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"Philly Voices"

Monday, November 14, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)

Philadelphia, PA

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Philly Voices

The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists invite you to participate in a conversation intended to shape a series of community forums that will focus on the media’s coverage of African American men in Philadelphia. This program is sponsored by the Open Society Foundations.

 

Where:

Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News Public Room

 400 N. Broad St.

Free parking in Inquirer garage at 15th and Callowhill Streets. (Pick up red phone for access).

Street parking also available.

 

When:

Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, 6-8 p.m.

Dinner will be served.

 

PLEASE RSVP by Nov. 9 via Eventbrite:

 http://phillyvoices1.evenbrite.com

 

Program Contacts:

Martin G. Reynolds

Maynard Institute National Voices Coordinator

510-390-1779 ~ mreynolds@mije.org

 

Sarah Glover

President, Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

215-854-4224 ~ sglover@phillynews.com

 

About the Maynard Institute

For 30 years, the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (MIJE) has helped the nation's news media reflect America's diversity in staffing, content and business operations. Through its professional development programs, the institute prepares managers for careers in both business -- and news -- sides of the journalism industry.


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Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News
Public Room
400 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA

Monday, November 14, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (ET)


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The Purpose:

Philly Voices aims to examine the media coverage of African American boys and men with an eye to ensure that it is accurate, credible, and fully represents their lives.

 

To that end, Philly Voices is hosting a series of conversations bringing together members of the community and journalists with the goal of creating connections that will give journalists more access to this community; and the community more access to journalists who shape the narrative of African American men in Philadelphia.

 

The Method:

The inaugural gathering Nov. 14 is intended to help chart the course for a series of larger, public conversations that will take place over the next two years.

November invitees will be comprised of key leaders and members of the community who will use their unique understanding of the people, issues and organizations necessary to inform the programmatic direction of the larger public conversations to follow.

 

The Background:

The Voices project was originally piloted in Oakland, Calif. as a partnership between the Maynard Institute and The Oakland Tribune to empower poor communities of color to become part of the media and tell their own stories. The project was successful in bridging the connection between a newspaper and the community it served. Citizens of West Oakland, the focused region, received training in journalism to report on news from their neighborhoods.

 

The Philly Voices project may also grow to include components of citizen journalism similar to the Oakland iteration.

 

The Funding:

This project is funded by the Open Society Institute’s Campaign for Black Male Achievement. CBMA was launched to respond to the marginalization of black men and boys in policy and general society, and advocates for equity in education as well as support for low-income black families.