ING Presentations in Media Agencies, 1993-2009

ING offers cultural competency training to editors, reporters and press agents to help them better understand and report on Islam and Muslims with a course called " Getting to Know American Muslims and Their Faith". The seminar is taught onsite and can be offered as a one- or two-hour course. By educating media agencies about Islam, ING can help to improve the accuracy of news reporting as well as offer ideas for human interest articles about the Muslim community. Recurring, one-dimensional images of Islam in the media, compounded by stereotypical characterizations of Muslims in films, has made American Muslims one of the most misunderstood and stereotyped groups. Quality, well-balanced, and in-depth coverage can have the opposite effect and help to reduce discrimination and hate crimes.


2009

SEPTEMBER

- Television Interview, Midpeninsula Community Media Center, Palo Alto, CA

NOVEMBER
- ING Interview, KPIX, San Francisco, CA
- Radio Interview, KSCO Radio AM 1080, Santa Cruz, CA

DECEMBER
- Interfaith Panel on Living the Faith, KKUP 91.5 FM 1080, Santa Cruz, CA


2007

FEBRUARY

- Santa Cruz Public TV, Santa Cruz, CA


2006

MARCH

- Interview with Radio Islam, Chicago, IL

SEPTEMBER
- Channel 7 Interview, San Francisco, CA


2005

MAY

- Jaiza TV Cable Program, Fremont, CA

APRIL
- MeccaOne Radio Program, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

JULY
- Press Conference, London Bombings
- Arab American Television Program, San Jose, CA

OCTOBER
- Comcast Television Program, San Jose, CA


2004

AUGUST

- Remembrance of 9/11 Attacks

NOVEMBER

- Idaho Public Television, Boise ID

DECEMBER

- Arab-American Television Program, San Jose, CA
- Radio Talk Show, Clear Channel Communication, Talk 910, San Francisco, CA


2003

FEBRUARY

- "Voices" Program, Community Television of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

MARCH
- Press Conference: ING's Response to the War in Iraq

MAY
- Arab-American Television Program, San Jose, CA


2002

JANUARY

- KQED Advisory Board Meetings and Retreats, San Francisco, CA

MAY
- Launch of the "Islam Project", KQED, San Francisco, CA

AUGUST
- Press Conference: Remembrance of 9/11 Attacks

DECEMBER
- Media Salon, KQED, San Francisco, CA


2001

JANUARY

- KQED Advisory Board Meetings and Retreats, San Francisco, CA
- National Media Project, Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), Washington, DC

FEBRUARY
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Adha

SEPTEMBER
- Media Campaign: Terrorist Attacks of 9/11

OCTOBER
- Media Campaign: Women in Solidarity Event
- 9/11 Aftermath, Public Affairs Meeting, San Jose, CA

NOVEMBER
- 9/11 Aftermath, Public Affairs Meeting, San Francisco, CA


2000

JANUARY

- KQED Advisory Board Meetings and Retreats, San Francisco, CA
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

APRIL
- African Muslims in the Americas, Zaytuna Conference, Berkeley, CA

AUGUST
- Meeting on the Need for New Programming About Bay Area's Diversity, KQED, San Francisco, CA

OCTOBER
- Media Campaign: Ramadan

DECEMBER
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr


1999

JANUARY

- KQED Advisory Board Meetings and Retreats, San Francisco, CA
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

FEBRUARY
- Seminar on Iran's 20th Anniversary; Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Oakland, CA

MARCH
- Media Campaign: Hajj and Eid ul-Adha
- Media Campaign: Station Ids for television
- Religion in the Media; UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

APRIL
- Media Campaign: Islamic New Year 1420
- KQED and PBS Sponsored Forum: Islam in America: Beyond the Stereotype; Meeting on Films Related to Muslims and Arabs with KQED Programming Editors, Santa Clara, CA

MAY
- KQED Producers Meeting, Jack Shaheen's documentary on stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims, San Francisco, CA
- KQED Pledge Drive to Increase Muslim and Arab Membership, San Francisco, CA
- San Jose Mercury News Meeting with Executives and Editors, San Jose, CA

