Missing: Minorities in Media In the wake of racial upheaval, the 1968 "Riot Report" concluded the media had to improve its coverage of Black America. Has it?
Arab Women in Sports Journalism meet The women in sports and the women that chronicle their exploits were again brought into focus during the annual 4th Arab Women Sports Journalists Meeting here.
Ethnic Media Cover Super Tuesday Editor's Note: Super-duper Tuesday is being followed with great interest by ethnic media across the nation. This is a sampling of what the primaries look like on the front pages and websites of ethnic media.
ASNE Suspends Student Newspaper Project
After 20 years, the American Society of Newspaper Editors will be suspending its student newspaper program due to the current status of the print industry.
Sports Pages Get "C" on Racial Diversity
In a diversity initiative of the Associated Press Sports Editors, members of the Sports Journalism Institute Class of 2008 huddle around Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon at Tropicana Field. The students spent the day at the ballpark to give them the experience of covering a professional baseball beat. A new survey of APSE members shows 87 percent of sports reporters are white.
High school paper dropped over flag-burning photo
A high school newspaper in California was disbanded after it published a front-page photo of a student burning an American flag, triggering criticism that the administration was stifling free expression.
Ethnic media take up the mantle of public interest
History shows that freedom of the press has been an issue between American public and authority. A Minnesota writer proclaims that ethnic media has now taken on this role. The article explains that Minnesota alone has many ethnic publications catering to their respective audiences. Click to read more about this ever growing facet of journalism.