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Wednesday, July 30, 2008 6:00 PM

A-D-A CHANGES WILL HELP DISABLED

by Leo E. Laurence; Member: Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       Imagine you are a disabled, Iraq war veteran and confined to a wheelchair. You want to go play some miniature golf, only to discover when you arrive that the
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Monday, July 28, 2008 2:01 PM

WRITE and WRONG - have journalists learned???

by Leo E. Laurence; Member: Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       WRITE and WRONG is a one-page essay by Anna Quidlen in the July 21st issue of Newsweek. It is about "a teacher who is psyched about engaging struggling students
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Friday, July 11, 2008 4:48 PM

Diversity issues highlighted at the 2008 SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference

Celebrate diversity, learn how to diversify sources and identify disparities at the 2008 SPJ Conference & National Journalism Convention, Sept. 4-7 in Atlanta, Ga.   Listed below is a mere sampling of the professional development programs
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Friday, July 11, 2008 12:06 AM

GAY BOYCOTT IN SAN DIEGO MAY GO NATIONWIDE

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D.; Member: SPJ Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       When the California Supreme Court legalized gay marriages effective June 17th, homophobic opponents quickly launched a successful drive to put an
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:36 PM

ENGLISH-ONLY LANGUAGE WARS ARE UNNECESSARY

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D., Member: SPJ Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       Our American cultural landscape is changing, particularly as the percentage of resident, Spanish-speaking Latinos increases and many young people
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Monday, July 07, 2008 1:27 AM

NEEDED: STORIES ON SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS

by Leo E. Laurence, J.D.; Member: Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       In the daily grind of stories from the campaign trails of our presumptive, presidential nominees; we are seeing far too few articles - and speeches by
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Friday, July 04, 2008 12:01 AM

COVERING THE DEAF COMMUNITY

by Leo E. Laurence, Member: Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       When referring to diversity, the SPJ uses a broad-stroke definition; meaning ethnic minorities, Gays and the disabled.       But,
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 12:32 AM

"Illegal" IMMIGRANTS UNDERSTAND PATRIOTISM

by Leo E. Laurence; Member: SPJ Nat'l. Committee on Diversity       We can learn about American patriotism from immigrants, including those some improperly call "illegal."       I wrote the
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 11:00 PM

LATINOS & BLACKS HIT HARD BY HOUSING CRISIS

by Leo E. Laurence, Member: SPJ Nat'l. Committee on Diversity and CCNMA - Latino Journalists of California    Racial minorities have been hit especially hard by the housing crisis, and some newspapers - like The San Diego Union Tribune
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:42 PM

GAY IMAGES STILL DISTORT REALITY

by Leo E. Laurence, Member: National Committee on Diversity       Stories and photos of gay civil-rights events are in the news more than ever, particularly with the California Supreme Court legalizing gay marriages. Summertime,
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