Category : Maynard Institute archives

Bush’s Africa Visit, Liberia Provide Columnist Fodder Columnists of color are finding rich material in President Bush’s visit to Africa and in the Liberian crisis:...

Limbaugh Resigns from ESPN After Furor “Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh resigned from ESPN on Wednesday night, three days after his comments about Philadelphia Eagles quarterback...

FCC to Form Diversity Committee Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell announced his intention to form a federal advisory committee to assist the FCC in...

Is Newsday Growing News Diversity Leaders? The election of Herbert Lowe as president of the National Association of Black Journalists means an unprecedented number of...

Hampton Provost Appears to Renege on Agreement The acting president of Hampton University, who was believed to have agreed to abide by the recommendations of...

Native Journalists Facing Financial Crisis The Native American Journalists Association, which just concluded its annual convention, has enough money for only six more months of...

L.A. Times Media Writer Decries “Identity Politics” A Los Angeles Times media writer is decrying “identity politics” — a term generally used by conservatives to...

N.Y. Times Piece on Help for Athlete Draws Fire A 2,540-word Sunday piece by the New York Times’ Mike Freeman headlined “When Values Collide: Clarett...

Originally published Oct. 6, 2003 Limbaugh’s Ex-Crew Apologizes for Nonresponse “ESPN’s NFL pregame show returned Sunday with an apology — and without Rush Limbaugh —...

FCC Votes 3-2 to Ease Media Ownership Rules Federal regulators relaxed decades-old rules restricting media ownership today, permitting companies to buy more television stations and...

Asian Journalists Expect 1,200 in San Diego The Asian American Journalists Association’s annual convention begins today in San Diego, Calif., with about 1,200 registered (of...

C-SPAN’s Brian Lamb Has Issues With AAJA “When C-SPAN’s chairman and CEO Brian Lamb spoke after accepting the prestigious Freedom of Speech Award from the...