Howell Raines, Gerald Boyd Resign as N.Y. Times Top Editors
Raines, Boyd Resign as N.Y. Times Top Editors The New York Times announced today that Joseph Lelyveld, former executive editor of The Times, has been...
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Tavis Smiley to Host Late-Night PBS Show
Tavis Smiley to Host Late-Night PBS Show Tavis Smiley will host a late-night talk show for PBS originating from Los Angeles that will debut in...
Don’t Ask Who’s “Politically Correct” Now
Don’t Ask Who’s “Politically Correct” Now You won’t be able to count on it, but the people who bleat about the “liberal media” and “political...
Network News Chiefs Urge “Trust” on Diversity
Network News Chiefs Urge “Trust” on Diversity The presidents of the major television network news divisions today told the National Association of Hispanic Journalists that...
In Shakeup, Princell Hair Named CNN’s GM
In Shakeup, Princell Hair Named CNN’s GM Princell Hair, a former television news director in Los Angeles and Baltimore who has overseen the news operations...
This Time, Paper Runs Word-for-Word Story from AP
This Time, Paper Runs Word-for-Word Story from AP The lead story on the Web site of the New York Beacon, a black paper formerly known...
House Vote Called a Blow to Michael Powell
House Vote Called a Blow to Michael Powell The media verdict is in on the House vote Wednesday to overturn the Federal Communications Commission rules...
A 1945 Plea from the New York. Times’ First Black Reporter
A 1945 Plea from the N.Y. Times’ First Black Reporter “It’s not my intention to make you feel more uneasy than you already do, under...
Black Journalists Focus on Gerald Boyd’s Fate
Black Journalists Focus on Gerald Boyd’s Fate A day after Executive Editor Howell Raines and Managing Editor Gerald Boyd resigned from the New York Times,...
San Diego Union-Tribune Wants to Double Number of Blacks
San Diego Paper Wants to Double Number of Blacks The San Diego Union-Tribune wants to double the percentage of African Americans on its news staff...
Vegas Staffers Didn’t Get the Memo on Blackface
Vegas Staffers Didn’t Get the Memo on Blackface “Life continues to be difficult for management at KVVU Channel 5, the Las Vegas Fox affiliate,” reports...
Dorothy Gilliam Honored After 35 Years at Post
(Originally published 2003) Dorothy Gilliam Honored After 35 Years at Post Dorothy Gilliam ended 35 years at the Washington Post yesterday surrounded...