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March 2007 - Posts

Sunday, March 25, 2007 3:21 PM

Bilingual reporters needed quickly

I work in New Orleans, a city known for its jumble of cultures. The city has long had a thriving Hispanic culture. But the Hispanic presence in the area is increasing, as Spanish-speaking workers who came here to help rebuild the city decide to remain.
posted by MikeMcQueen | 3 Comments
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 7:30 PM

Good news on broadcast news front

The Center for Media and Public Affairs recently announced the results of its annual survey of how often minorities and women correspondents get on the network news. The good news is that the level of minorities and women reporting stories for the network
posted by MikeMcQueen | 0 Comments
Monday, March 19, 2007 6:32 PM

We're headed in right direction

It's often easy to think that we have a long way to go to diversify newsrooms and news coverage in this country. Well, that's probably because we really do have a long way to go. But we're often headed in the right direction. That's the thought
posted by MikeMcQueen | 81 Comments
Friday, March 16, 2007 5:32 PM

The diva of diversity

Want to keep up with what's going on in the world of diversity in general and diversity in news coverage in particular? Best way is to get plugged in to LaBarbara Bowman, the hardest working journalist in diversity. She emails countless
posted by MikeMcQueen | 3 Comments
Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:58 PM

The black Rush Limbaugh...hmmm

NBC’s Today show broadcast a fine little story today about Tom Joyner, a disc jockey whose morning show on urban-oriented radio stations draws an audience of 8 million each day.             Weatherman
posted by MikeMcQueen | 5 Comments
Monday, March 12, 2007 4:51 PM

A little, just a little, good news

"The State of the News Media 2007" report was released earlier today. The results were not surprising: The state of the industry, in all sectors, is pretty bad. We've lost audiences, journalists, public trust -- you name it. But the report contained
posted by MikeMcQueen | 1 Comments
Sunday, March 11, 2007 2:04 AM

Just want to say thanks to those who listened.

I just want to say thanks for listening as I end my brief tenure writing for the SPJ Diversity Blog. The SPJ is a tremendous organization. This is a great idea. ALlowing members to help mold the public discussion on an important topic like diversity.
posted by RayHanania | 0 Comments
Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:08 AM

Try learning more about diversity before attempting to address it

I'm finishing a great book that I received -- either by coincidence or because the author's publicist is on her toes -- that addresses the issue of diversity. It's called "New Directions in Diversity" and it is authored by Elon University Journalism Professor
posted by RayHanania | 19 Comments
Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:47 AM

Getting the mainstream American media to see beyond the limits of the diversity debate

The mainstream American media seems to define diversity based on race, ethnicity and religion. But diversity has no race, ethnicity or religion. Viewing diversity in that respect is not diversity at all.   And I've written about it today on my
posted by RayHanania | 1 Comments