New survey: Media fails to advance goal of post racial society
(Source: BlackInfo.net, Feb 26, 2010) - A 2010 survey on “Race and the Media” reveals that overwhelming majority (95%) of journalists of color do not think that mainstream media has contributed to improved race relations in post racial America.
The Journalism in Color Survey tracks the views of professional journalists of color on issues of race and media. theLoop21.com, a leading African-American web site for economic and political news, commissioned the survey. Full report
NABJ in search for Region VI Director
January 25, 2010 - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has begun the search for a Region VI Director in the backdrop of Mark Luckie’s decision to step down from his post. In an e-mail letter to NABJ members on Friday, NABJ president Kathy Times mentioned that the incumbent Region VI Director Luckie is leaving the post to give more time to his flourishing blog and website on multimedia journalism.
Geographically, Region VI, as mentioned by NABJ president, "is a huge area spanning from Alaska down to Hawaii, and over to the mainland from Washington state down to the Mexican border and as far east as Idaho and Montana."
Pew Research:
Newspapers serve the community better than other traditional and new media
January 20, 2010 (Source: journalism.org, fosters.com) - A study of the news ecosystem of one American city found that newspapers still serve the community better than other traditional and new media. Read the full report
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