Journalisms: an online column by Richard Prince

Fast Food Helps Rescue Black, Spanish Media

Pain eased by ads from McDonald's, auto companies, satellite TV; Smiley denies he's in "ego contest"; 600 at Honolulu Advertiser given layoff notices; Univision names president of news; black inmates make guest appearance in news story; Bay State Banner to offer plan to investors; Nigerian says other journalists were attacked; Oscars renew debate over "Precious" (3/12/10)

CNN Reporter Watches Mob Beat Journalist

Covering armed Nigerians, observer feels powerless; NPR piece on Marine clashes with Navajo taboos; Philly's Cesar Aldama named news director in Miami; Dan Rather explains "watermelon" remark; Virginia paper moving copy editing to Chicago;  Journal-isms gets an honor, asks readers' feedback (3/10/10)

Ed Gordon Returning to BET

"Serious issues will be covered and covered well"; a sometime journalist pulls a "Kanye moment"; 8 Mexican journalists abducted — one beaten to death; Haitian journalists settle in U.S.; are health care pollsters asking the right question?; Jackson death sold magazines, but not like Obama '08 (3/8/10)

Ebony Extends Hiatus for Fashion Fair

Spring show canceled, death of Eunice Johnson cited; Jet spends weekend with Oscar nominee Mo'Nique; Unity survey unscientific, creator concedes; cartoon has Paterson's Seeing Eye dog resigning; ImpreMedia says it beat CNN with Webcam from Chile; Ojibwe Bill Lawrence dies; Atlanta Post Web site targets high-income blacks; Tavis Smiley; cold cases. (3/5/10)

Sleeping in Cars While Covering Chile Quake

Getting to the story presents its own obstacles; Globe sports department becomes one of most diverse; century-old Japanese-American paper bleeding red ink; Italian Vogue creates 3 sites featuring blacks; 2nd Olympics week even less popular with blacks; NBC and Comcast woo African Americans, Hispanics; Hispanic magazines (3/3/10)

Scared, Shaken in Chilean Earthquake

Ex-CNN v.p., wife "thought our number was up"; Cynthia Hudson to head Hispanic projects for CNN; Americans of color firm on need for health reform; AAJA chapter gives $25,000 to national organization; black Pulitzer winners see media lists as "cliquish"; editors didn't know where Paterson story would lead (3/1/10)

"Meet the Press" Pledges More Diversity

NBC, Comcast scolded in Capitol Hill hearing; N.Y. Gov. Paterson says he won't run for election; Honolulu Star-Bulletin buys rival, the Advertiser; Sports Editor Leon Carter leaves N.Y. News for ESPN; blacks not feeling Olympics — Latinos savor choices; Ga. editor Ben Holden named to academic post (2/26/10)

61% of Blacks Say Families Gave for Haiti

Americans' interest in quake aftermath remains high; ABC News to implement sharp cutbacks; 3 of color let go in Oregonian newsroom; from journalist to cleaning houses, and still optimistic; Chauncey Bailey Project wins award for courage; Smiley, Sharpton spar; is "Chris Rock voice" racial stereotyping? N-word prompts shutdown of campus TV station; "Washington Watch" not seeking immediacy, CEO says (2/24/10)

Magic Johnson, Ebony Talks Off

"Unable to reach a definitive agreement"; Tony Cox show hurting — Dyson plans return; Woods has long love-hate relationship with press; handful of journalists of color at Vancouver Olympics; Miami Herald is right to tilt pro-gay, ombudsman says; N.Y. Times, NYU plan Web site for East Village (2/22/10)

Tiger Asks Media: Leave My Family Alone

Televised apology draws mixed reaction; who says magazines can't adapt to digital age? prof gives J-schools an "F" in Finance; Tea Party examined in context of white backlash; FBI looking into post-Katrina police shootings; ex-trucker, at Plain Dealer, honored for police reporting; public ranks PBS "most trusted" for seventh year (2/19/10)

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