With the world we live in today becoming increasingly uncertain, this month we're discussing covering breaking news — the best practices for getting, covering, and sharing the story, and how to make your coverage effective. Join us via Zoom this Saturday. Jan. 16 at 11 a.m. PT for a conversation with HLN's Melissa Knowles, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Tia Mitchell and the Los Angeles Times' Justin Ray. NABJLA member and Spectrum News 1's Tanya McRae will moderate.
Do note that registering for the event does not guarantee entrance. Only the first 100 registered people who login day-of will gain access to the Zoom room. All others can stream the event on our NABJLA Facebook page. RSVP for free and learn more about our panelists below.
Panelists:
Melissa Knowles
Melissa Knowles is a correspondent for "Morning Express with Robin Meade" on HLN, based in Atlanta.
Prior to joining the on-air team at HLN, she worked at Yahoo!, where she hosted "Trending Now," The Summer Olympic Games in London, and Super Bowl XLVII.
Earlier, Knowles served as a correspondent for BET News, and covered the presidential inauguration in 2013. Previously, she was an anchor/sideline reporter for Fox Sports covering the Detroit Pistons. Knowles also anchored "Big 12 This Week" on ESPNU, a weekly college sports show centered around the Big 12 Conference that broadcasts nationally. During the last five years, Melissa could also be seen on the sidelines reporting on many college football, basketball and lacrosse games on the ESPN family of networks.
Tia Mitchell
Tia Mitchell is Washington correspondent for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In this role, she writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.
Prior to joining the paper in 2017, Tia spent her entire career in Florida covering local and state government for publications like the Tampa Bay Times and The Florida Times-Union. She got her start at the Times-Union covering beats including City Hall, K-12 education and “night cops.”
Tia is a graduate of Florida A&M University and is originally from Louisville, Ky. She currently serves as the National Association of Black Journalists' Political Task Force Chair.
Justin Ray
Justin Ray is an audience editor for the Los Angeles Times' entertainment section. Previously, he has worked for NBC's owned stations and Columbia Journalism Review.
Tanya McRae
Tanya McRae is an Emmy Award winning television producer and two-time Emmy nominated reporter. She has a diverse background producing, field directing, writing, reporting, anchoring, and hosting. Tanya graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree from the Annenberg School of Communication, and began her career in television right out of college working as an Assignment Desk Assistant for ABC World News Tonight and Nightline in New York City. Her news background includes being a Reporter for Paragon Cable in NY, producing the national teen news program Channel One News, reporting and anchoring for the NBC affiliate in Palm Springs, and as a Multimedia Journalist for Spectrum News 1 in Los Angeles. During her career, Tanya has also produced docu-series, lifestyle, travel, entertainment, and talk shows for broadcast and network cable companies. In August 2020, she was promoted to Anchor/MMJ and is currently the Host of their award-winning public affairs show, “In Focus SoCal”. Tanya first became a member of NABJLA in 2004.