NORTHWEST ETHNIC NEWS 'HIVE' BUILDS REPORTING HUB FOR ETHNIC MEDIA
A budding network of ethnic media from around the Pacific Northwest gathered in Seattle Friday, March 18, for the Sea Beez Best Business Practices Roundtable at the offices of public radio station KUOW. Dozens of newspaper, television, online and radio networks attended the event to talk about how to work together in developing better local news reporting that reaches more people. Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee participated in the event, as did panelists Bernie Foster, publisher of The Skanner News Group; El Mundo newspaper President Gustavo A. Montoya; Michael Crystal, business consultant to Crosscut.com and former publisher of Seattle Weekly; Northwest Asian Weekly and Seattle Chinese Post; Publisher Assunta Ng; John Liu of the Northwest Asian Weekly; and moderator, Somali American TV producer Madhi Maaweel. … To read the whole story click here
THE SKANNER NEWS VIDEO CONTEST: WIN 2 TICKETS TO MOS DEF
First Prize: 2 tickets to Mos Def at the Roseland Theater on April 16, 2011
Open to everyone aged 15 to 25. Make a short video called 'My Portland Life' with any technology you have available -- from cell phones to video cameras. Judges will take into account the limitations of your equipment. Your video can be about anything you like, as long as it fits into the topic 'My Portland Life' … For all the information click here
RED CROSS EVENT FOCUSES ON EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS
Give it to the gods of timing. For this year's Red Cross Breakfast of Champions event in Portland, the organization decided to put their focus on earthquakes. If you didn't know any better, one might think the Red Cross organized the annual event in response to the earthquake that struck Japan on Saturday. But no, it was pure coincidence. "The fact that we had an earthquake in Japan creates a more powerful teachable moment," said Lise Harwin, communications director for American Red Cross, Oregon Trail Chapter … To read the whole story click here
STATE SETTLES VALMONT INDUSTRIES NOOSE INCIDENT
A Black employee who found a noose over his workstation in a predominantly Latino company has won a full-time job and a financial settlement from his employers, the Oregon Attorney General's office announced this week. Xavier Perry's discrimination complaint against Valmont Industries and Barrett Business Services – which was resolved by the state through a mediation process – also resulted in new safeguards against racial discrimination at the companies, and anti-discrimination trainings for employees there by the Bureau of Labor and Industries Technical Assistance Program … To read this story click here
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