Talk Shows Question "White" Comment
Clinton claim even parodied on "Saturday Night Live"; cable company announces deal to buy Newsday; in L.A., Spanish newscasts called superior. (5/11/2008)
"Hard-Working . . . White Americans"
Mainstream media downplay Clinton comment; Wright said to back action against Fox sponsors; Morrison explains "first black president" line (5/9/2008)
"End of the Clinton Era"
Media, racism remain challenges for Obama; Christine Chin resigns as publisher in Colorado; TV copter tapes beating, 15 cops taken off street. (5/7/2008)
Guests
Whoo hoo! Wednesdays
Unemployed: Whoo hoo! Free to reinvent (5/1/2008)
Diversity Is Core of DailyMe's Personalized Newspapers
Eduardo Hauser, founder of DailyMe, is bringing the business back to online news and making diversity a part of the personal news experience (4/28/2008)
Coverage of 'Brown-Black' Divide Overlooks Nuance, Complexity
(4/15/2008)
Mark Trahant
Two Robert Maynards, Journalism & Democracy
In a speech to the Knight Ridder Fellows on July 12, 2002, Trahant compares the lives of two men from the 20th Century: Robert Maynard Hutchins and Robert C. Maynard. (7/12/2002)
Encouraging True Editors
Retention rates among journalists will plummet further if companies continue to ignore the need for professional development. (6/4/2002)
Cleaning Up a Mess
As the California Legislature ponders banning mascots and American Indian names from schools, Trahant predicts the whole issue will fade away - in, say, 50 years. (5/17/2002)
Dori J. Maynard
Diversity in the Media: Why it Matters
As changing demographics collide with the ever-growing number of news sources, there is the danger that "mainstream" media may become a niche media in the not so distant future. (7/26/2005)
Maynard Launches Quarterly Newsletter
The Maynard Journal will provide valuable insight on efforts to increase diversity in the newsrooms and front offices of newspapers across the country, and articulate the institute's views on a wide range of pressing issues. (7/29/2004)
Why Journalists Can't Talk Across Race
An industry assessment reveals frustration and mistrust among people of color, who are frustrated because they feel as though the industry is failing to live up to its promise, and media executives, who are frustrated because they feel they receive no credit for the progress made. (5/14/2004)
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