JULY
- SF Chronicle Foreign Editor Meeting, San Francisco, CA

SEPTEMBER
- KQED Meeting, Jack Shaheen's documentary on stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims, San Francisco, CA

NOVEMBER
- Media Campaign: Ramadan

DECEMBER
- Media Campaign: Y2K Coverage of Islam in the Media


1998

JANUARY

- KQED Advisory Board Meetings and Retreats, San Francisco, CA
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

MARCH

- Media Campaign: Hajj and Eid ul-Adha

APRIL
- SJ Mercury News Editors Meeting, San Jose, CA

MAY
- SJ Mercury News Perspectives Editor Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Media Campaign: "Palestinians: 50 years of Occupation"; First Annual Bay Area Al-Quds Conference


JUNE
- Media Campaign: Islamic New Year 1419

AUGUST
- Media Campaign: Bombing of US Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania
- Media Campaign: US Bombing of Facilities in Sudan and Afghanistan
- San Francisco Examiner Meetings, San Francisco, CA
- Letter-writing Campaign: Mercury News handling of foreign news

NOVEMBER
- Media Campaign: Calendar of Important Islamic Dates

DECEMBER
- Media Campaign: Ramadan
- Media Campaign: Bombing of Iraq


1997

JANUARY

- ING Director appointed to KQED Advisory Panel
- Media Campaign: Ramadan

FEBRUARY
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

APRIL
- Media Campaign: Hajj and Eid ul-Adha
- KQED airs "Islam in America"

MAY
- Media Campaign: Islamic New Year
- Media Campaign: Local Relief Efforts Following the Earthquake in Iran
- Orientation on American-Muslims; SF Public Affairs Directors, KQED, San Francisco, CA

SEPTEMBER
- KQED airs six-part series on "Living Islam"
- SF Chronicle Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Media Campaign: Calendar of Important Islamic Dates
- Media Campaign: Recent Bomb Attacks in Jerusalem

OCTOBER
- Religion in the Media; UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

NOVEMBER
- Media Campaign: Ramadan


1996

JANUARY

- Media Campaign: Ramadan
- KGO-TV (Channel 7) Meeting with Public Affairs Director, San Francisco, CA
- KNTV (Channel 11) News Director Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Utilizing the Media to Educate About Islam; Muslim Student Association (MCA), UC Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

FEBRUARY
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

MARCH
- Media Campaign: Executive Decision' Movie Stereotypes Islam and Muslims
- Press Release: Imam WD Muhammed Visits the San Francisco Bay Area
- Press Release: NBA Suspension of Denver Nuggets Player, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to Bombing Attacks in Israel

APRIL
- Media Campaign: Hajj/Eid ul-Adha

JUNE
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to the Bombing Attack in Saudi Arabia

JULY
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to the Crash of TWA Flight 800

OCTOBER
- Press Release: 1997 Calendar of Muslim Holidays
- Press Release: Election 1996: American Muslims Support Bill Clinton, United Muslims of America


1995

JANUARY
- Media Campaign: Ramadan
- Muslims in the Media; KPIX-TV (Channel 5), San Francisco, CA

FEBRUARY
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr

APRIL
- Media Campaign: Oklahoma Bombing
- Press Release: Condemnation of Oklahoma City Bombing
- Press Release: Restraint in Media Coverage and Impact on Muslim Community
- Community Response to Media Coverage of Bombing, ING, San Jose, CA

MAY
- SF Chronicle Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- KNTV-TV (Channel 11) Meeting, San Jose, CA
- Shadow Newswire Service Meeting
- KCBS Radio Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- KGO Radio Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- KGO-TV (Channel 7) Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Media Campaign: Hajj and Eid ul-Adha

JUNE
- KRON-TV (Channel 4) Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Alameda Group Papers Meeting, Alameda, CA
- Lesher Group Papers Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- KTVU (Channel 2) Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Fremont Argus Meeting, Fremont, CA
- Media coverage of Islam and Muslims; SF Public Affairs Directors, San Francisco, CA

