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DATE: October 20,
2004
The Hindu American Foundation
(HAF) (www.hinduamericanfoundation.org)
attended the Religion Newswriters Association Annual Conference,
held in Washington D.C. between September 10 and September
12, 2004. The conference, attended by editors and writers
covering religion issues at over 100 newspapers and other
media organizations, included representatives from the Washington
Post, New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, USA Today, San Francisco
Chronicle, among many others.
HAF leaders said their attendance
adhered to the organization’s mission to interact with
academia, government and media to promote an accurate portrayal
of Hinduism and to increase awareness of issues of concern
to Hindu Americans. “We sought to introduce HAF to those
people most likely to deal with religious issues at major
media outlets,” explained Mr. Nikhil Joshi, Esq., member
of the Hindu American Foundation Board of Directors. “I
hope that we have positioned HAF as a professional, reliable
and articulate resource for Hinduism and Hindu American interests,
“Mr. Joshi added.
Representatives of
organizations such as the Pew Charitable Trusts that guides
policy discussions at various levels, as well as numerous
publishing companies that produce books dealing with religious
education also attended the meeting and met individually with
HAF. “The response was, overall, very positive,”
said Mihir Meghani, M.D., President of HAF. “We found
that most newswriters and editors were very pleased to meet
representatives for a religion they rarely cover and are admittedly
unfamiliar with.”
For
further information: Please contact
HAF.
HAF is a non-profit, tax-exempt
501(c)(3) organization not aligned or affiliated with any
political entity, party or organization.
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