NAAJA’s 2011 Journalism Conference
Strengthen the voices of American Arabs
10 Years since Sept. 11, 2001
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan
APRIL 29 – MAY 1, 2011
Speakers include:
– Phil Frayne, State Dept. Spokesman for Middle East Affairs
– Mohamed Dayem, Committee to Protect Journalists
– George Hishmeh, journalist
– Ali Younes, journalist
– Roop Raj, FOX TV journalist
– Khalil Ramal, journalist
– Christine Tatum, former SPJ president
– Lawrence Pintak, author and journalist, “The New Arab Journalist”
– Stephen Coats, Sabeel Media
– Joe Grimm, journalist
– Steve Franklin, journalist, Chicago Community Media Workshop
– Suzanne Manneh (New America Media)
– Delinda Hanley, editor Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
– Warren David, Publisher, ArabDetroit.com
– Narij Warikoo, reporter Detroit Free Press
– Laila alHusinni, Good Morning Michigan & Radio Baladi talkshow host
– Ray Hanania, author, syndicated columnist (Jerusalem Post, PalestineNote.com) and Radio Baladi talkshow host
– Peter Hammer, Wayne State University
– Imad Hamad, executive director ADC Michigan
– Hasan Nawash, director Palestine Cultural Office
– Ahmad Adam, President and founder of Crescent Foods
– Renee Ahee, NAAMA Michigan
– Hunaid M. Baliwala, Bridges TV
– Ali Beydoun, Arab American Student Union Wayne State University
– Brian J. Bowe is a visiting assistant professor of journalism in Grand Valley State University’s School of Communications
– Laura Fawaz is a graduate from Oakland University with a major in broadcast journalism
– Steve Garmo, attorney
– Delia Habhab, journalist, communications
– Janice Milhem is president of Milhem Images, Inc., a strategic marketing
– Ginnnah Muhammad, civil rights activist
– Weam Namou-Yatooma novelist, freelance writer, filmmaker and president of the Iraqi Artists Association
– Ron Scott, Emmy Award-winning producer
– Mansour Tadros, publisher al-Mustaqbal/The Future News newspaper Chicago
– Dawud Walid, Executive Director of the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations
– Lloyd Weston, Founder, President, Editor & Publisher at Addison Leader Newspaper Corp. DuPage County, Il
– Peter Wirth, president of G.W. Associates, Washington DC
– Geri Alumit Zeldes, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at Michigan State University
– Nafeh I. AbuNab, photographer
– Robert Rosser, The Iraqi Student Project
Featuring 12 panel discussions addressing a wide range of topics, including:
– the pro-democracy movements in the Middle East
– the movie Miral
– Helen Thomas controversy
– challenges facing the Arab and Muslim Ethnic media
– How mainstream media can better cover American Arabs and Muslims
A special workshop with one of the country’s leading communicators helping local organizations to improve their communications, create media, press releases and PR.
Sponsored by more than 25 organizations.