Category : Maynard Institute archives

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...

Local Blacks Criticize St. Pete Times The St. Petersburg, Fla., NAACP challenged the Times Publishing Co. Tuesday to appoint an African American to its all-white...

NPR Dropping Kojo Nnamdi’s “Public Interest” ” Public Interest ,” the daily midday talk show hosted by Kojo Nnamdi , is being dropped by National...

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

Renee Poussaint, Camille Cosby in Oral History Project The New York Times and Washington Post featured stories over the weekend on the efforts of Camille...

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...

Asian Journalists Get $100,000, Largest-Ever Gift A longtime Dallas civil-rights activist gave $100,000 to the Asian American Journalists Association, the largest-ever gift from an individual...

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...

Media Managers of Color Tell What It Takes “There’s always a gnawing shadow,” says one of the successful media managers of color who responded to...

Where’s Outrage Over Latest TV Changes? Columnist Asks When NBC announced that the tanned, well-tailored Brian Williams would take over TV’s highest-rated network newscast in...