Category : Maynard Institute archives

4 Black Programs, 2 Others Told They Need Work . . . Journalism programs at four historically black colleges and universities received provisional accreditation today...

Critics Target Coverage, TV Station Bombings “The International Federation of Journalists today condemned Israeli air raids on Saturday that hit transmission stations used by several...

Series Returns, Thanks to Relative’s Persistence The six-hour documentary “Eyes on the Prize — America’s Civil Rights Movement” makes a triumphant return to the airwaves...

CBS Moves 3 Days After Rene Syler’s Dismissal Three days after announcing the dismissal of co-host Rene Syler from “The Early Show,” CBS announced Thursday...

Fired Vice President Claims Discrimination A fired vice president of the Associated Press, who was the most senior African American at the world’s largest news...

“I Want People to Be Honest About What’s Going On” Ed Gordon, host of National Public Radio’s “News and Notes” show, the network’s 18-month-old attempt...

Mother of Ex-Anchor Seeks Treatment for Him After Donald Cross, the first African American television anchor in Meridian, Miss., was arrested Oct. 13 and charged...

A year in the quest for a news media that looks like America: 1. Whiplash The turmoil in the news business prompted by new technologies,...

Kenyan’s Fight Touches Kansas City Newsroom The Kansas City Star wanted Peter Makori of Kenya to work in its newsroom to help “sensitize us and...

ABC, BET, CBS, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News Channel, NBC, NPR, PBS and Public Radio International Plans for Sept. 11 Anniversary Writers Weigh Impact on Issues,...

“Celebration” Planned for N.Y.’s Riverside Church Ed Bradley, who became known to millions as a CBS News correspondent, will receive a public sendoff next week...

Time Alumnus Jack E. White, Hampton U. Part Ways Jack E. White, retired bureau chief, correspondent and columnist for Time magazine, is leaving the Scripps...