SAG-AFTRA Hits the Journalism Conference Circuit

Throughout the summer of 2023, the SAG-AFTRA news and broadcast team, in partnership with the SAG-AFTRA equity and inclusion team, participated in journalism conferences across the country. These annual conferences are wonderful opportunities for SAG-AFTRA members and staff to connect, collaborate and exchange knowledge with the journalism community.

SAG-AFTRA kicked off the summer by hosting an expo booth and a networking reception at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists conference in Miami in July.

Also in July, SAG-AFTRA attended the Asian American Journalists Association conference in Washington, D.C., where members led a panel titled Navigating a Career in Broadcast.

In August, SAG-AFTRA attended the National Association of Black Journalists conference in Birmingham, Alabama, sponsoring a booth and a panel. Members and staff led a discussion titled Navigating Career Decisions, Negotiating Employment Contracts & Addressing Workplace Concerns: A Forum for Personal and Professional Advocacy.

To round out the summer, SAG-AFTRA went to Philadelphia for the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists conference in September, sponsoring an expo booth and a panel titled The Eroding Fourth Estate? Rebuilding Public Trust in Journalism.

The news and broadcast team is looking forward to attending more journalism conferences in 2024, including those of the NLGJA and NAHJ in Los Angeles, and NABJ in Chicago.

This item was originally featured in the SAG-AFTRA fall/winter 2023 magazine issue.