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Praise, 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...
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Holder 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...
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Rival 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"...
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R. 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...
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Setback 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...
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Soothing the Senses, Shocking the Conscience
December 20, 2013 Richard Prince's Book Notes™: Stocking Stuffers (Part 2): Simeon Booker with Carol McCabe Booker; Stanley Crouch; Wil Haygood; Pilar Marrero; Steve Penn; Alison Stewart; Touré; Celia...
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Sanfuentes to Exit NBC, Seeks His "Next Big Thing"
December 24, 2013Only Latino to rise to network senior VP of news (12/24/13)Returning December 30Only Latino to Rise to Network Senior VP of NewsOnly Latino to Rise to Network Senior VP of NewsAntoine...
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Diversity's Greatest Hits, 2013
December 30, 2013A year in the quest for news media that look like America: Growing intolerance of intolerance, insensitivity; Â . . ESPN lists additional steps on cultural sensitivity; Unity is dead,...
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Jobless Critic Raises $4K to Stave Off Homelessness
January 1, 2014Craig Lindsey appealed on Internet for $900 to pay his rent; Robin Roberts' prominence makes coming out significant; NABJ ends year with $183,000 surplus, Butler says; Harris-Perry sorry...
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Damaged Boxers Making Writers Uneasy
January 3, 2014Some still say fighters fare better in ring than in streets; obit writers cautious on labeling radio talker a racist; Paula Madison wants out of money-losing WNBA team; Roberts...
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Harris-Perry's Apology Doesn't Quiet Controversy
January 6, 2014Politics, race, Mormonism and babies a volatile mix; NBCLatino's Chris Peña apparently leaves network; "SNL" hires black woman after auditioning two dozen; N.Y. Times finds War on...
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Why "Scandal" Ranks No. 1 With Black Viewers
January 8, 2014Passion, angst and pride that a black woman is the star; Hispanics choose novelas over English-language shows; sharp-tongued film critic denies heckling filmmaker; Janice Min adds...
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Tamron Hall Bares Pain of Sister's Slaying
January 10, 2014Critic gets comeuppance at television writers conference; Christie scandal a fift: "The fat man sang," Geraldo says; coverage of Baraka's death ranges from front page to none; media did...
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Black Press Takes Free Trip to Morocco
January 13, 2014Arab government reaches out to African Americans; . . . news groups' policies on expenses-paid trips; Armond White expelled from New York film critics group; in light of massacre, media...
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Don 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...
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Miami 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...
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Miami 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,...
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Media 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...
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Poor 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...
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A 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...
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