OLD Media News

Balderas named to Society of Professional Journalists board

Israel Balderas

Israel Balderas, an assistant professor of journalism at Elon University, has been appointed to the Society of Professional Journalists board.

Previously, he taught at Palm Beach Atlantic University.

An experiential learning project with students, which involved filming a documentary on Syrian refugees, won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Science Suncoast Chapter, the Gold Award from the Telly Awards, and first place in Public Affairs from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists.

In the news business, Balderas worked as an anchor/reporter at TV stations in West Palm Beach, Charlotte and El Paso. He was also a producer at Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace and Special Report with Brit Hume.

He has also worked at The Associated Press Latin America and Reuters.

Balderas has been nominated for four Emmy awards, winning one for Best Continuing Coverage within 24 hours.

Mariam Ahmed

Recent Posts

Pacific Business News hires Meierdiercks as editor in chief

The Pacific Business News, an American City Business Journals publication, has hired Janis Magin Meierdiercks  as…

21 hours ago

Sifted reporter Nowshin departs

Sadia Nowshin, a reporter at European startup news site Sifted, is leaving to join literary…

22 hours ago

Variety promotes Shanfeld to TV reporter

Variety has promoted Ethan Shanfeld to TV reporter. William Earl of Variety writes, "Shanfeld joins the entertainment…

22 hours ago

Klimasinska named Bloomberg’s DC breaking news team leader

Kasia Klimasinska is the new team leader for DC breaking news at Bloomberg News. She…

24 hours ago

NYC event to honor Ledbetter is next week

  Paul Smalera has organized a gathering of James Ledbetter's friends and colleagues—open to all…

1 day ago

CoStar hires Scheier to cover San Francisco market

Real estate news service CoStar News has hired Rachel Scheier to cover the San Francisco commercial market.…

1 day ago