Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Watch video of a panel of local journalists and Somali community leaders discussing challenges to covering an immigrant community and the differing roles of the mainstream media and the ethnic news media in covering the Somali community. Panelists included:
• Moderator – Wendy Wyatt, University of St. Thomas
• Julia Opoti, Editor — Mshale
• Duchesne Drew, Managing Editor for Operations — Star Tribune
• Ruben Rosario, Columnist (Crime, Justice & Public Safety) — Pioneer Press
• Laura Yuen, Reporter – Minnesota Public Radio
• Esme Murphy, Reporter/Anchor — WCCO-TV
• Mohamed Hassan, President – Somali Institute for Peace and Justice
• Sahra Noor, Director, Language Services and Community Health – Fairview/University of Minnesota Medical Center
• Hassan Mohamud, Attorney/Professor, William Mitchell College of Law
• Dr. Abdirahman D Mohamed, Chief of Staff — AXIS Medical Center
• Hussein Samatar, Executive Director – African Development Center
Presented by the Minnesota News Council, with co-sponsors, The Minnesota Journalism Center and MN Society of Professional Journalists.