Career Fair & Media EXPO

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The centerpiece of UNITY ’08, the Media Showcase & Career Expo will feature recruiters from print, broadcast and online industries, as well as exhibitors representing a variety of journalism schools, non-profit organizations and companies of interest to journalists of color. 

EXPO attractions include:
o Career Resources Center – workshops, critiques, and more! Co-sponsored by Freddie Mac and Cox Enterprises
o Photojournalism Gallery – see the best of the best of association talent.
o Digital Demo Area – see demos of the latest and greatest technology for journalists.
o Press Conference Center – get “in the know” with the most up-to-date releases.
o Bookstore – pick up a journalism or diversity related book here.
o Authors’ Carousel – visit with talented authors from all of the associations.
o Cyber Café – check your email, surf the Internet and stay in touch.  Sponsored by Gannett Co., Inc./Gannett Foundation
o Lounges – take a break and center yourself while you enjoy a copy of the UNITYNews.  Sponsors include Continental Airlines and Walt Disney World Media Relations
o Daily Networking Receptions offer a dedicated opportunity to mingle with the recruiters and socialize with your colleagues.

Exhibit Hall Hours

Wednesday, July 23 - 9am - 5pm
Thursday, July 24 - 9am - 4pm
Friday, July 25 - 11am - 5:30pm
Saturday, July 26 - 9am - 12:45pm

If you are an exhibitor, please login to the Exhibitor Service Center to find information about booth set up and take down.

Confirmed Exhibitors/Recruiters (as of April 27, 2008)

ABC, Inc.
ABC Owned Television Stations
AccuWeather, Inc.
AFTRA
A.H. Belo Corporation
American Civil Liberties Union
American Heart Association
American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio
Amtrak
The Associated Press
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Atlantic Media Company
The Baltimore Sun
Belo Corp.
Bloomberg News
The Boeing Company
Boston University College of Communications
The Broadcast Image Group
Bright House Networks Local Programming Florida
Business Week Magazine
Business Wire
Capitol Broadcasting Company
Casey Family Programs
CBS Corporation
Chicago Tribune
The College Board
Columbia College of Chicago
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Cox Enterprises
Crain Communications, Inc.
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
The Detroit News
Dispatch Broadcast Group
Dolan Media Management
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism
Douglas Gould & Co.
Dow Jones
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, Inc.
Drew Berry & Associates
Edelman Public Relations
Eli Lilly and Company
ESPN
EurekAlert!
Frank N. Magid Associates
Free Press
Gannett Co., Inc.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
German Embassy/German National Tourist Board/Goethe Institut
Graduate School of Journalism, UC Berkeley
The Haberdashery
Harpo, Inc.
Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.
Headline Media Management
Hearst-Argyle Television
Hearst Fellowship
Hearst Magazines
Hearst Newspapers
High Country News
Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.
International Center for Journalists
International Reporting Project
Intersections
Journal Broadcast Group
Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University
Kaiser Family Foundation/Kaiser Media Fellowships Program
Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism
Laborers' International Union of North America
Landmark Communications
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
LIN TV Corp.
Los Angeles Times
Magazine Publishers of America
March of Dimes
The McClatchy Company
The McGraw-Hill Companies
Media General, Inc.
Medill School at Northwestern University
Meredith Broadcasting Group
Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting
Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune
Missouri School of Journalism
MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowships
MLB Advanced Media
The Morning Call/Hartford Courant
Morris Communications Company
Multicultural Marketing Resources, Inc.
Napoli Management Group
National Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Association
National Diabetes Education Project
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
National Public Radio
NBC Universal
NESN
New America Media
New York Daily News
The New York Times
New York University Department of Journalism
The Newhouse School at Syracuse University
News Corporation
Newsday, Inc.
Newsweek
The Nielsen Company
Novo Nordisk
N.S. Bienstock
Office of Minority Health Resource Center
Office on Women's Health
OneNewsPlaza.com
The Oregonian
Orlando Sentinel
Paddock Publications
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
The Poynter Institute
Post-Newsweek Stations
PR Newswire
Project for Excellence in Journalism
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Purdue University
Quinnipiac University
Raycom Media
Reader's Digest
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
Religion Newswriters
Reuters America
The Roanoke Times
St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Petersburg Times
San Jose Mercury News
Scripps
The Seattle Times
Self Reliance Foundation
Sierra Club
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Society for Professional Journalists/Sigma Delta Chi Foundation
The Star-Ledger
Sun-Sentinel
Sunbeam TV Corp (WSVN-TV, WHDH-TV, WLVI-TV)
TAB Brown Publishing
Talent Dynamics
Television Week
Time Warner
Time Warner Cable Local News Channels
Tribune Broadcasting
Turner Sports
TVContract.com
Union of Concerned Scientists
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Georgia
University of Miami, School of Communication
University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Univision Communications, Inc.
US Census Bureau
USC Annenberg School for Communication
The Virginian-Pilot/Virginian-Pilot Media Companies
The Wall Street Journal
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Washington Post
Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive
WNYC Radio
World Journalism Institute
WTTW Channel 11
Young Broadcasting