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Court Upholds Key Provision on Health Care; CNN, Fox Get It Wrong
June 28, 2012 Initial reports say individual mandate struck down; impact of court's ruling on immigrant women overlooked; Ann Curry delivers teary goodbye (6/28/12); Wall Street Journal intern out...
View ArticleWould-Be Voters of Color Face Obstacles Not Well Reported
Author: Nadra Kareem Nittle June 28, 2012 As the nation’s first African-American president seeks re-election, new barriers are being proposed or implemented that could disenfranchise voters of color....
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The Health Care Ruling: Dissecting the Coverage
Author: Jean Marie Brown June 28, 2012 The Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act took the stage today. The 5-4 ruling upholding the law known as Obamacare dominates coverage on all...
View ArticlePublic Radio International | Minneapolis, MN
Social Media Manager Posted on: June 29, 2012 Deadline: July 20, 2012 PRI is looking for a social media manager to join us in building communities and sharing quality content with millions of people...
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Maynard Institute NABJ Panel on Media Depictions of Black Males - Event...
June 29, 2012 To celebrate its 35th anniversary, The Maynard Institute for Journalism Education (#mije35th) hosted a panel luncheon on Media Depictions of Black Males at the 2012 NABJ Convention held...
View ArticleIn the Headlines: Chicago Violence and Celebrity “Oops”
Author: Jean Marie Brown June 29, 2012 In making selections for news stories, editors often look for the unusual, for events that are outrageous or over the top. The goal is to grab attention and...
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Joseph Williams Out at Politico
June 29, 2012 Right wing seized on tweets, comments on Romney; blacks, Latinos affected most by health care act; Jon Stewart can't resist tweaking CNN, Fox screwups; John H. Johnson no longer namesake...
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AP Intern Found Dead in Mexico
July 2, 2012 Armando Montaño was to work at Unity convention; Clarence Page violated policy on speeches, Tribune says; unhappiness with media surfaces in Mexican election; media fail to detail U.S....
View ArticleMexico’s Elections, Chicago’s Murders and the BET Awards Add to the Homepage...
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 2, 2012 The murder rate in Chicago and the elections in Mexico are trending on mainstream homepages. The Daily Beast and The Huffington Post also take note of the death...
View ArticleScandals -- Political, Personal and Legal -- Grab Headlines
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 3, 2012 The holiday has started early for people of color, at least on the mainstream sites where only a smattering of coverage can be found. There’s more on the...
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Reporter’s Bid for Asylum in U.S. Denied
July 4, 2012 "Sad to be in the same shoes as the sources I report"; was "The Andy Griffith Show" post-racial?; judge denies "editorial privilege" on chimp cartoon; why was AP intern called "aspiring"...
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Holiday Images Are Short on Color
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 4, 2012 It’s the Fourth of July, the day the nation celebrates its independence and freedom. People of color have been a part of this nation from the beginning, since...
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Clarence Page: "My Job Is Safe for Now"
July 5, 2012 Columnist to receive reprimand for Paris speech (7/5/12); reporter's bid for asylum in U.S. denied; was "The Andy Griffith Show" post-racial?; judge denies "editorial privilege" on chimp...
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Immigration Issues Dominate Media Focus on Latinos
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 5, 2012 Issues related to immigration have dominated recent mainstream media coverage about Latinos as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the controversial Arizona...
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Politico Denies It Saw Comments as Racist
July 6, 2012 NABJ president decries reporter's forced departure; "prosecutorial discretion" could spare deportation; Anzio Williams named VP of news at NBC in Philly; ESPN's Larry Graham to be sports...
View ArticleThe Record | Woodland Park, NJ
Senior Writer Posted on: July 13, 2012 The Record has an opening for a full-time senior writer who would concentrate on extended features for our planned new section, Signature, and for The Record...
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In Celeb News: J.Lo is Leaving “Idol.” In Serious News: Retailer is Accused...
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 14, 2012 Celebrity news and a discrimination lawsuit are the common threads between the mainstream and ethnic sites today. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., youth violence and...
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Pulling From Wikipedia: "Journalistic Laziness"
July 13, 2012 ESPN "addresses" lapse by columnist Lynn Hoppes; Sreenivasan named Columbia U.'s digital officer; were boos the right angle on Romney speech?; NAHJ leaders nix request to discuss...
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NAHJ Candidate Quits Contreras Ticket
July 16, 2012 "I don't want to be caught in the middle of negative campaigning"; race has no obvious role in Obama's foreign policy; South Asian journalists joke that they test parents' expectations;...
View ArticleToday’s “Behaving Badly” Segment Features Allen West and Jason Kidd
Author: Jean Marie Brown July 16, 2012 Celebrity news and a discrimination lawsuit are the common threads between the mainstream and ethnic sites today. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., youth violence and...
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