Media
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The Day It Became Easier to Say He’s Racist
The three television network evening news programs led Thursday with President Trump’s reported statement calling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole” countries and saying the United States should instead bring more people from countries such as Norway. From there the outrage grew in online commentary, in print and on cable talk shows, as well…
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What Was Oprah Really Saying?
Writer Hears Speech as Call to the Rest of Us. . . Black Women Want Return on Their Investment Gilbert Cruz Named N.Y. Times Culture Editor ‘Latinas in Journalism’ Draws 1,400 Members MSNBC Wins Black Viewers in Primetime Cable Omarosa Gets Passing Reference in ‘Fire and Fury’ Anti-Trump Land Ignored by Mainstream Media Pot Crackdown…
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‘Black Journalists Only, Please’
Request After Erica Garner’s Death Prompts Debate Essence Sold to Black-Owned Firm U.S. Muslims Projected to Outnumber Jews by 2040 Simeon Booker Services Set for National Cathedral Kotb Won’t Make Near Lauer’s Salary on ‘Today’ Henderson to Return to Detroit Public TV Marshall Project Makes Diversity a ‘Central Pillar’ K.C. Star Forces Release of Chilling…
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Diversity’s Greatest Hits, 2017: Where Will They Take Us in the Year Ahead?
1. Donald Trump’s Tumultuous First Year in Office2. Sexual Harassment Charges Bring Down Powerful3. ‘Suspension’ of Roland Martin’s ‘NewsOne Now’4. FCC Aligns Itself With Big Media5. The Numbers6. Jemele Hill Saga Prompts Warnings About Twitter7. Ebony’s New Ownership Disappoints8. Investigative Reporting Gets a Boost9. A Transition in Indian Country10. Remembering Our Legacy . . .…
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N.Y. Times Brass Missing at Pioneer Black Photographer’s Funeral
About 60 or 70 people paid tribute Saturday at services for Don Hogan Charles, who played a historic role at the New York Times as its first black photographer, but “there were no senior management representatives present from either the Photo Desk or corporate,” former Times photographer Chester Higgins Jr. told Journal-isms on Sunday. “I’m…
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Cleveland Teens Brazenly Rob Crew in Station Van
In Such Cases, How Much to ID Suspects, Victims? Middlebrook Taking Buyout From Detroit News An Apology From BuzzFeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo Workneh, Formerly at Black Voices, Joins Blavity Workers: Comcast-NBCUniversal No. 1 on Diversity Mexican Reporter Seeking Help Gets Shot of Hope Reflections on a Year of ‘Diversity Fatigue’ Carlos Illescas Helped Denver Post Win…
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‘Inappropriate Message’ Sacks BuzzFeed’s Adrian Carrasquillo
Reporter Was on List of ‘S–tty Media Men’ Atlanta Anchor Davis Dies After Massive Stroke Detroit Anchor Malcom Maddox Returns, Cleared of Charges Services Saturday for Photog Don Hogan Charles Disgraced Ex-Reporter Gets 5 Years in Bomb Threats Elizabeth Vargas Leaving ABC News in May Obama More Admired Than Trump, Gallup Finds Evidence Ties Segregation,…
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‘The Confederacy Falls in Memphis’ and 1 Paper Says Good Riddance
Newspaper Applauds as 2 Statues Come Down Magic Johnson-Isiah Thomas Reconciliation a Hit Roland Martin Signs Off From ‘NewsOne Now’ Efforts to Find Puerto Rico’s Missing Inadequate Faulkner Wants to Be Part of Harassment Solution More Ideas for Covering Refugees and Race . . . 5 Takeaways from Live Conversations Nothing Funny About Stereotyping Sean…
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Book Notes 2017: Best Sellers, Uncovered Treasures, Overlooked History
Our annual holiday season list of nonfiction books by journalists of color or those of special interest to them: Ta-Nehisi Coates; Lewis W. Diuguid; Angela P. Dodson; Chike Frankie Edozien; Darcy Eveleigh, Dana Canedy, Damien Cave and Rachel L. Swarns; Gerald Horne; Gerrick D. Kennedy; Jeff Pegues; Byron Pitts; Otis Sanford; Anya Schiffrin; Matt Taibbi…
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Detroit Journalist Stephen Henderson Traces Firing to 2 Encounters
Detroit Free Press Veteran Weighs Legal Action Skipper Quits at ESPN, Citing Substance Abuse Parrish to Leave as Arizona Republic President PBS Fires Back at Tavis Smiley’s Denials Stephen Henderson, fired Friday as columnist and editorial page editor at the Detroit Free Press, told radio listeners Monday that his dismissal stemmed from “social situations outside…