Pop culture still an attraction for black Web visitors; "liberal" New Republic magazine acknowledges racist past; TV One pushes envelope on language during daylight hours; Coleman named ombudsman at Corp. for Public Broadcasting; Public editor: time" for N.Y. Times to kill race Beat; "ideal viewer" is white female cardboard cutout; NPR gives platform to critic of "white" public radio voice; Japan, Jordan scramble as hostage deadline passes (1/30/15)Pop Culture Still an Attraction for Black Web Visitors
"Liberal" New Republic Magazine Acknowledges Racist Past
TV One Pushes Envelope on Language During Daylight Hours
Coleman Named Ombudsman at Corp. for Public Broadcasting
Public Editor: "Odd Time" for N.Y. Times to Kill Race Beat
"Ideal Viewer" Is White Female Cardboard Cutout
Japan, Jordan Scramble as Hostage Deadline Passes
"Japan and Jordan scrambled on Friday to find out what had happened to two of their nationals being held by Islamic State, after a deadline passed for the release of a would-be suicide bomber being held on death row in Amman,"Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Elaine Lies reported Friday for Reuters.
"Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said every effort was being made to secure the release of journalist Kenji Goto.
"'We are gathering and analyzing information while asking for cooperation from Jordan and other countries, making every effort to free Kenji Goto,' he told a parliamentary panel. . . ."
The International Federation of Journalists added, "On social media, people across the globe have united in the call for Goto to be freed. The Facebook page I Am Kenji has garnered over 40,000 likes, with photos and messages of support coming in from across the globe. . . ."
Michel du Cille recalls the photographs he took of the crack epidemic when he worked for the Miami Herald. (video)
Do Black Photographers Contribute to Stereotypes?
Michel du Cille, the prize-winning Washington Post photojournalist who died at 58 on Dec. 11 of an apparent heart attack, expressed misgivings about whether his photographs of African Americans were accurate portrayals or merely adding to stereotypes.
Du Cille and other veteran black photographers think aloud about that question in "What Is News? Most Black Men Are Not Criminals!," a 20-minute video by Craig Herndon, a retired Post photographer and former professor of multi-media studies at Howard University.
"It's ready as an educational short or a promo for the larger project," Herndon messaged Journal-isms. "I made it available to photo educators last year, when it won an honorable mention at AEJMC, VISUAL JOURNALISM division," referring to the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Herndon said he is seeking the views of other veteran African American photographers to add to the project. Those interested may contact him via the Comments section, below, and the message will be forwarded.