CNN Query Gets Trump Aide Fired Over Ties to Racists
Speechwriter joined white nationalists at meeting; ‘white nationalist’ or ‘white supremacist’?; Lisa Wilson leaves the Undefeated for the Athletic; ICE traps undocumented spouses of U.S....
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In Loving Memory of Les Payne – July 12, 1941 – March 19, 2018
INTRODUCTION Shortly after the news of Les Payne’s passing reached me, the editors of The Undefeated, an online news platform that explores the intersection of...
What Aretha’s Example Can Teach Writers
A lesson in authentic voice and ownership; . . . services set for Aug. 31 in Detroit; 400+ outlets editorialize about press freedom; rhetoric aside,...
Outpouring for Aretha
Within an hour, more than 378,000 tweets; blacks don’t buy ‘enemy of the people’ talk: more than 350 news outlets challenge rhetoric; Latinos ‘know first-hand’...
Bodyguards Hired for Trump Reporters
Journalists more willing to discuss threats; . . . Boston Globe leads national response to Trump; . . . Capehart relates to Trump’s attack on...
Jackson Lights a Fire Under Black Journalists
Rights leader, 76, calls out two Ohio newspapers; more than 40 other highlights from the NABJ convention (8/6/18)...
Mexican Journalist Freed from U.S. Detention
Question raised about what ICE is hiding; Berry, NABJ insider, named executive director (7/28/18); 'It starts a dictatorship': White House boots reporter it did not...
‘It Starts a Dictatorship’
White House boots reporter it did not like; station’s apology doesn’t satisfy protesters; Jemele Hill to leave sports to tackle race, gender; blacks, Indians disproportionately...
5 Black Journalists in N.Y. Daily News Cuts
Parent Company Tronc Slashes Half the Newsroom ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law Permits ‘Vigilante Justice’ Success and Fear of Scandal at NAHJ: Balta Is First to...
At Last, Solidarity Among White House Press
Reporter backs one whose query wasn’t answered; Obama Foundation helps African journalists; Isaac Lee, key figure at Univision, steps down; 370 reporters offer to help...
Are We Watching a Fascist Playbook?
Writer makes us wonder where outrages lead; Sinclair bid to absorb Tribune Media hits snag; Lemieux, Mayo depart black digital company iOne; NAHJ issues guidelines...
‘Unbearable Whiteness’ of Trump’s Picks
Caucasians were 80 of 87 judicial nominees; Johnson Rice steps down at Ebony’s new company; L.A. Times pledges black, Latino news leaders; syndicate spikes Navarrette...