Is Newsday Growing News Diversity Leaders?
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...
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Hampton Provost Appears to Renege on Agreement
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...
Did Baltimore Sun Cross Ethical Line?
Did Baltimore Sun Cross Ethical Line? A lawsuit filed on behalf of ailing former Rep. Parren J. Mitchell, D-Md., now 80, seeks $251 million in...
Paper Offers “How Connecticut Chained Itself to Slavery”
Paper Offers “How Connecticut Chained Itself to Slavery” The Hartford Courant published a special issue Sunday of its Northeast Magazine called “How Connectict Chained Itself...
Greg Freeman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Columnist, Dies at 46
Greg Freeman, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Columnist, Dies at 46 Gregory B. Freeman, columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who was active in promoting diversity in...
NABJ Facing “Identity Crisis”
NABJ Facing “Identity Crisis” The National Association of Black Journalists, founded 27 years ago to promote the careers of black newsmen and newswomen, and to...
Nearly One in Four College Journalism Programs Flunks on Diversity
Nearly One in Four College J-Programs Flunks on Diversity Nearly one in four college journalism programs seeking accreditation fails the diversity criterion, according to the...
Blacks, Hispanics 40 Percent of U.S. War Dead?
Blacks, Hispanics 40 Percent of U.S. War Dead? The footage today of the statue of Saddam Hussein being pulled down in Baghdad was indeed breathtaking,...
Media Layoffs Rising Again
Media Layoffs Rising Again Don’t get too heartened by positive signs in the economy, because media companies are swinging the ax harder, says Broadcasting and...
Washington Post Writers Produce Good Read, Good Comeback
Post Writers Produce Good Read, Good Comeback Longtime Washington Post reporters Martha McNeil Hamilton and Warren Brown knew they had a great story to tell:...
Ebony, Jet Reverse Circulation Declines
Hispanic-Interest Magazines Among Fastest Growing Talk of ’82 Chin Killing Sparks References to Unity Dispute Ex-Anchor Carter’s Conviction Overturned on Appeal Rep. Bobby Rush to...
Group Says It Documents Bias in Broadcast, Cable
Group Says It Documents Bias in Broadcast, Cable Twenty percent or more of large broadcast and cable companies discriminate against people of color, and 15...