Dateline: DC Event Hosted by The Association for LGBTQ Journalists

On Tuesday November 16th, GMU SPJ had the pleasure of attending the Dateline: DC event at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams DC Signature Store. It was an amazing event and our members had the chance to network with representatives from NBC Universal, Fox News, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, CBS News and NPR. The event began with a cocktail hour and then we heard from a few speakers. The event was hosted by NPR "1A" host Joshua Johnson and NPR "Weekend Edition" host Scott Simon received the Randy Shilts Award. The special guests at the event represented every major network and a number of national newspapers. Guests were encouraged to become NLGJA members and to continue coming to events!



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