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MIAMI, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Underscoring its commitment to becoming an indispensible annual destination for Hispanic journalists, Hispanicize 2013 (#Hispz13) today unveiled the speakers line up and topics for the 20 sessions of its inaugural Hispanic Journalist Showcase. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130214/CL60359) The Who's Who of Hispanic journalists, commentators and leaders speaking at the event include CNN "Starting Point" anchor Soledad O'Brien;...

MIAMI, Dec. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the new and growing role Hispanic journalists will play at the annual Hispanicize event, Hispanicize 2013 organizers today named CNN "Starting Point" anchor Soledad O'Brien co-chair and unveiled the agenda for its inaugural Hispanic Journalist Showcase. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121207/CL26021) Hispanicize 2013 (www.hispanicizeevent.com / #Hispz13) will take place April 9-13, 2013 at the Eden Roc Hotel in...

NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SpecOps Communications, a full-service strategic communications agency, announced today that veteran journalist and digital content expert John Gaffney will direct the agency's digital practice. The agency, created by Adam Handelsman in October 2012, is built on the special operations model; elite teams of communications experts should not be bound by the confines of a big-firm mentality; freethinking, creativity, self-motivation and...

LONDON, November 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ITPR, an international B2B tech PR [http://www.itpr.co.uk/about ] and marketing consultancy, was today announced by PRWeek [http://www.prweek.com/uk ], the world's leading weekly PR publication, as the UK's Most Rated Technology PR [http://www.itpr.co.uk ] Agency by Journalists. PRWeek teamed up with ICM, an independent market research company, and FeaturesExec Media Database, who provided the journalist contacts, to send a...

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A Kenyan journalist investigating the Somali pirates and an Afghan broadcaster exposing violence against women will receive the 2012 Knight International Journalism Awards, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) announced. The award recognizes excellent reporting that makes a difference in the lives of people around the world. Kassim Mohamed is an investigative reporter covering Kenya and Somalia, a nation plagued by lawlessness and...

NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) today announced that it will honor Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman and CEO of GE, and Samuel Palmisano, Chairman of the Board at IBM, for their work advancing the cause of healthcare through technology at its 2012 Gala & Awards Ceremony, October 15th in New York City. The gala is held during NYeC's annual Digital Health Conference. Maria Bartiromo, business news broadcast journalist and anchor of CNBC's...

NATO officials should examine the issues raised in a Latvian journalist's book. CHICAGO, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by attorney Thomas Canepa: On May 20(th) and 21(st) of 2012, the summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take place in Chicago. During the meeting, essential issues of international security will be discussed and the Republic of Latvia will be asking for NATO funds and help in policing Latvian air space....

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bob Woodward, the Washington Post investigative reporter and editor whose work on the Watergate scandal led to the resignation of an American president, has been selected as the 2012 recipient of the Fourth Estate Award, the National Press Club's most honored prize. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) Woodward will receive the award at a gala dinner Friday, Sept. 21. He is the 40th recipient of the Fourth...

CINCINNATI, March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scripps Howard Foundation today awarded a nine?day journalism study trip to Japan to the nine winners of its annual Roy W. Howard National Collegiate Reporting Competition. The competition, established in 1984 in cooperation with the Indiana University School of Journalism, honors the memory of the journalist who led Scripps Howard Newspapers from 1922?1953 and United Press International from 1912?1920. Since 2006, the competition has...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NPC's Press Freedom Committee hosts a panel to examine the latest Mideast trends on repression of expression on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the Press Club's First Amendment room. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO)With a violent crackdown raging in Syria and the future of countries from Libya to Egypt still uncertain, the Mideast remains a top focus of world news. But more than a year after...