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Mike Wallace Passes
On Saturday, America lost one of its greatest journalists as Mike Wallace passed away at the age of 93. Wallace is best known for his 40 years on CBS’s "60 Minutes" where he interviewed everyone from...
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NY Post Columnist: Jay-Z’s Nets Should Be the “New York N*ggers”
Phil Mushnick, a curmudgeonly sports columnist for the New York Post has long sense been openly critical about Jay-Z's role as a minority owner for the newly re-named Brooklyn Nets. He seems more...
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TIME OUT: Lack of Diversity in Sports Reporting Continues
According to the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida, the ranks minorities in key sports reporting positions remain slim. The Institute, which has...
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Fixing Journalism’s Race and Class Problem
When I was a kid, my family loved watching science fiction films and television shows. Some of them, from Star Trek to Soylent Green, featured a multiracial band of humans, plus various sentient life...
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Black Journalists, Respectability and Responsibility
A Washington, D.C. based news station recently ran a story about an awful home invasion and hostage situation. As police try to connect the dots as to what exactly happened and what was the motive,...
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[THE WEEKLY READ] Think Before You Thinkpiece
To My Fellow Writers and Those Who Edit Them: You do realize that not every news story has to be further contextualized into something beyond the basic facts or lack thereof presented, right? Wait a...
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Color of Change: NY News Features “Dangerous” Reporting on Blacks
Last week, ColorOfChange released, “Not To Be Trusted: Dangerous Levels of Inaccuracy in TV Crime Reporting in NYC," a new study highlighting discrepancies in local nightly news reporting on crime....
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George Curry (1947-2016): An Advocate and Soldier for Black Media
First and foremost, George Curry was a freedom fighter, and journalism was his weapon of choice. Rather than a soldier in the marches and at the rallies, though he was there too on occasion, he fought...
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Remembering Gwen Ifill, a Trailblazing Journalist and a Dear Friend
Only sickness could keep Gwen Ifill from a presidential election, particularly the denouement of a raucous and unbelievable campaign that we needed her expertise to understand. But she missed this...
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Journalism Fellowship Created in Honor of Gwen Ifill
The PBS NewsHour and Washington Press Club Foundation today announced the creation of The Gwen Ifill/PBS NewsHour Journalism Fellowship. The 10-week PBS NewsHour summer fellowship was created in honor...
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Les Payne, Founder of the National Association of Black Journalists, Dies at 76
A founder and former president of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), Les Payne, passed away unexpectedly at his New York home on Monday night. He was 76. According to the New York...
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Black Female Reporter Fired for Sharing Article About White Women’s Privilege
A Black female reporter alleges that she was fired from her job at Kansas City, Missouri’s KSHB-TV for sharing an article on her Facebook page about White privilege, The Kansas City Star reports. Lisa...
View ArticleCNN’s Brooke Baldwin Defends Black Female Reporters After Trump Attack
Journalist Brooke Baldwin defended Black female reporters after they were targeted by President Donald Trump last week, per HuffPost. The CNN anchor came to the defense of White House correspondent...
View ArticleFixing Journalism’s Race and Class Problem
When I was a kid, my family loved watching science fiction films and television shows. Some of them, from Star Trek to Soylent Green, featured a multiracial band of humans, plus various sentient life...
View ArticleBlack Journalists, Respectability and Responsibility
A Washington, D.C. based news station recently ran a story about an awful home invasion and hostage situation. As police try to connect the dots as to what exactly happened and what was the motive, the...
View Article[THE WEEKLY READ]Think Before You Thinkpiece
To My Fellow Writers and Those Who Edit Them: You do realize that not every news story has to be further contextualized into something beyond the basic facts or lack thereof presented, right? Wait a...
View ArticleColor of Change:NY News Features “Dangerous” Reporting on Blacks
Last week, ColorOfChange released, “Not To Be Trusted: Dangerous Levels of Inaccuracy in TV Crime Reporting in NYC,” a new study highlighting discrepancies in local nightly news reporting on crime....
View ArticleGeorge Curry (1947-2016): An Advocate and Soldier for Black Media
First and foremost, George Curry was a freedom fighter, and journalism was his weapon of choice. Rather than a soldier in the marches and at the rallies, though he was there too on occasion, he fought...
View ArticleRemembering Gwen Ifill, a Trailblazing Journalist and a Dear Friend
Only sickness could keep Gwen Ifill from a presidential election, particularly the denouement of a raucous and unbelievable campaign that we needed her expertise to understand. But she missed this one,...
View ArticleJournalism Fellowship Created in Honor of Gwen Ifill
The PBS NewsHour and Washington Press Club Foundation today announced the creation of The Gwen Ifill/PBS NewsHour Journalism Fellowship. The 10-week PBS NewsHour summer fellowship was created in honor...
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