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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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Black-Press Visitors to Morocco Called Pawns
January 15, 2014Envoy from occupied "last colony in Africa" sees politics; in milestone, Rob King to head ESPN's news operations; evening news shows ignore landmark Internet ruling; BET, HuffPost...
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NABJ Rejects Free Tickets From Morocco
January 17, 2014Board decides ethical issues are not worth it; screenwriter Ridley defends brutality in "12 Years a Slave"; CNN drops midday show co-anchored by Suzanne Malveaux; Texas stations won't...
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NABJ Executive Director Resigns
January 20, 2014Interim successor led medical association, Alpha Phi Alpha; black media outlets petition for share of anti-tobacco ads ; essayists took notes at star-studded Baraka funeral; Obama...
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Is "Thug" the Same as the "N-Word"?
January 22, 2014Player's comments prompt debate over "T-Word"; Ex-NBC Latino writer questions NBC's commitment; Twitter to capitalize on large user base of people of color; News reports tip us to...
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City Lends Black Community Paper $100,000
January 24, 2014Some say accepting government aid crosses ethical line; . . . Bay State Banner says Globe wants to write its obit; report from free Morocco trip: Nation "travels within you";...
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Joy Reid to Host Own Show on MSNBC
January 27, 2014The Grio to stay, despite fate of NBC Latino (1/27/14); city lends black community paper $100,000; . . . Bay State Banner says Globe wants to write its obit; report from free Morocco...
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Arrest in Beating of Gay Arts Journalist
January 29, 2014Police sought "Hispanic," but arrested a "black male"; Charles V. Pittman, diversity advocate, to retire in march; race missing from president's diagnosis of inequality; Egypt to try 20...
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CNN 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...
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White 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...
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