December 21, 2012
Do you know someone who needs basic training on how to set up and use a Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn profile? We can help. Join us for Social Media 101, an online conference and workshop starting January 17.
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Social Media 101 with Mediabistro
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Rob Parker Suspended for 30 Days
December 20, 2012
Others disciplined, "oversight" of "First Take" pledged; Greg Moore named editor of year for Aurora coverage; "Frontline" on gang interveners wins duPont-Columbia; majority of blacks say owning guns puts safety at risk; Charlie Rose settles lawsuit filed by unpaid intern; Will Sutton leads Dow Jones business intern program; Rhonda Lee lacks job offers but has 7,000 new fans; rights group slams Israel on media-building attacks (12/20/12)Returning Monday, Dec. 24, barring breaking news
Others Disciplined, "Oversight" of "First Take" Pledged
Greg Moore Named Editor of Year for Aurora Coverage
"Frontline" on Gang Interveners wins duPont-Columbia
Majority of Blacks Say Owning Guns Puts Safety at Risk
Charlie Rose Settles Lawsuit Filed by Unpaid Intern
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Women Politicians Lead East Oakland Rally Against Social Security Cuts
December 19, 2012
By Howard Dyckoff - More than 50 rallied last week in East Oakland to oppose any cuts in Medicare and Social Security. Protesters joined Congressional Rep. Barbara Lee, Assembly Member Nancy Skinner, and Oakland Mayor Jean Quan at Eastmont Mall’s Social Security office to oppose reductions in Oakland’s senior services.
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Name it, Oakland!
December 19, 2012
By Sabirah Mustafa - Growing up in Oakland I used to imagine I was the mayor. Playgrounds and basketball courts would stay open 24 hours if I had my way. Big wheels and dirt bikes would be the official mode of transportation. Ice cream trucks would be posted on every street corner so my friends and I wouldn’t have to chase them down the block.
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NRA Was Influenced by Black Panthers
December 24, 2012
Oakland group of 1960s brandished guns in public; editors grade Newtown coverage in light of inaccuracies; Terry Glover, Ebony managing editor, dies at 57; N.Y. Times urges pardon for Wilmington 10; Navarrette knocked for comparing Dreamers to 'spoiled brats'; rights coverage recalled as Newsweek ends print edition; ESPN announcer sorry for "Puerto Rican temper" comment (12/24/12 and 12/27/12)Updated Dec. 27
Returning Dec. 28 except for breaking news
Oakland Group of 1960s Brandished Guns in Public
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Diversity's Greatest Hits, 2012
December 28, 2012
A year in the quest for news media that look like America (12/28/12)1. Neither GOP Nor News Media Looked Like America
2. Social Media Can Mean Trouble: Ask Martin, Whitlock, Lee or Williams
3. Trayvon Martin Case
4. Unity Coalition Changes Course
5. New NAHJ Leadership After Brutal Campaign
6. The Numbers
7. Fellowship Breakthrough at Stanford
8. NBC News to Pay Its Interns
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Books to Ring In the New Year
N.C. governor pardons Wilmington 10. Reads for 2013 (Part 2): Meta G. Carstarphen and John P. Sanchez; Eric Deggans; Karl Evanzz; Mark A. Huddle; Chester Higgins Jr.; Natalie Hopkinson; Charlayne Hunter-Gault; Valerie Coleman Morris; Thomas Peele; Lynn Povich; Drew Sharp; Rene M. Astudillo; Sue Ellen Christian; Jackie Jones; Erin Aubry Kaplan; Leonard Pitts Jr.; Tracy Price-Thompson and TaRessa Stovall; Ingrid Sturgis; Leroy Williams Jr. (12/31/12)↧
VIDEO – ‘Tis the Season: Laurel Neighborhood Harmonizes to Help Others in Need
December 26, 2012
By Katherine Brown - Is harmony and unity possible in East Oakland? The Laurel Merchant and Laurel District Association strive to prove that it does.
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PHOTOS: Health of the Hood – Cleveland Heights
December 26, 2012
By Sabirah Mustafa - Cleveland Heights has a lot of natural beauty, but requires diligent maintenance. Otherwise, leaves back up storm drains, and tree branches block out street lights and sidewalks.
