Los Angeles Mayor Admits Affair with Anchor
Telemundo Backs Reporter as “Professional” Telemundo gave anchor Mirthala Salinas a vote of confidence Tuesday after Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa acknowledged having a “relationship”...
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Anna Nicole Takes Up the Bandwidth
Little Room for Tragedy of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq The news about Navy Corpsman Manuel Ruiz didn’t stand a chance. Ruiz, a 21-year-old...
L.A. Cops Beat Journalists
Police Chief Agrees to Internal Investigation Journalist organizations demanded a thorough investigation on Wednesday into “the violent treatment of journalists” by Los Angeles police during...
It’s the Content, Editors
ASNE Hears Stories Found Through Diversity Nobody actually said, “it’s the content, stupid,” but winners of the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ new “Diversity Pacesetters”...
“Definitely a Setback” at San Francisco Chronicle
3 Journalists of Color Among Management Layoffs Staff members at the San Francisco Chronicle are bracing for departures at the rank-and-file level after 14 managers—...
50 Years of Walking History
Jet Magazine’s Simeon Booker Retires at 88 After a career of more than 50 years in which he chronicled the civil rights movement, became the...
After Imus, Sights Set on Rap Music
Some Say News Media Have Ignored Issue “So,” wrote columnist Sue Hutchison on the front page of Friday’s San Jose Mercury News, “now that we’ve...
Mayor’s Girlfriend Placed on Leave
Telemundo to Conduct “Internal Review” of Events Telemundo anchor Mirthala Salinas, partner in an affair with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, is being placed on...
Journalism Diversity Program Takes a Hit
Urban Workshops Become “Race-Neutral” A group that actively works against affirmative action programs has succeeded in changing the purpose of urban journalism programs designed to...
Imus Stink Led Briefly to Cable Diversity
Survey Shows Business as Usual After Controversy “During the recent controversy over former radio and television host Don Imus‘ remarks about the Rutgers women’s basketball...
Diversity Hit “Significant” at Inquirer
Philly Paper Lays Off 17% of Newsroom Staff Diversity took a significant hit at the Philadelphia Inquirer Wednesday, reporters there said, as the parent company...
Top 2 Execs Leaving AOL Black Voices
Departures Follow Recent Exits by Journalists The two top executives at AOL Black Voices — Janet Rollé, the vice president and general manager, and Alvin...