The Rock
July 15, 2014By Gerald Green - A petite yellow butterfly air-danced above my head while I looked towards the intersection of Elysian Fields Drive and Golf Links Road. Speeding car tire sounds...
View ArticleAn Evening in San Antonio Park
July 11, 2014By Jimmy Jordan - As the sun begins to set over Downtown Oakland, San Antonio park gives light to a beautiful environment. The sky is partially cloudy with a slight breeze blowing against...
View ArticleWednesday afternoon in Elmhurst Park
July 11, 2014By Le'Ana Powell - It’s Wednesday July 2nd at 3:36 p.m. I’m at Elmhurst Park located between C Street and B Street on 98th Avenue. I feel a breeze on my arms, face, and chest. My bare feet...
View Article4701 San Leandro Street
July 11, 2014By Saa'un Bell - It’s grimy. Industrial. It looks like no one lives here. But if you look closely, you’ll see the rusted tin metal numbers on the concrete gate: 4701.It smells of welded...
View ArticleClinton Neighborhood In June
July 11, 2014By Sara Rowley - Fifteen minutes of true quiet in my neighborhood is hard to come by. I am at the median that runs diagonally through the intersection of E. 18th Street and 12th Avenue,...
View ArticleCesar Chavez Park at Night
July 11, 2014By Sergio Martinez - Cesar Chavez Park (located on Foothill Blvd. between Bridge Ave and 38th Avenues.) Slightly cold with a slight breeze. I sat near the end farthest from Foothill,...
View ArticleFM Smith Park
July 11, 2014By Shavonnee Clark - As I sat on a bench at FM Smith Park on East 20th Street and Park in east Oakland, a calming breeze filled the air. It was 5:30pm on a Tuesday summer afternoon and...
View ArticleBancroft between 66th Ave. and Havenscourt
July 11, 2014By Tiffany Lacsado - It is a Sunday mid-morning on Bancroft Avenue between 66th and Havenscourt. People are milling around going from one place to the next. The “saved” are in cars...
View ArticleMs. Lola’s Place
July 11, 2014By Tom Webb - It may seem odd to suggest that a homeless woman actually has a place to call her own. Ms. Lola is a middle-aged African-American woman who stands vigil on International...
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MSNBC Chief Promises Change for Latinos
August 8, 2014 Griffin pledges that show hosts will meet with Hispanics; Latinos-as-white stories called damaging as well as wrong; Barnett named executive editor of Whitlock's ESPN site; ESPN suspends...
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NAHJ Founder Calls Award to Fox a "Farce"
August 9, 2014Charles Ericksen says media firms don't deserve honors (8/9/14); MSNBC chief promises change for Latinos; Latinos-as-white stories called damaging as well as wrong; Barnett named...
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St. Louis Teen's Killing Raises Newsroom Diversity Issue
August 11, 2014Editor says inclusion could increase community contacts; 13 editors go on record about diversity in their newsrooms; do Latinos dance in costume to the polls?; Jesse Jackson defends...
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Gregg Birnbaum | Mentor
MIJE Staff August 13, 2014------------------------------------------------------------Twitter chat Wednesday, Aug 20, 2 pm ETFollow John at @ggbirnbaumTo join the chat, follow #maynardmentorFollow...
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2 Reporters Arrested, Released in Ferguson
August 13, 2014Washington Post's Lowery tweets he "can't shake anger"; AP journalist is first reporter killed in Israel-Gaza conflict; key figure in story on blacks and AIDS changes account; Navarrette...
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2014 POLITICO Journalism Institute Summer Session Graduates
MIJE Staff August 14, 2014The POLITICO Journalism Institute graduated a dozen students last Friday, marking a new effort to diversify the pipeline of young journalists who aspire to cover politics and...
View ArticleNational Press Foundation and Fudan University
Shanghai Fellowship Posted on: August 14, 2014The National Press Foundation is collaborating with Fudan University to offer a 10-day, all-expenses-paid fellowship for ten U.S. journalists in Shanghai,...
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Do Asian American Journalists Have a Stake in Ferguson Story?
August 15, 2014Police slaying, aftermath are Topic A outside convention; after delays, police name officer who killed Michael Brown; Balta, Ericksen debate NAHJ award to Fox News Latino; AAJA's Sharon...
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NBC Selling the Grio Back to Original Owners
August 18, 2014Revamp to feature breaking news video, tie to social media; blacks, whites divided on significance of Ferguson; . . . police continue to threaten journalists; . . . author rebuked as he...
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"Why Police Will Continue to Arrest Journalists"
August 20, 2014In Ferguson, press corps has become its own story; AP decides not to refer to Brown, 18, as "teenager"; Native American sees parallels in Michael Brown case; executed journalist called...
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Sally Lehrman | Mentor
MIJE Staff August 21, 2014------------------------------------------------------------Twitter chat Wednesday, Aug 27, 2 pm ETFollow Sally at @bestwritTo join the chat, follow #maynardmentorFollow...
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