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...
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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”...
Firing Followed E-Mailed Love Notes
Nigeria Charged Koinange Paid Rebels for News CNN Africa correspondent Jeff Koinange’s dismissal followed a reprimand for using his company e-mail account to continue an...
9 Layoffs Reversed at Inquirer
Two Black Journalists Offered Jobs Back At least nine newsroom employees on the Philadelphia Inquirer’s layoff list — including two African American journalists — are...
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...
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”...
Dodging the Backlash
Programs Artfully Deflect Potential Bias Claims The blow sustained this week by the urban journalism program run by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund and its...
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...
Inquirer Lists Laid-Off Staffers
Roster Shows Journalists of Color Overrepresented The Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia late Thursday released a list of the 71 Guild members in the Philadelphia...
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...
“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—...
O, Canada!
Word Spreads About Photog Assaulted in Toronto An e-mail campaign and petition drive are under way to defend a visiting African American photographer who says...