Manny Ruiz of Hispanicize: Take a look at our list of speakers and topics for our 20 sessions with Hispanic journalists

Hispanicize 2013 announces its list of speakers and topics for the 20 sessions of its first Hispanic Journalist Showcase. The purpose of the program is to reaffirm the event’s ties with Hispanic journalists. The event will take place April 9-13, 2013, at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach.The Who Is Who section for journalists, commentators and Hispanic leaders who take part in the event will include top professionals like CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, Univision America radio talk show host Fernando Espuelas, political pundits Leslie Sanchez and Maria Cardona, NBC Latino executive editor Chris Peña, USC professor and creator of Web Journalist Chat (# WJChat) Robert Hernandez, Kathy Cano-Murillo of Crafty Chica, and Rick Sanchez, television personality and Fox News Latino contributor.“This presentation focuses specifically on the speakers, subjects and trends that most impact the careers of Hispanic journalists now. This marks a new era for the Hispanicize event because we’re changing from a place where the media just came to cover the news and celebrities to an event that offers journalists themselves intriguing content generated by journalists for journalists,” said Manny Ruiz, founder of Hispanicize 2013 and ex-reporter for print media. For more information on the daily program of the event, everyone interested can visit the Hispanicize 2013 Web site: http://www.hispanicizeevent.com/schedule-2.html}.