Medgar Evers – Would he do it again if he could?
Rachel James-Terry June 10, 2013I have lived in Jackson, Mississippi for a total of 14 years and had never driven past the small, bluish-green house at 232 Guynes Street, which is now called Margaret...
View ArticleIt's Time to Recognize All Dads on Father's Day
Dori Maynard June 14, 2013Dear Sheryl Sandberg,You advise women to lean in and speak up. I’m taking your advice.I can’t tell you how disappointed I was in the Father’s Day feature on which your Lean...
View ArticleJob-Hunting Journalists Duped by Fake Newspaper
June 14, 2013Accused con artist said to pay staffers with forged checks; white deaths exceed births for first time in a century; no black dads pictured in Time Father's Day feature; protection order...
View ArticleCBS 2 | WBBM-TV
Assignment Editor/Per Diem Posted on: June 20, 2013Title: Assignment Editor/Per DiemLevel: Non-Exempt, non-unionDept: NewsPurpose of position:Overall responsibility for competitveness of news...
View ArticleFood Network Drops Paula Deen Over N-Word
June 21, 2013Comments a hot topic among blacks on social media; 35 in newsroom laid off in Oregonian transition; 25 journalists attacked or detained in Brazil protests; Heat-Spurs finale is Miami's...
View ArticleJohn Dotson Jr. Dies at 76, Industry Leader, Diversity Champion
June 22, 2013Former Akron publisher co-founded Maynard Institute (6/22/13); Food Network drops Paula Deen over N-word; 35 in newsroom laid off in Oregonian transition; 25 journalists attacked or...
View ArticleColorlines Magazine
Reporter/Blogger (Temporary) Posted on: June 24, 2013About Colorlines:Colorlines is a Web magazine that publishes daily news, analysis and investigative reporting that puts race at the center of the...
View ArticleNetworks Wait, Get Affirmative Action Ruling Right
June 24, 2013CNN, blasted for past mistakes, takes its time; reporters fly from Moscow to Cuba — without Snowden; Armstrong Williams, Juan Williams wrote Mandela's letters; Hispanics oppose 10-year...
View ArticleGannett
Digital Strategist Posted on: June 25, 2013DescriptionGannett Company is a media and marketing solutions company with a diverse portfolio of broadcast, digital, mobile and publishing companies that...
View ArticleMarketplace, American Public Media
General Assignment Reporter II Posted on: June 27, 2013General Assignment Reporter II, Marketplace #192-13Location: Los Angeles, CASalary Range: $31.53 - $47.29 per hourExempt/Non-Exempt:...
View ArticleMarketplace (New York)
Reporter II Posted on: June 27, 2013Reporter II, Marketplace (New York) #191-13Location: New York, NYSalary Range: $31.53 - $47.29 per hourExempt/Non-Exempt: Non-ExemptBenefits:...
View ArticleMarketplace, American Public Media
Producer Posted on: June 27, 2013Producer, Marketplace #190-13Location: Los Angeles, CASalary Range: $31.53 - $47.29 per hourExempt/Non-Exempt: Non-ExemptBenefits: YesEmployment Type:...
View ArticleSwimming Against the Demographics
June 26, 2013 ASNE diversity figures at odds with population trends; coverage helped speed legalization of same-sex marriage; voting rights decision "devastating but not definitive"; Obama's trip to...
View ArticleLibrary Journal
Associate News Editor Posted on: June 27, 2013Position: Associate News Editor, Library JournalLocation: New York, New Yorkread more
View ArticleHistory of the Maynard Institute
Frank Sotomayor June 27, 2013Published and distributed at Unity 2008 conference in ChicagoThe Beginning: Making Newsrooms Look Like AmericaThirty years ago, the composition of newsrooms across the...
View ArticleMaynard Institute President Dori Maynard Elected to ASNE Board
MIJE Staff June 27, 2013MIJE President Dori Maynard was elected to a two year term on the ASNE Board. The ASNE Board of Directors also added 8 new members and elected a new executive committee at the...
View ArticleMaynard Alum and Faculty Member Gracie Lawson-Borders Appointed to Dean
MIJE Staff June 26, 2013Gracie Lawson-Borders was named Dean of Howard University's School of Communications, the appointment is effective July 1, 2013. Lawson-Borders was a graduate of the Editing...
View ArticleTrayvon's Friend Ignites Social Media
June 28, 2013Rachel Jeantel personifies race, class, culture clash; Paula Deen story should really be about the workplace; gay people "all over the airwaves" on Wednesday; voting rights challenges...
View ArticleBlack Journalists Awed, Moved by '63 March
July 1, 2013Few blacks in white media, but they reported it elsewhere; media's indifference to Africa said to be costly; local television news salaries fell last year; gay flap said to expose...
View ArticleFirst, Egypt's Army Went for the News Media
July 3, 2013Station employees arrested before Morsi's overthrow; press-freedom group urges Europe to protect Snowden; blacks more engaged with top news stories than whites; Zimmerman trial not the...
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