UNITY: Journalists for Diversity was an alliance of the
Asian American Journalists Association, the
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the
Native American Journalists Association. UNITY served as the umbrella organization under which the groups hold a joint convention. UNITY conventions were held in 1994 (Atlanta), 1999 (Seattle), 2004 (Washington, D.C.), 2008 (Chicago) and 2012 (Las Vegas).
The first president of Unity was
San Francisco Bay Area television journalist
Lloyd LaCuesta
Lloyd LaCuesta (born in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American journalist. He was most recently the South Bay bureau chief for the San Francisco Bay Area TV station KTVU's news division, having worked at KTVU for 35 years. He retired from the position ...
. David Steinberg of the ''
San Francisco Chronicle'', a former president of the
National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, is president.
The four founding UNITY organizations were the
National Association of Black Journalists, the
National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association and the Native American Journalists Association.
NABJ left UNITY in 2011 and NLGJA joined later that year. NAHJ withdrew from the alliance in October 2013.
The organization officially ceased operation in February 2018.
References
American journalism organizations
Asian-American organizations
Hispanic and Latino American organizations
Native American organizations
Supraorganizations
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