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Jemele Hill and ESPN Get It Over With: Report
Jemele Hill, a black woman who remained so while on television, had a rough go of it at ESPN in the fallout of calling Donald Trump, a sho nuff white supremacist, just that. She’s reportedly set to completely sever ties with the company at the beginning of September. Hill’s commentary is just too direct for…
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Fox & Friends Pans NABJ’s ‘Journalist of the Year’
Black Conservative Gets Facts Wrong on Jemele Hill A Penalty for Nondisclosure of Diversity Info? Patricia Thompson to Direct Accrediting Group Obamas to Produce Shows, Films for Netflix 9-Year St. Louis Reporter Agrees to Drug Program Ticketing Disparities Linked to Class as Well as Race Wedding Drew Big Audience, but It’s All Relative He Wisely…
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Fox & Friends Tried to Come for Jemele Hill. Our Suggestion? Don’t
Jemele Hill was recently named the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists, and Fox & Friends tried to come for her. Surprise, surprise. The folks on the Fox News show took multiple shots at Hill, namely saying that she’s jobless. “The bottom line is that she’s unemployed from hosting…
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Jemele Hill Named 2018 Journalist of the Year by National Association of Black Journalists
Jemele Hill, senior correspondent and columnist for ESPN’s The Undefeated, has been selected as the 2018 Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists. In a press release announcing her selection, NABJ said that Hill is known for “her provocative commentary on what’s happening in sports and in the news.” “She uses…
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Jemele Hill Is Still Out Here Spitting Truth About What’s Really Going On in America
I won’t lie—It didn’t sit well with me when ESPN sports personality Jemele Hill issued a statement saying she “deserved that suspension” following the social media backlash over her controversial tweets about President Donald Trump and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. I absolutely get that jobs are scarce and nice checks for those who truly…
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New York Times Gets 1,400 Ideas for ‘Overlooked’ Obits
Newspaper Admits Shortchanging Women of Color Chilling Consequences for Covering Women’s Rights 4 Sessions to Train Newsroom Leaders of Color Boston Globe Finds Latinos Feel Invisible in Mass. Lester Holt Didn’t ‘Want to Be Defined by My Color’ Smith Joins Hill in Leaving ‘SportsCenter’ Experts Advise on Covering White Nationalists Revived ‘Indian Country’ to Hire;…
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Technology Is Building a Future Without People of Color in Mind
Time to Recast World of Decision-Making Machines Attention to Diversity: One Remedy for Lack of Trust NRA Drops Race Card in Mass-Shooting Debate Writer Felt Like ‘That Red-Lipped Lawn Jockey’ Polk Awards Flag Corruption, Immigrant Abuse Kent State to Honor Bhatia, Shelton for Diversity Roy Hobbs, Anchor Who Battled Demons, Dies at 64 NABJ to…
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Offensive Dreamers Cartoon ‘a Mistake,’ Editor Says
Closer Scrutiny Pledged After Widespread Criticism ‘Darker, Gayer, Different’ Too Much Even for Fox Reuters Moves Bombshell by Jailed Reporters Ethiopia Says It Will Free Press Freedom Hero — If Quincy Jones’ ‘Outrageous’ Conversation Goes Viral Judge Dismisses Discrimination Case Against CNN White Pittsburgh Anchor Settles Bias Suit Michael Smith Says Changes Muted ‘SportsCenter’ Blacks…
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ESPN’s Jemele Hill to Leave SportsCenter, Join The Undefeated
Jemele Hill is switching gears in her career, leaving her position as anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter to join the staff of The Undefeated, an ESPN-owned website that focuses on the intersection of sports, race and culture, as well as take on additional assignments. As Sports Illustrated notes, the move comes after Hill sparked national conversation…
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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 . . .…