NLGJA Philadelphia

We want to highlight this story that featured our VP Dr. Renee Norris-Jones.
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/philadelphia-crime-scene-cleanup-homicide-victims-20210401.html?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=edit_social_share_facebook_traffic&utm_medium=social&utm_content&utm_term&int_promo&fbclid=IwAR09AorCdnr3szR2nK5UCziQwzHVdihRNtBtvPLtMoUJeIv9aapMrRpcdB0

Families of Philadelphia homicide victims often face the traumatizing and expensive task of cleaning up the crime scene The police department is responsible for processing and collecting evidence at thousands of crime scenes where a gun was involved each year. But cops aren’t responsible for cleaning it up.

Making 2021 the year of your career

2020 brought many careers to a halt. Now is the time to reignite your journalism ambitions and make a plan for the year ahead.

Join the D.C. and New York chapters of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists for a virtual discussion with newsroom managers about opportunities in the journalism industry and how to position yourself for post-pandemic success. Have openings to promote in your newsroom? We want to hear about those, too!

Speakers:

James Blue oversees the Smithsonian Channel and MTV News and Docs as senior vice president at ViacomCBS.

Sarah Rabil is the assistant managing editor for talent at the Wall Street Journal.

Moriel Herbert is the senior recruiter for news and programming at NPR.

We will gather virtually at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 9. Registration is required for this event at

NLGJA Panel Registration: Making 2021 the year of your career Please submit the following form to register for our discussion on ways to reignite your journalism ambitions and make a career plan for the year ahead after 2020 brought so much to an abrupt halt. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 9 at 6 p.m. ET. Zoom details to follow.