Social Media 101 with Mediabistro
December 21, 2012Do 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...
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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...
View ArticleWomen Politicians Lead East Oakland Rally Against Social Security Cuts
December 19, 2012By 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...
View ArticleName it, Oakland!
December 19, 2012By 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...
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NRA Was Influenced by Black Panthers
December 24, 2012Oakland 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...
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Diversity's Greatest Hits, 2012
December 28, 2012A 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...
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Books to Ring In the New Year
December 31, 2012N.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...
View ArticleVIDEO – ‘Tis the Season: Laurel Neighborhood Harmonizes to Help Others in Need
December 26, 2012By Katherine Brown - Is harmony and unity possible in East Oakland? The Laurel Merchant and Laurel District Association strive to prove that it...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Health of the Hood – Cleveland Heights
December 26, 2012By 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...
View ArticleEducation is My Weapon of Choice
December 26, 2012By 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...
View Article‘He COULD Have Done It, But I Don’t Think He Did’
January 27, 2012By 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...
View ArticleFor Diversity Champion Wanda Lloyd, the Challenges Haven’t Changed
By Joe Grimm January 2, 2013As news organizations tried to find a foothold within a rapidly changing technological and business environment, newsrooms downsized and diversity efforts took a...
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"Django" Both Flash Point, Free-for-All
January 2, 2013For 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...
View ArticleA Tale of Four Fatalities in Two Days in One City
January 3, 2013By 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...
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Film Critic Wesley Morris Departs Boston Globe
January 4, 2013Pulitzer 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...
View ArticleCBS 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: To upload a cover letter...
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Benét Wilson Appointed to ONA Board
MIJE Staff January 7, 2013The Online News Association today announced the appointment of Benét Wilson, eNewsletters/Social Media Editor, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, to its 2013 Board of...
View Article“Take It or Leave It”
January 5, 2013By Jian Di Liang - Seeing people begging for money on the street, it reminds me of many middle-aged new Chinese immigrants’ stories.http://oaklandvoices.us/take-it-or-leave-it/
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"Django" Action Figures Stoke Controversy
January 7, 2013Some 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...
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ESPN Cuts Rob Parker
January 8, 2013Commentator'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...
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