Keija Minor, once at Uptown, to lead Brides magazine; diversity agenda on "Super Tuesday" of J-meetings; . . . Vargas reopens debate on "illegal immigrant"; economy, education, health care top black concerns; Dorothy Bland steps down as FAMU J-Division director; J-students urged to "selfishly improve your skills"; autumn brings renewal of Indian stereotypes (9/24/12)
Obama concedes failure to reform immigration; unfortunate juxtaposition at AP Media Editors; story on pastors urging a pass on voting is suspect; misleading photos on National Review, Drudge, Fox; right-wing organ denounces Jim Avila as activist; Roberts undergoes transplant; too much coverage?; judge rules anti-Muslim video remains on YouTube; L.A. Times uses Ford money to hire 5 reporters; news editor of Cuban daily defects, is in Miami (9/21/12)
Candidate repeats "100%" in try for damage control; Mother Jones scoop makes magazine part of the story; NABJ: Diversity picture "bleak" at top of TV news; Soledad O'Brien shows the way on countering spin; investigative reporter gets a counterpart on "Tremé"; MSNBC gains Sharpton "measure of respectability"; Denzel Washington's million-dollar look (9/19/12)
"The imagery is extremely unhelpful to say the least"; Emory U. closing J-program as not truly professional; media missed story: stimulus worked, author says; on voter ID stories, "balance" isn't always fairness; Milwaukee columnist Eugene Kane to switch to reporting; reporter follows border smuggling to the ocean; Hispanic Heritage Month not just for Latinos; Glenda McQueen, survivor, awaits trial verdict (9/17/12)
Company restricts access abroad but not at home; "Latino," "illegal immigrant" interchangeable to many; Obama denies first-term pledge on immigration; redesigned USA Today: 30 years and counting; Tony Ortega stepping down as Village Voice editor; Frederick Douglass statue headed for U.S. Capitol; public radio's "The Takeaway" shrinks by three hours; Native journalists to do without interim director; Sharon McGhee, WVON news director, dies at 55 (9/14/12)
Immigration, jobs questions go to debate moderators (9/13/12) Obama's Achilles' heel: A writer's soul; Univision forums with Obama, Romney next week; Jay-Z on the cover, all-white ads on the inside; stripped-down Chicago Defender struggles to cover strike; Hinojosa honored with Columbia J-School award; class-action suit challenges unpaid internships; Kevin Aldridge named editor at Cox Ohio Newspapers (9/12/12)
"He can be in a room but detach himself"; Univision forums with Obama, Romney next week; Jay-Z on the cover, all-white ads on the inside; stripped-down Chicago Defender struggles to cover strike; Hinojosa honored with Columbia J-School award; class-action suit challenges unpaid internships; Kevin Aldridge named editor at Cox Ohio Newspapers (9/12/12)
Neighbors buttonholed staffers over missing coverage; backlash on pedophilia piece teaches power of words; Inquirer assigns last black city reporter to obits; target of death threats accepts press freedom award; black millennials more likely to give media an "F"; Interactive One entertainment site targets Latinos; Republicans losing court fights over voter ID; Detroit's Ben Burns, diversity proponent, dies at 72. (9/10/12)
Poverty issue "nearly invisible" in election coverage; in big papers, Latinos author only 1/2 of 1% of big-paper op-eds; pundits mixed on Obama's convention speech; BET's Lee says GOP "pandered" to blacks, women; Bill Clinton's role seen as shoring up whites; at key points, Spanish networks aired novelas; Jeremy Lin stars in impromptu "60 Minutes" short; coverage of Native Americans steeped in stereotypes (9/7/12)
Veteran diversity professional returns to coalition (9/6/12); Boston Globe rates Romney as governor; Clinton speech scores with highest tweets per minute; are Americans better off than in '08? It's semantics; Courant scraps embarrassing Google Translate; former columnist "proud" to be with Castro twins; reporter says question to Jarrett got him the boot; writer gains access to Karl Rove fundraiser; MSNBC wins cable news race on DNC opening night; Ryan to fact-checking critics: "Read the speech"; pundits swoon over Michelle Obama speech; ESPN names new team for "Numbers" (9/5/12)
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