2024 NJ Ethnic and Community Media Celebration and Awards

The Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University invites you to join us for the 2024 New Jersey Ethnic and Community Media Celebration & Awards ceremony. This event recognizes and promotes the crucial role of ethnic and community media in serving diverse communities across the state.

Our celebration will bring together journalists, elected officials, and community leaders to highlight the indispensable work of media professionals reporting in more than 20 languages and representing over a dozen diverse communities in New Jersey.

• Network with fellow journalists and media professionals from across the state
• Hear from distinguished speakers about the importance of ethnic and community media
• Celebrate award-winning journalism that serves New Jersey's diverse populations
• Learn about potential collaborations and partnerships in the local media ecosystem

This in-person event will feature a lunch, ceremony, and networking opportunities.

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📅 Date: Thursday, December 5, 2024

🕒 Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST

📍 Location: The College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Avenue Education Bldg., Room 212 Trenton, NJ 08618

Complimentary parking permits will be provided to attendees for Lots V, 5, 6, 7 and 17.

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✨ This event is part of the Center for Cooperative Media's ongoing efforts to support and strengthen local journalism in New Jersey and beyond. Learn more about our work at .

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Mazin Sidahmed is the co-executive director of Documented NY. Mazin previously worked for the Guardian US in New York during the 2016 US elections, where he covered a variety of issues including surveillance and criminal justice, as well as the rise of hate crimes following the election. Mazin left the news desk to join the award-winning Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab where he helped develop new mobile-specific story formats. He started his career writing for The Daily Star in Beirut. He reported on the Syrian refugee crisis, weapons transfers to Lebanon and the plight of migrant domestic workers. Upon moving to the U.S., Mazin also contributed to Politico New York where he covered real estate, with a focus on the New York City Housing Authority, and City politics.

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Contact Oni Advincula at [email protected].

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• Amtrak trains for Trenton and Princeton Junction leave Penn Station in New York City and 30th Street Station in Philadelphia.
• New Jersey Transit provides rail service to Princeton Junction, Hamilton, and Trenton from New York City and the surrounding area.
• The 601 bus schedule may be consulted for bus service from the Trenton train station. The Hamilton station is a 10-minute drive from the TCNJ campus.
• Complimentary parking permits will be provided to attendees for Lots V, 5, 6, 7 and 17.

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NOTICE: The Center for Cooperative Media is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment at all of our events. We reserve the exclusive right to reject or deny participation from attendees, sponsors, vendors, and exhibitors at our events. This decision is at our sole discretion and may be based on various factors that align with the ethos and objectives of the event.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at .

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When you register, you will have the opportunity to tell us if you have any accessibility needs or would like to request any additional accommodations and we will take care of you!

Host or Publisher Center for Cooperative Media