"Love, Peace and Soul!" And More
November 27, 2013Looking for the right holiday gift? Books by A. Peter Bailey, Jinx Coleman Broussard, Alfredo Corchado, Ericka Blount Danois, Lolis Eric Elie, Hattie Kauffman, Gil L. Robertson IV,...
View ArticleCaution Urged on Teen "Knockout" Story
December 2, 2013Information vacuum in "trend" of attacks by young blacks; councilman elected in media fail held on DUI, pot charges; Daily Kos calls Obama cartoon ape-like, racist; would greater...
View ArticleGarry D. Howard Out as Sporting News Editor
December 3, 2013Helped publication reinvent itself as web property (12/3/13); caution urged on teen "knockout" story; councilman elected in media fail held on DUI, pot charges; Daily Kos calls Obama...
View ArticleN.Y. Post Beats Back Racism Lawsuits
December 4, 2013Related harassment case has been "resolved"; Bashir resigns from MSNBC over Palin comments; U.S., Japanese reporters scuffle on Biden trip; Detroit crisis prompts $500,000 in grants to...
View ArticleMandela's Way With Journalists
December 6, 2013Reverential but professional coverage for hero without peer; . . . journalists'"curiosity very difficult to satisfy"; . . . media not always eager to cover the movement; . . . Mandela...
View Article2,500 Journalists Descending on S. Africa
December 9, 2013 Commentators warn against turning Mandela into mush; 300 celebrate Elaine Rivera as a "kick-ass journalist"; glossing over the racism, sexism of the 1970s newsroom; did Obama take a...
View ArticlePraise, Disgust for S. Africa Coverage
December 11, 2013Reporters who've covered Mandela critique their peers; coverage of "selfie," Castro handshake called excessive; after faffe, KTVU to air documentary on Korean Americans; study details...
View ArticleHolder Puzzled by News Media Complaints
December 13, 2013"We try to be as transparent as can be"; . . . media faulted for failing to connect the dots; did the CIA help capture Mandela in 1962?; black film critics group honors "12 Years a...
View ArticleRival Jeers Series on Child Homelessness
December 16, 2013N.Y. Times five-parter wins raves, but not from N.Y. Post; Mandela told a critical cartoonist, "but that is your job"; "Santa is not white, because Santa is not real"; "Code Switch"...
View ArticleR. Kelly Is Getting a Pass, Reporter Says
December 18, 2013"Nobody matters less to our society than young black women"; TMZ readers vote for N-word over "African American"; White House, journalists agree to expand media access; "Rape in the...
View ArticleSetback for Black TV-Station Ownership
December 20, 2013St. Louis brothers to give up stations in three cities; Mara Schiavocampo says goodbye to NBC News; Nikita Stewart; Rafael Pineda; Alex Wagner; Kai Jackson; Lynne K. Varner; Sean...
View ArticleJournalists of Color Scarce at Shutdown Scene
October 18, 2013Does a picture from Capitol Hill tell the story?; black paper in Richmond, Va., drops "Redskins" term; White House correspondent Dan Lothian reported leaving CNN; Maria Hinojosa's...
View ArticleGrambling Turmoil Snares Student Editors
October 21, 20132 suspended amid football walkout over deterioration; Post employees' tribute to Graham includes community ties, NAHJ votes Tuesday on whether to leave Unity; N.Y. Post writer used...
View ArticleNAHJ Board Votes 13-2 to Leave Unity
October 22, 2013After definitive vote, Balta wishes remaining members well (10/22/13); Grambling turmoil snares student editors; Post employees' tribute to Graham includes community ties, NAHJ votes...
View ArticleGrambling Shows Deterioration to Media
October 23, 2013Institution lost 56.3% of its state funding in past six years; . . . NABJ plans council to examine college student media; Atlanta paper apologizes for "40 Acres and a Whole Lotta...
View ArticleUnity Is Dead, Co-Founders Say
October 25, 2013Remaining associations not ready to throw in the towel; FCC moves on ownership by Hispanics, others of color; Denise Bridges, Maynard Institute vet, laid off in Norfolk; Pineda retiring...
View ArticleElaine Rivera Dies, Wrote About Underdogs
October 28, 2013Onetime NAHJ board member was both compassionate, funny; Karen Dunlap retiring as Poynter Institute president; Suarez: "NewsHour""didn't have much of a plan for me"; Neal voted first...
View ArticleJudge 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...
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