SPJ 2015 Western Regional Conference

Rose Aguilar began hosting Your Call on KALW in 2006, she also provides a weekly commentary about undercovered activism for KPFK's Uprising, and writes about politics and social issues for Truthout and Al Jazeera English. In 2005, Rose took a six-month road trip through the so-called "red states" to find out why people vote the way they do (or not) and what issues they care about. She wrote a book about her experience called Red Highways: A... Read More →

Kwan Booth is an award winning journalist, writer and digital strategist. He is the Digital Content and Community Engagement Manager for Making Contact Radio. He cofounded the hyperlocal news site Oakland Local and has consulted and led workshops on digital media, diversity and community reporting for organizations including the Knight Digital Media Center, the Online News Association, The Kapor Center for Social Impact, The National Conference... Read More →

Pueng Vongs is a journalist and digital editor who currently works for the Bay Area News Group. She is past national diversity chair for SPJ and has held a number of posts with the local chapter. She frequently trains and advises journalists on diversity and digital media strategies. Previously, Vongs has worked for Yahoo!, Pacific News Service/ New America Media, and CBS.Marketwatch.com. Follow her on Twitter: @PuengVongs.