Richard Prince's Journal-isms

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. (5/12/2008)

"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)

"The Media Has Won This One"
Rangel dissents from Obama-Wright fixation; Rangel dissents from fixation on Wright; Buchanan sees whites as endangered species; "former Clinton pastor" stories dupe the unwary (5/5/2008)

Moyers: "Double Standard" on Wright
"White preachers are given leeway in politics"; Playboy magazine denies misrepresenting Jason Whitlock's piece; 5 of color on London paper's "Top 50 pundits" list; Leonard Pitts voted NABJ's Journalist of the Year. (5/2/2008)

"Character Assassination"
Columnist defends role in Wright appearance and says she'll seek apology from Obama; Carole Simpson says black person can't be elected; 5 of color awarded Stanford, Michigan fellowships; Latinos, Asians outraged by CBS immigration story (4/30/2008)

Wright Hits Back
Some say cultural divide makes his words poison; Newsweek explores Obama's "Bubba Gap"; 4 nights in filthy prison; "Indian" or "Native American"? (4/28/2008)

Some Explore Race as Campaign Factor
N.Y. Times finds issue "timely and important"; Wright says critics "know nothing about the church"; why are candidates more diverse than press corps? Sean Bell verdict. (4/25/2008)

Racism Underplayed as Election Factor
16% of Pa. white Democrats acknowlege race matters; Davan Maharaj named L.A. Times managing editor; Essence, Warner Bros. team to re-launch Web site; pioneer Luther Jackson dies. (4/23/2008)

N.C. Democrats Cancel Plans for Debate
Obama won't agree to matchup Sunday on CBS; Turner Broadcasting named No. 1 for blacks; Florida trainer of Latino journalists in cash crunch; Obama's shoulder gesture goes over some heads (4/21/2008)

ABC Defends Debate Questions
"Tough but appropriate," Stephanopoulos says; Obama leads in endorsements from Pennsylvania papers; Seattle Times losing 6 of color in newsroom. (4/18/2008)

2 Reporters Freed at Last
Bearak released in Zimbabwe, Hussein in Iraq; moderators "pummel" Obama in first part of debate; AP story questions test in black neighborhoods (4/16/2008)

Smiley Says Joyner Apologizes
Announcement of decision to quit called unexpected; Bob Johnson says Geraldine Ferraro was right on Obama; McCain says U.S. not founded on ethnicity. (4/15/2008)

McCain Offers a Different U.S. History
Candidate says founding wasn't based on ethnicity; Sheila Rule, Stephen Miller taking N.Y. Times buyout; nominate a media executive for Ida B. Wells Award. (4/14/2008)

300 of Color Lost Newspaper Jobs
2,400 in all took buyouts, layoffs, ASNE says; Leonard Pitts gives speech after death threats; Detroit mayor monitors stories about him — in Florida; Radio One buys Black Planet, MiGente, AsianAve (4/13/2008)