Category : Maynard Institute archives

Adam Powell Resigns as GM at Howard U. Television Adam Clayton Powell III has resigned as general manager of Howard University television, WHUT-TV in Washington,...

J-Grads of Color Hit Harder by Weak Job Market The bottom fell out of the job market for journalism and mass communication graduates in 2001...

Both Public, Private J-Schools Flunked on Diversity The list of journalism programs flunking the diversity criterion when they sought accreditation includes a large percentage of...

Sharpton a No-Show for Unity Interview Democratic presidential candidate Al Sharpton missed a scheduled appearance with young minority journalists Friday under puzzling and yet-to-be explained...

Hundreds Complain About Racial Remarks on BBC NAHJ President Says She Has Assurances on Anchors AAJA Votes Full Membership for Jobless Journalists Michael Eric Dyson...

Charlotte Grimes Out as J-Head at Hampton Charlotte Grimes, a former national correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who was brought in two years ago...

BET Cancels “BET Tonight,” “Lead Story” in Revamping Black Entertainment Television is canceling two of its three regular news shows – “Lead Story” and “BET...

Which ABC Journalists Made Racist Remarks? In his new memoir, “Only Son” (Warner Books), former New York City television anchor John Johnson describes covering Arab-Israeli...

Writers Have Fun With CNN’s Bid to Talk “Hip-Hop” It started when Rolando Santos, who as general manager of CNN Headline News is one of...

Latina Columnists Say Lighten Up on “Dame Edna” Two Latina columnists say Hispanics who have protested a column by the “Dame Edna” character in Vanity...

Asians in Top TV Markets: Female-to-Male Ratio 5:1 A first-ever study finds a critical shortage of Asian American male broadcast journalists, but suggests that the...

Charlotte Grimes Leaves Hampton University Charlotte Grimes, an example of a professional from the mainstream media who could take charge of a journalism program at...