Fellowship program brings 20+ years of media experience including public affairs, communications, and broadcast journalism. The Northern California chapter of SPJ recently selected her for the 2022 Unsung Hero Award stating “As director of the Maynard 200 Fellowship with the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, she has built one of the most powerful incubators for journalists of color in the country.”

Keynote Speaker

Margaret Coker, the editor in chief of the Savannah Current. She began her journalism career with Cox Newspapers, and moved on to The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. She has covered stories from 32 countries on four continents.

Attendees must be registered to attend this event. Reserve your spot.

The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), Associated Collegiate Press (ACP), and College Media Association (CMA) are hosting MediaFest22 in Washington, D.C., from Oct. 27-30. MediaFest22 is a unique and inspiring journalism convention experience, bringing together professional journalists, student journalists and college media advisers from every area of journalism, from across the country. Join the Maynard Institute’s Co-Executive Director, Evelyn Hsu and other panelists Saturday, October 29 at 9:00am ET, for session titled, “Championing All Journalists: Amplifying New and Diverse Voices.”

As news organizations put more focus on building welcoming workplaces that reflect the rich diversity of the nation, all of their employees should understand the value of these efforts, what success looks like and the role they can play. In this session, panelists will give practical examples of what news organizations can do to diversify their staffs and make their newsrooms more inclusive, and what journalists can do to diversity coverage. You’ll also learn about resources SPJ has to help you address race and gender issues with sensitivity, nuance and accuracy and find diverse expert sources for your stories.

Moderator

Rod Hicks is director of ethics and diversity at the Society of Professional Journalists, where he’s an advocate for high journalistic standards and stories inclusive of the full community. Hicks previously was an editor for The Associated Press and has held editing positions at several newspapers across the country.

Panelists

Krissah Thompson’s first job at The Washington Post was intern. Now she’s managing editor of diversity and inclusion, the first Black woman there to hold the managing editor title. At The Post, Thompson also has served as a business reporter, covered presidential campaigns and written about civil rights and race.

Longtime diversity advocate Evelyn Hsu is co-executive director of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and a graduate of its Summer Program for Minority Journalists early in her career. Hsu, a former reporter at the San Francisco Chronicle and Washington Post, is past president of the Asian American Journalists Association.

Myriam Márquez is executive director of the News Leaders Association, which conducts leadership training and attempts to track newsroom diversity through a survey of news outlets. Márquez previously was executive editor of el Nuevo Herald and the first woman and Hispanic to serve as opinion editor at the Miami Herald.

*Must be registered for MediaFest22 to attend this in-person event.

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) is hosting its second-annual symposium online on October 20 & 21 focusing on diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion (DBEI) issues for newsrooms. Sessions spanning two half days will focus on investigating inequality in our communities, from policing to elections, as well as on newsroom diversity issues like management and newsroom culture.

Join us on Friday, October 21 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. ET, for the panel discusion, Reimagining leadership. This session will define leadership from various perspectives, demonstrate that it can take on many shapes and forms, and imagine new ways to lead that don’t reproduce the cycles of organizational bias and racism that disproportionately affect journalists of color.

Panelists

• Manny Garcia, Executive Editor, Austin American-Statesman
• Felecia D. Henderson, Director for Cultural Competency, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
• Kimbriell Kelly, assistant managing editor, Los Angeles Times
• Bernice Yeung, managing editor, Investigative Reporting Program at Berkeley Journalism

News organizations often promote their best reporters into leadership positions. But the skills are not completely transferable: what makes a great reporter doesn’t always make a great newsroom leader.

Despite this dissonance, newsrooms rarely provide the support and training to nurture those that they promote into leadership roles. Without proper training, leaders are ill-equipped to build equitable and supportive systems, and can burn out quickly or alienate their direct reports.

Journalists of color can face the biggest hurdles when assuming positions of power at their news organizations. They can be the only non-white voice on mastheads or at senior leadership meetings. They may be tasked with addressing – and unrealistically expected to fix – an organization’s diversity problems. They inherit an institution’s baggage that has marginalized them and their peers.

Join this session to learn insights from industry leaders on reimagining leadership.

*Must be registered for the IRE DBEI Symposium to attend

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Felecia D. Henderson, director for cultural competency at the Maynard Institute, will donate her time as a keynote speaker for the second annual virtual TNG Student Media Conference.

Conference details:

• Who: College journalism student or recent graduate
• What: The 2022 TNG Student Media Conference AKA #MichMediaCon
• When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 21 (but it’s kinda like an open house)
• Where: Zoom! Join for free from anywhere and everywhere
• Why: “Why not?” is really the question! This free, virtual event to introduce journalism students to working media professionals so students can learn the REAL DEAL about our industry.

The interactive panel discussion about diversity in media kicks off the conference with panelists Felecia D. Henderson, James Hill, Dorothy Hernandez and Vincent D. McCraw and Walter T. Middlebrook as emcee. Then, students will attend a session featuring managers from outlets across Michigan who share what they’re looking for when they hire.

Hosted by The News Guild of Detroit’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, in partnership with Detroit NABJ, Michigan AAJA, Coaching Detroit Forward and NABET-CWA.

*Must be registered for the TNG Student Media Conference to join.