The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys (MAHA) has joined the HNBA as an affiliate organization.

In an effort to support bilingual and bicultural nurses nationwide, the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) and LatPro.com have announced the formation of a new strategic partnership. Coinciding with the re-launch of NAHNs web site, the heart of the partnership is an integrated Job Center powered by LatPro.com, the leading employment web site for professional Hispanic and bilingual talent in the Americas.

WHO: National Association of Hispanic Journalists WHAT: Press conference to release the results of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists' 10th annual Network Brownout Report.

Washington, D.C. - The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is once again frustrated by the lack of coverage of Latinos on the network evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC. In its 11th annual Network Brownout Report released today, NAHJ found that out of an estimated 12,600 stories aired on the network evening newscasts in 2005, only 105 stories, or 0.83 percent, were exclusively about Latinos. This was a slight increase from 2004 when stories about Latinos comprised 0.72 percent of coverage.

The Online News Association and the USC Annenberg School for Communication today announced the finalists for the 7th annual Online Journalism Awards. A team of distinguished journalists judged the contest, which honors excellence in digital journalism The winners will be announced at the OJA Awards Banquet during the national conference of the Online News Association, which will be held October 6-7 at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC. Here are the finalists for the 2006 Online Journalism Awards ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Journalism groups on Saturday decried the jailing of a video journalist and other recent court rulings pressuring media workers to divulge information to the government. The news media becomes an information-gat hering arm of law enforcement when journalists are ordered to give up confidential sources or unpublished material, said Tony Overman, president of the National Press Photographers Association.

The board of directors of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists announced during the association's 23rd Annual Convention that it opposed further deregulation of broadcast ownership rules.