When I asked a group of college journalism students to name
African-American journalism pioneers, names such as Ed Bradley, Bryant
Gumbel and Oprah Winfrey came quickly. 
As I reflect on UNITY: Journalists of Color 2008, six R's come to mind
- reunion, recession, retention, retraining, recruitment and
re-energized. (08/25/08)
Si el inglés es parte del contrato social que Estados Unidos exige a los immigrantes, ¿dónde quedan aquellos que quieren preservar su idioma original, como el español?
Unemployed: Whoohoo! Free to reinvent
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Come join Sally Lehrman, a professor and journalist who writes regularly on race, gender and identity issues and Maynard Institute President Dori J. Maynard as we talk about the best and worst of media coverage and diversity. Add comments and give us your thoughts.
Come join Sally Lehrman, a professor and journalist who writes regularly on race, gender and identity issues and Maynard Institute President Dori J. Maynard as we talk about the best and worst of media coverage and diversity. Add comments and give us your thoughts.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
The Maynard Institute gears up for its coming celebration of Black History Month
Much of today's media coverage breaks the country into black and white, North and South, male and female. Doing so fails to capture the complexity of American life that journalists need to portray.
Based on the late Robert C. Maynard's belief that the five fault lines of race, class, gender, generation and geography are the most enduring forces shaping lives, experiences and social tensions in this country, the Maynard Institute's Fault Lines framework helps journalists build a more diverse source list, have more voices in stories and determine which fault lines are at work in complex issues.
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Based on the late Robert C. Maynard's belief that the five fault lines of race, class, gender, generation and geography are the most enduring forces shaping lives, experiences and social tensions in this country, the Maynard Institute's Fault Lines framework helps journalists build a more diverse source list, have more voices in stories and determine which fault lines are at work in complex issues.
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| Black History Project Stories of the African American journalists who broke into media during the '60s and '70s. |
Caldwell Journals An account of the pioneers who broke the color barrier in America's newspapers |
Ed Bradley View video from his interview as part of the Black Journalists Movement Project |
Black History Month and Beyond documents and preserves the stories of those courageous African American journalists who broke into general circulation media during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s. [more...]
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| Martin Reynolds View an interview with Martin Reynolds, Managing Editor at the Oakland Tribune. |
Media Academy View video from the Maynard Media Academy at Harvard University |
Chauncey Bailey View video and more from the Chauncey Bailey Project |
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| History Project Stories of the African American journalists who broke into media during the '60s and '70s. |
Caldwell Journals An account of the pioneers who broke the color barrier in America's newspapers |
Ed Bradley View video from his interview as part of the Black Journalists Movement Project |
