Judge Greenlights N.Y. Post Racism Trial
October 30, 2013Hostile work environment for people of color alleged; San Francisco Chronicle won't use "Redskins" team name; Latinos say PBS should have done more to keep Suarez; MBAs give inmates a...
View ArticleObama Likes "Bull Sessions" With Columnists
November 1, 2013Handful of black journalists have participated; accused of racism, writer finds home at National Review; Michael Giarrusso named AP's global sports editor; columnist debunks health care...
View ArticleMonuments to Supremacy: Do Not Disturb?
November 4, 2013Newspapers won't rock boat on tributes to "Lost Cause"; Ray Suarez joins Al Jazeera America; 2 French journalists kidnapped, killed in northern Mali; editor to staffers: Nothing...
View ArticleDon Lemon Protests, "I Am Not Supporting Stop-and-Frisk"
November 6, 2013CNN anchor reviled for commentary on Joyner radio show; AP, N.Y. Times say "terrorist" not so easy to define; Elizabeth Vargas checks into rehab over alcohol abuse; Arlene Morgan leaves...
View ArticleMiami Herald Reporter Held in Venezuela
November 8, 2013Detaining journalists has become "recurring practice"; Dolphins' Jonathan Martin to tell story to NFL investigator; Obama said to throw defenders in media under the bus; in TV ads, only...
View ArticleMiami Herald Reporter Freed in Venezuela
November 10, 2013U.S. of "enormous assistance" despite frosty relations; Dolphins' Jonathan Martin to tell story to NFL investigator; Obama said to throw defenders in media under the bus; in TV ads,...
View ArticleMedia Scramble on Philippines Typhoon
November 11, 2013Colorado teen found as American face on tragedy; Incognito says he regrets using "N-word" with Martin; freed Miami Herald reporter describes 48-hour captivity; Liberia releases...
View ArticlePoor Writing, Race and a Suspect History
November 13, 2013Columnist Richard Cohen hoist with his own petard; "$200 for every red-skin sent to Purgatory"; black press group says NFL neglects black businesses; Philippines knocked off some Far...
View ArticleA Journalism Fail
November 15, 2013Media missed it: Winning candidate served time for murder; Raul Ramirez, reporter, editor and educator, dies at 67; complaints about Cohen touch on gender as much as race; radio...
View ArticleJFK Cemented Ties With Blacks
November 18, 2013Journalists shared in determined hope of the era; Kennedy wooed Ebony, Jet publisher John H. Johnson; Al Ortiz, CBS News exec, assigned to investigate misstep; Al Jazeera America...
View ArticleCNN Pumps Up Don Lemon
November 20, 2013Some debate whether commentaries are appropriate; stark differences in cable coverage of typhoon, health care; Sheila Solomon, longtime recruiter, wins Ida B. Wells Award; J-students...
View ArticleWhite Writers Join N-Word Debate
November 22, 2013"'You don't get it; you're white.' . . . doesn't work for me"; news organizations challenge White House on photo access; Al Jazeera testing S.F.-based Internet news network; Kennedy...
View Article"Worst of the Worst" Are All Black Men
November 25, 2013Tenn. paper catches heat for front page array of mug shots; Pryor, Rock regretted their use of the N-word; paid internships can increase diversity, writer contends; Sarah Palin doesn't...
View ArticleSteinberg Elected Unity President
September 27, 2013NLGJA delegate wins, 6-4, as NAHJ sits out vote; Lee Thornton, pioneer journalist, professor, dies at 71; Desiree Dancy, N.Y. Times Co. diversity officer, resigns; where's explanation...
View ArticleColumnist Cleared of Spousal Assault Charge
September 30, 2013Dallas' James Ragland reassigned for nearly two years; reactions differ on "Obamacare,""Affordable Care Act"; CNN names diversity V.P.; N.Y. Times won't fill post; N.Y. Times finds...
View ArticleAP, NPR Curb Use of "Obamacare" Term
October 2, 2013Editors say association with law's opponents persists; he-said, he-said approach faulted in shutdown coverage; New Miss America booked for South Asian Journalists gala; Darius Walker...
View ArticleDo Racial Issues Still Push Some Over the Edge?
October 4, 2013Black woman's chase, slaying renews interest in theory; would Cleveland Indians fans dress in blackface?; five points the press misses in covering health care act; frustrated immigration...
View ArticleNAHJ Reps Recommend Unity Pullout
October 7, 2013"Virtual Town Hall" meeting scheduled next week; Fox followed advice to use loaded health-care phrases; plans for local versions of NPR's "Code Switch" on hold; NAHJ reintroducing Ñ...
View Article"The Government Has Attacked Itself"
October 9, 2013Shutdown challenges WaPo's federal-employee columnist; Obama fails to call on TV reporters at news conference; N.Y. Times news-page policy: "Obamacare" in quotes; "Redskins" debate said...
View ArticleObama's War on Leaks Called Without Precedent
October 10, 2013Government officials "deeply wary" of talking to media (10/10/13); Shutdown challenges WaPo's federal-employee columnist; Obama fails to call on TV reporters at news conference; N.Y....
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