February 9, 2026 – The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is taking to the road to engage local communities with the biggest issues facing Latino journalists.
Today, NAHJ launched Holding the Mic: NAHJ National Media Dialogues, a year-long tour to inspire conversations about news coverage, media consolidation, press freedom and newsroom representation in cities across the country.
The series confronts the most urgent challenges facing Latino journalists and seeks to move beyond talk to create strategic initiatives, accountability and collective action.
The NAHJ Advocacy Committee, along with chair and NAHJ Vice President of Broadcast Julio-César Chávez, will lead the tour. The series will partner with local NAHJ chapters and journalism organizations to host panel discussions, fireside chats and community forums in each of the eight NAHJ regions, including events in New York, Minneapolis, Miami, San Antonio and Los Angeles. Additional locations will be announced.
Each dialogue will examine how national forces are reshaping local journalism by convening journalists, community leaders and decision-makers to develop responses to realities facing Latino communities.
The topics will vary by region, but the NAHJ mission is constant: ensure that Latino journalists and our communities are engaged in defining the future of American media.
“NAHJ is taking ownership of the issues affecting our members the most and bringing the forum to develop solutions directly to where they live,” Chávez said. “Latino journalists are covering some of the most critical stories in America right now. We need spaces where we can actually talk about the challenges we’re facing like the experts we are and support each other.”
The tour will coalesce journalists and community leaders to discuss how media consolidation affects local news gathering, newsroom diversity, threats and press freedom. The sessions will explore strategies to change inaccurate narratives about Latino communities and ways to strengthen the journalism profession overall.
“Latino communities are at the center of many of the most consequential stories in America, yet decisions about the future of journalism are too often made without us,” said Yaneth Guillen-Diaz NAHJ Executive Director. “Holding the Mic is NAHJ’s commitment to changing that reality. We are not waiting to be invited into the conversation, we are convening it. This tour puts Latino journalists and the communities we serve, where we belong: at the center of shaping what journalism becomes next.”
The first event kicked off today in Washington, D.C., with a panel on media consolidation and democracy at the National Press Club, hosted by NAHJ as part of the Save Local Newsrooms: Community-Centered Media Hill Advocacy Day sponsored by /http/.
“Our communities are profitable,” Cuevas said. “What was last night? The highest-rated halftime show. I’m sorry, but nobody was watching football. Everybody was watching the Benito Bowl. It’s a good look into what the future of journalism for the Latino community looks like. We are profitable.”
NAHJ will announce additional tour cities and dates in the coming weeks.
NAHJ’s Holding the Mic tour will solidify its role as a national leader in which the future of Latino journalism is debated, defined and driven forward.
Press contact: Gilbert Bailon, gbailon@nahj.org
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About the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) is the largest organization of Latino journalists in the United States and is dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry. Established in April 1984, NAHJ created a national voice and unified vision for all Hispanic journalists. The mission of NAHJ is to increase the number of Latinos in newsrooms and to work toward fair and accurate representation of Latinos in news media. NAHJ has more than 3,500 members, including working journalists, journalism students, other media-related professionals, and journalism educators. For more information, please visit NAHJ.org or follow us on X @NAHJ.