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June 2008 - Posts

Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:51 PM

USE OF "ILLEGAL ALIENS" PHRASE DISCOURAGED

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D.; Member: San Diego "Pro" Chapter; Member: National Committee on Diversity       We have the good fortune is live in a democracy and in a free society. But, there are duties, responsibilties
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:06 PM

INFLAMATORY RESPONSES TO "ILLEGAL" BLOG

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D., Member, San Diego "Pro" Chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity       While I expected my personal blog on gay marriages to create the largest storm of protests of many blogs
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Monday, June 23, 2008 11:57 PM

AVOID THE PHRASE "ILLEGAL" IMMIGRANTS

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D., Member: San Diego "Pro" chapter; Member: National Committee on Diversity       Both national and local media regularly refer to undocumented immigrants as illegal immigrants, or the most inflamatory
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 4:17 AM

COVERING SENIORS SOMETIMES REQUIRES DELICACY

by Leo E. Laurence, Member: San Diego "Pro" Chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity       Covering seniors can sometimes require some extraordinary delicacy for journalists, largely because our senior population
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 9:18 PM

OBAMA IS REALLY BIRACIAL, NOT AFRICAN-AMERICAN

by Leo E. Laurence, Member: San Diego "Pro" Chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity    Sen. Barrack Obama is really biracial, and NOT African-American as many in the media describe him.    He is a "young, black,
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Monday, June 16, 2008 9:29 PM

DISABLED ISSUES ARISE AND MORE STORIES NEEDED

by Leo E. Laurence; Member, San Diego "Pro" chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity    We usually think about racial discrimination when the word "diversity" is used; but, in the S-P-J, that word -as used by our National Committee
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Monday, June 16, 2008 10:10 AM

INACCURATE COVERAGE OF GAY-MARRIAGE ISSUE

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D.; Member, San Diego "Pro" chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity    Some stories on the California Supreme Court's decision on gay marriages reported that the court had created "new law." That was inaccurate.
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Monday, June 16, 2008 1:01 AM

MINORITIES IN THE MILITARY

by Leo E. Laurence; Member, San Diego "Pro" chapter; Member, National Committee on Diversity    When Clint Eastwood produced two films about the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima, a clash was set up with Spike Lee, the Afican-American filmaker. 
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Friday, June 13, 2008 2:47 AM

DIVERSITY WILL MAKE NEWSROOMS STRONGER

by Leo E. Laurence, San Diego "Pro" Chapter and Member, National Committee on Diversity    When a story comes into your newsroom involving a minority, Gays or the disabled, your coverage will be more sensitive and better written IF the
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