JULY
- National Media Outlets and Muslims Meetings on Media Coverage About the Oklahoma Bombing, New York City and Washington, DC (set up by ING involving national Islamic organizations)
- AP Wire Service Meetings, New York City, NY
- New York Times (NYT) Meetings, New York City, NY
- CBS Network Meetings, New York City, NY
- ABC Network Meetings, New York City, NY
- NBC Network Meetings, New York City, NY
- NPR News Meetings, Washington, DC
- Reuters Wire Service Meetings, Washington, DC
- Media coverage of Islam and Muslims; KRON-TV (Channel 4), San Francisco, CA
- Media coverage of Islam and Muslims; SF Public Affairs Directors, San Francisco, CA
- Press Release: Muslims Condemn Limited UN Action in Bosnia and Call for US Unilateral Lifting of the Arms Embargo

AUGUST
- KPIX-TV (Channel 5) Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- San Mateo Times Meeting, San Mateo, CA

SEPTEMBER

- ABC Radio Meetings, New York City, NY
- Wall Street Journal Meetings, New York City, NY
- TIME Magazine Meetings, New York City, NY
- NBC Network News Meetings, New York City, NY
- US News and World Report Meetings, New York City, NY
- New York Times (NYT) Meetings, New York City, NY
- Newsweek Magazine Meetings, New York City, NY
- Washington Post Meetings, Washington, DC

OCTOBER
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to the Conviction of Sheikh Omar Abdul-Rahman

NOVEMBER
- Orientation on American Muslims; Lesher Group Papers, San Francisco, CA


1994

FEBRUARY

- Media Campaign: Ramadan and Islamic Holidays, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

MARCH
- Media Campaign: Eid ul-Fitr
- SJ Mercury News Meetings, San Jose, CA
- SJ Mercury News Meeting with Foreign Editor, San Jose, CA
- SF Chronicle Meetings, San Francisco, CA
- Press Release: Eid ul-Fitr for Bosnian Refugees
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to the Hebron Massacre

APRIL
- Palestinian-Israeli Conflict vis-?-vis Oslo Accords; SJ Mercury News, San Jose, CA
- Media Campaign: Third Bosnia Rally
- SJ Mercury News Meeting with Religion Editor, San Jose, CA

MAY
- Media Campaign: Hajj and Eid ul-Adha
- Palestinian-Israeli Conflict vis-?-vis Oslo Accords; SJ Mercury News, San Jose, CA
- Palestinian-Israeli Conflict vis-?-vis Oslo Accords; SF Chronicle News, San Francisco, CA

JUNE
- Media Activism Workshop for Muslims, Washington DC

JULY
- Media Campaign: New Schwarzenegger Movie 'True Lies' Stereotypes Muslims

AUGUST
- Press Release: Bay Area Muslims' Positions on the Cairo Population Conference Proposed Action Programs

OCTOBER
- Press Release: Terminology and Context of Coverage Relating to the 'Israeli Soldier Abduction'

NOVEMBER
- KRON-TV (Channel 4) Station Manager Meeting, San Francisco, CA

DECEMBER

- SF Chronicle Editorials Editor Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Press Release: ISNA West Zone Conference


1993

FEBRUARY

- ING Founded; First known as "Bay Area Media Watch." The central goal was to monitor and react to biased media coverage relating to Islam and Muslims.
- Telephone Call-in Network Developed; In operation in the San Francisco Bay Area to react to media coverage by initiating a call-in network of activists who contacted reporters and editors protesting biased coverage relating to Islam and Muslims

APRIL
- Media Campaign: First Bosnia Rally, San Francisco, CA (involved several Bay Area Islamic Centers with 1,500 participating; dozens of news media outlets covered the rally, leading to numerous interviews and news articles)

MAY
- "Bay Area Media Watch" Kickoff and Training for Muslim Activists to Expand the Telephone Call-in Network, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

SEPTEMBER

- Media Campaign: Second Bosnia Rally, San Francisco, CA
- "Bay Area Media Watch" changed to Islamic Networks Group (mission evolves from reacting to the media to being proactive by educating the media and other public institutions about Islam and Muslim culture)
- SF Chronicle Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- SF Examiner Meeting, San Francisco, CA

OCTOBER
- KPIX-TV (Channel 5) Station Manager Meeting, San Francisco, CA
- Orientation on American Muslims; KPIX-TV, San Francisco, CA

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