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Participants at Ethnic Media Expo: Yun Wang, Enuji Jung & Darius Kemp

Ralph Izard, Professor of Manship School of Mass Communication, LSU
spoke at meeting of journalism educators

Award Recipients at the National Ethnic Media Expo
& Awards in Atlanta, June 4-5, 2009

Ethnic Media Expo: Speaker Manny Garcia of el Nuevo Herald

 


The Forum on Media Diversity is designed
to serve inclusiveness by seeking resources, supporting research, stimulating dialogue, sponsoring programs and sharing techniques.

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DIVERSITY NEWS

"U.S. Supreme Court sides with white firefighters in race bias case"

By Chris Rizo,
Legal Newsline

June 29, 2009(Washington) -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters were unfairly denied promotions because of their race. Read More


Op-Ed

"Time for Immigration Reform is Now"

Note: This editorial was produced in association with New America Media, a national association of ethnic media, and was published by ethnic media across the country this week to bring attention to the urgency of immigration reform.

The White House and members of Congress must move quickly on enacting a just and humane immigration reform package that will reunite families, reinvigorate the economy, and remove the term “illegal or undocumented immigrants” from the dialogue in this country. Click HERE to read the entire op-ed.


National ethnic media expo & exhibit
Ethnic media expand audience by 8 million adults in 4 yrs

June 8, 2009 (Atlanta): The ethnic media in the United States have picked up 8 million new readers, viewers and listeners in
the last four years, according to a poll released by New America Media (NAM) on Monday.
Poll summary

Related Links:
Challenges remain for ethnic media despite growth


List of 2009 National Ethnic Media Awards Winners

Picture Slideshow: National Ethnic Media Expo & Awards 2009


“Manship School Wins National Honor for Progress in Equity and Diversity from AEJMC”

The Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the national Equity & Diversity Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

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July E-newsletter

Research Database
2,844 entries

(June 28, 2009)

Diversity That Works
A new publication of the Manship School of Mass Communication, LSU

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Inside Updates


News & Events

(06/30/2009)

NABJ receives Ford Foundation grant to support training of minority journalists


Resources
(06/19/2009)

Electronic clearinghouse for news diversity

CPJ's Special Report: Journalists in Exile 2009

The Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism

Lilly Scholarships for Religion Program


Diversity Video NEW!

NPR's interview with
Toni Morrison


Upcoming Events

July 10-11, 2009
South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Convention in
New York City




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