Industry Star-Powered Event to Honor Gwen Ifill, Pat Harvey, Johnathan Rodgers, Ruth Allen Ollison, Wallace Terry, and Michael Fields
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) will induct five legendary journalists into its Hall of Fame, the organization's highest honor. Also to be presented is the Ida B. Wells Award, an annual honor highlighting the achievement of a media executive who has demonstrated a commitment to diversifying the nation's newsrooms and improving the coverage of people and communities of color. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, at the Newseum in downtown Washington, D.C. Proceeds from the gala benefit fellowship programs.