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ArticlesFeatureFeatured Why This Journalist’s Death Shouldn’t Be in VainrichardJuly 2, 2020July 6, 2020 by richardJuly 2, 2020July 6, 202031 8900 When Journal-isms reported the autopsy results in the death of Washington Post reporter Darran Simon, it was never imagined ohat that would be the only...
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ArticlesFeatureN.Y. Times to Capitalize ‘B’ in ‘Black’richardJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by richardJune 30, 2020June 30, 202035 8481 The New York Times announced that it will join the growing list of news organizations capitalizing the "B" in "black"...
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ArticlesFeatureFeatured AP Catches Wave Capitalizing ‘Black’richardJune 21, 2020June 28, 2020 by richardJune 21, 2020June 28, 202070 9878 The news media's racial reckoning took an intense and extraordinary turn this week....
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ArticlesFeatureFeatured Racial Clamors Force Changes in Philly, N.Y.richardJune 7, 2020June 12, 2020 by richardJune 7, 2020June 12, 2020013843 Philadelphia Inquirer's top editor resigns;; one editor out, 2nd moved at N.Y. Times...