Maria Taylor is one of the most talented journalists in sports. PERIOD. Her TALENT has created those opportunities, not ESPN "feeling pressure" about its past record on diversity. True "allies" for diversity know it's not always going to be comfortable or convenient for them.
Reliable sources confirm published reports. I have concerns: The
@espn
Black employee was punished for revealing the incident but no action was taken against the White
#ESPN
talent for insulting the Black talent? There will be follow up post holiday.
.
@NABJ
2022 attendees! Don't forget to grab your tickets for the Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam on Aug 5th in Las Vegas.
Hosted by
@elleduncanESPN
and
@JoyTaylorTalks
🎟️
Huge round of applause to our
#NABJSTF
board member
@tcaugust3
on her new role as SVP, Talent Services and Special Projects at Turner Sports. Tara will now lead talent services across all of Turner Sports & Bleacher Report. 👏🏾👏🏾
Congratulations to
@TheUndefeated
's
@SorayaMcDonald
on being named a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist ✍️🏾
She is the first ESPN writer to be cited as a Pulitzer winner or finalist for work produced on an ESPN platform.
On the passing of Edward Aschoff:
The NABJ Sports Task Force offers its heartfelt condolences to the Aschoff family, his fiancé, Katy, as well as his ESPN colleagues.
The
@NABJ
Sports Task Force slack channel is officially up and running. Please check the listserv or DM here for more information 🤳🏾💬🏀
Please note: This channel is for dues-paying
#NABJ
members
Part 3 of the
@espn
Sports Media Summit is happening NOW here at
#NABJ23
!
@MarcJSpears
- Senior NBA writer for Andscape speaks on his process growing as a journalist✨
SAVE the DATE: More Than A Game: From HER Perspective Sept. 21-23, 2020
A three-day virtual event to help uplift, elevate and empower black women that working fearlessly in every aspect of the sports industry.
Register here:
“The misogynistic behavior of Mr. Littal toward women at Black Sports Online is just sad and pathetic on so many levels."
- Full statement from
#NABJSports
available here:
Check out this Q&A with
#NABJSTF
member
@malika_andrews
on her stay inside the NBA Bubble in Orlando.
Quarantines And Room Service: Inside NBA Bubble With Malika Andrews -
@frntofficesport
-
A recent story in the
@nytimes
pointed out some of the systemic diversity issues facing
@ringer
. While disappointing, we at
@NABJSports
are available to work with
@ringer
in helping shape a staff that better reflects the communities covered by the platform.
For all the sisters and brothers about to get back on that
#NBA
grind, wishing you all the best and as always, continue to shine in whatever role you're in.
#Blackexcellence
#nabjsports
We want to send a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who attended, participated and/or promoted our FIRST all women virtual conference!!!
That’s a wrap‼️🎊🎉
We hope you ladies took TONS from it!!!!
Let’s do this again soon.. shall we?! 👀👀👀
#MoreThanAGameForHER
People are slowly trickling in to the
#NABJSports
happy hour 🍻
Reply to this tweet if you're in the waiting room and we'll let you in (DM for the link)
“Let’s get the cream of the crop no matter what that looks like”
-
@icecube
talking about why the
@thebig3
aims to get the best talent for their league
Some Career News: I’ve been promoted to Sports Director here at
@kron4news
. So I'm sorry to say that you'll be seeing this mug on the TV a bit more. But in all seriousness, I'm grateful for the opportunity and looking forward to doing great things with my colleagues.
#DreamChaser
.
@michaeleaves
said it best: "NABJ is your best networking opportunity to find guests. You can line up guests pretty fast if you take advantage of the network right in front of you."
#IGLive
Are you making money on podcasting?
@LaChinaRobinson
:
"The money I do make, I put back into the show for branding, social media and more. I started it to grow the game of women’s basketball."
#Podcasting
The NABJ Sports Task Force is saddened by the news of Irv Cross’ passing. His impact as a pioneering Black journalist left an indelible imprint on the profession that paved the way for so many others to follow afterwards. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
On bringing your full self to work: "I’m a black producer. That frames everything I do in life.... There’s no switch that I flip. It makes me a better producer because I’m showing up as myself." -
@jazadelphia
#frontandcenter
Hey everyone! Tomorrow morning at 7:30 AM is the Sports Task Force Mentorship Breakfast. Early arrival is highly suggested.
We promise you don’t want to miss it.
Speaking of conventions: Our career fair is the biggest of its kind. Check out these new
@CBSSports
hires as a result of
#NABJ19
. Sideline reporters: Ashley Holder, Justin Walters, Angel Gray, AJ Ross & Kendrick Crittendon (Coord. of Talent, Prod.).
#NABJNAHJ20
is loading ....
Tweet, tweet ya'll:
For the second year in a row,
@NABJ
will have a specialized emoji for the NABJ National Conference & Career Fair in partnership with Twitter.
Use the hashtags
#NABJ
,
#NABJ2019
and
#NABJ19
to unlock this year's exclusive emoji.
"We are committed to not only addressing the need for change but also becoming the change that we want to see by taking a more active and vigilant role in addressing sexual harassment and other workplace issues" - A. Sherrod Blakely, chair of
#NABJSports
“The misogynistic behavior of Mr. Littal toward women at Black Sports Online is just sad and pathetic on so many levels."
- Full statement from
#NABJSports
available here:
The NABJ Sports Task Force offers its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Roger B. Brown, a pioneering sports journalist who passed away on Monday.
STF member
@clarencehilljr
wrote a moving piece about a man who was everybody's "Home Boy."
From
#NABJSTF
:
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to pivot away from the usual way they do things, and NABJ is no exception. The recently announced all-virtual convention (now Aug. 5-9) means our SCHOLARSHIP JAM will also be virtual.
Details coming soon.
If you haven't registered, what are you waiting on?
@jemelehill
@LaChinaRobinson
and
@McNuttMonica
will hit you with the ins and outs of Podcasting. You want to start one? You already have one? Join the convo.
Register here:
The
@NABJ
convention is right around the corner and tickets are now on sale for our 18th annual Sports Task Force Scholarship Jam.
VIP is sold out but tables are still avaialble for purchase
🎟️ :