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Education is My Weapon of Choice
December 26, 2012
By Debora Gordon - Since the Newtown school shootings, there has been talk among some, such as John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime,” calling for teachers and other school staff to carry guns. Their perspective is that, as National Rifle Association Executive VP Wayne LaPierre put it, “the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.”
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‘He COULD Have Done It, But I Don’t Think He Did’
January 27, 2012
By Debora Gordon - Lam offered me contact information for his attorney, David Kelvin, who agreed to speak with me in last October. I felt limited in my knowledge of the criminal justice system, even though I’d taught American government. I’d had no first-hand experience with the law beyond the very occasional moving violation, and a couple of acts of civil disobedience 25 years ago. What I knew was mostly from television and movies.
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For Diversity Champion Wanda Lloyd, the Challenges Haven’t Changed
January 2, 2013
As news organizations tried to find a foothold within a rapidly changing technological and business environment, newsrooms downsized and diversity efforts took a disproportionate hit.
There were 7,400 journalists of color according to the 2006 American Society of News Editors census of daily newspapers. By the 2012 census there were 5,000.
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"Django" Both Flash Point, Free-for-All
For every virtue, an opponent finds a vice; Al Jazeera expands with purchase of Current TV; is "white knuckle" like "flesh"-colored bandages?; Unity officially picks "Journalists for Diversity"; Cornish to remain NPR co-host — Norris returns; Rhonda Lee hair critic said he had dementia; ex-journalist in thick of it as emancipation is hailed; N.Y. Rifle Association urges boycott of Gannett; reporter was activist in Wilmington 10 case. (1/2/13 and 1/3/13)↧
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A Tale of Four Fatalities in Two Days in One City
January 3, 2013
By Ronald Owens - Four young people who were still in their teens were gunned down in the streets of Oakland on a grim Thanksgiving Day weekend last year. Two of the victims were killed on a Saturday and the two others were shot dead on a Sunday.
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Film Critic Wesley Morris Departs Boston Globe
January 4, 2013
Pulitzer winner to devote more time to Grantland website; CNN exec's job is "building diverse slate of anchors"; new Unity president voted for "Journalists of Color"; Milton Coleman retiring from Washington Post; Helen T. Gray, longtime K.C. Star editor, retires; Houston police arrest anchor's accused stalker; "ghastlier horrors" supersede journalists' agony (1/4/13);Pulitzer Winner to Devote More Time to Grantland Website
CNN Exec's Job Is "Building Diverse Slate of Anchors"
New Unity President Voted for "Journalists of Color"
Milton Coleman Retiring From Washington Post
Helen T. Gray, longtime K.C. Star editor, retires
Houston Police Arrest Anchor's Accused Stalker
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CBS 2 | WBBM-TV
Per Diem Desk Assistant
Posted on:
January 7, 2013Purpose of position:
To assist assignment editor, reporters and producers in daily news coverage.
Primary accountabilities:
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Benét Wilson Appointed to ONA Board
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“Take It or Leave It”
January 5, 2013
By Jian Di Liang - Seeing people begging for money on the street, it reminds me of many middle-aged new Chinese immigrants’ stories.
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"Django" Action Figures Stoke Controversy
January 7, 2013
Some editors failed to see no-brainer story; . . . movie's critics say, "Oh, no, they didn't!"; freed slaves died by thousands from diseases; RTDNA's foundation to honor Twitter as news source; Fox Nation, Fox News Latino play to different bases; N.Y. Times public editor takes up "objectivity" (1/7/13)Some Editors Failed to See No-Brainer Story
. . . Movie's Critics Say, "Oh, No, They Didn't!"
Freed Slaves Died by Thousands From Diseases
RTDNA's Foundation to Honor Twitter as News Source
Fox Nation, Fox News Latino Play to Different Bases
N.Y. Times Public Editor Takes Up "Objectivity"
Short Takes
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ESPN Cuts Rob Parker
Commentator's 30-day suspension made permanent (1/8/13); "Django" action figures stoke controversy; . . . movie's critics say, "Oh, no, they didn't!"; freed slaves died by thousands from diseases; RTDNA's foundation to honor Twitter as news source; Fox Nation, Fox News Latino play to different bases; N.Y. Times public editor takes up "objectivity" (1/7/13)↧