Vice President Joe Biden to Address the National Association of Black Journalists at Annual Convention

Vice President Joe Biden will address NABJ Convention attendees on Wednesday, June 20, the first day of the five-day gathering.

More than 2,500 journalists and media professionals expected to attend the largest annual gathering of journalists of color in the nation.

National Association of Black Journalists

Previous Washington newsmakers who have addressed the NABJ Convention in recent years include former US Senator, Barack Obama; President George W. Bush; President Bill Clinton; then-Sen. Hillary Clinton; Sen. John Kerry; Secretary of State Colin Powell; and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

The NABJ convention this year will emphasize changes in the media industry and how journalists can best position themselves in the digital age and beyond. The theme, and Twitter trending topic ID, is #NABJ12: New Platforms. New Directions. New Orleans." The gathering will feature major plenary discussions on the 2012 presidential election, the Supreme Court challenge to the federal health care law, the case of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, as well as workshops and professional development sessions.

For additional information and the full schedule visit, www.nabj.org.

Here's to wishing the convention would come to Washington next year.

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