Staff Picks

John Bodette, Charles Pittman win diversity leadership awards

hrashid — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:57:25 -0400

John Bodette, executive editor of the St. Cloud (Minn.) Times, and Charles Pittman, senior vice president for publishing at Schurz Communications, have been named winners of the seventh annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership.

John Bodette (left) and Charles Pittman.

Don’t Question My Credibility Because I’m Black

hrashid — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:51:57 -0400

When I was an aspiring journalist back in the 1970's, a college professor taught a lesson that has shaped the kind of journalist I try to be today. He instructed our class to use three questions when approaching a story. Before writing or broadcasting the story we should ask ourselves: Is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary?

NABJ Responds to Pat Buchanan Column, "Whitey Need Not Apply"

hrashid — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:12:55 -0400

Were our racial politics played out within the pages of DC Comics, Patrick J. Buchanan would likely be cast as the twisted Joker of Gotham City. This erstwhile politician, for reasons not entirely clear in a multicultural society, is allowed to haunt the panel of almost every TV talk show discussing the politics of the day.

The Chauncey Bailey Project

hrashid — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:53:56 -0400

In an echo of the Arizona Project that investigated the murder of slain journalist Don Bolles in 1976, Bay Area news outlets, journalism schools and media groups have joined forces to complete the unfinished work of murdered Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey.

Diversity's queen Sharon Rosenhause

hrashid — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:15:58 -0400

I am proud to call Sharon Rosenhause, who retires Thursday after more than 40 years in newspapers, my friend.

I have worked for her and with her for nearly two decades in San Francisco and for the last seven years here at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

She has helped shape the latter part of my career and I am thankful she's been a part of my life and my family. My children call her Aunt Sharon.

News Release: Ethnic & Gender Disparities Found on Prime-Time Cable News

hrashid — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:42:18 -0400

When Far Left Tries to Keep Up With Far Right

hrashid — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:03:33 -0400

Journalist Funds a Rewrite of Gender Rules

princeeditor — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:32:00 -0400

By Ruth Ann Harnisch
WeNews commentator

Ruth Ann Harnisch didn't take "no girls allowed" as an answer. After a journalism career, she decided to flex some muscle and tackle the issues affecting women that confronted her on the job. Eleventh in a series on women funding serious change.

The Changing Newsroom

princeeditor — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:15:14 -0400

Meet the American daily newspaper of 2008.

AAJA Announces Special Award Winners

hrashid — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:30:01 -0400

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) today announced the winners of three of its top awards for 2008: Dith Pran (posthumous), former photographer of The New York Times; Simon Li, former assistant managing editor of the Los Angeles Times; and Dori Maynard, president and chief executive officer of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

Gender, Race, Class, Age...and the Media

hrashid — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:18:50 -0400

Part One: How the Media Influence
and Reflect Political Realities

Should Obama Be Identified as Black or Biracial?

hrashid — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:56:24 -0400

Several BBNers were randomly asked should Barack Obama now be referred to as "Black" or "Biracial"? This question has touched off spirited and candid responses, and some BBN visitors have expressed their annoyance and frustration that we would give this topic any attention.

Jarquin Headlines Violence Against Mexican Women

hrashid — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:20:13 -0400

Run Date: 06/02/08 By Amy Littlefield
WeNews correspondent

Soledad Jarquin Edgar had a "change of vision" in 1998 and turned her activist brand of journalism toward women's issues. A decade later, she churns out the only print publication in the Mexican state of Oaxaca exclusively focused on women's rights.