News & Notes Rinku Sen receives Northstar News Prize on Thursday, Oct 29 | Rinku Sen receives Northstar News Prize on Thursday, Oct 29 |
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ARC’s Executive Director, Rinku Sen, along with Ellis Cose, contributing Editor and Columnist for Newsweek, has been selected as the 2009-2019 recipient of the Northstar News Prize. The North Star News Prize recognizes journalists, mediamakers and communications professionals of color who have made a significant contribution to the public's understanding of the struggle for social justice. The work of North Star News Prize winners sheds light on the truths of our time and our lives, and inspires all of us to keep on the journey to freedom.
Read Rinku’s blog post on what the North Star News Prize means to her.
The News Prize Awards presentation is followed by a roundtable discussion on “The Great Recession: Who got it right? What are the social justice stories?” This discussion on media coverage of the global recession will be moderated by Deepa Fernandes, Co-Founder and Executive Director of People’s Production House. Panelists include Farai Chideya, Co-Founder of Pop+Politics.com, Roland Martin, multi-media journalist and host of Washington Watch with Roland Martin, and Kai Wright, senior writer, author and blogger with TheRoot.com
North Star News Prize Awards and Roundtable:
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
8:30-11:00am
Offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLC
410 Square, 42nd Street and Broadway, New York. |
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RINKU SEN
President and Exec. Director, ARC
Publisher, Colorlines.com
"Racial justice is key to a compassionate, inclusive, dynamic society."
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