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After Dow Jones Sale: Jerry Ceppos Calls For Media Ownership Limits
CHICAGO Jerry Ceppos, who was Knight Ridder's vice president/news when it was the second-biggest newspaper company in America, argues that limits must be imposed on media consolidation, in an op-ed article published in Thursday's San Jose Mercury News. Oakland Post editor slain in ambush
OAKLAND - In what police called a targeted killing, longtime Bay Area journalist Chauncey Bailey was ambushed and fatally shot Thursday morning at 14th and Alice streets in downtown as he walked to the Oakland Post, where he recently had been named editor. US varsities hike fees of ‘hot’ courses
NEW YORK: If you are planning to study in America, be prepared to spend more for courses seen as better for your career. Many of the country’s state-run universities, facing rising costs and lacking government support, have started charging a premium on undergraduate majors such as business, engineering and journalism. Newspapers struggle to reach younger set
The recent news that the AP was shutting down its youth-focused multimedia news service called "asap" is another reminder of the newspaper industry's problems reaching the 18- to 34-year-old demographic. Making a Hard-Life Story Open a Door to College
"College Summit" helps kids from disadvantaged backgrounds write college entrance essays. Columbia, Stonybrook Approach Journalism for 21st Century
At Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, New Yorker writer Dean Nicholas Lemann is leading an effort to develop a series of real-world, multimedia case studies to teach the next generation of journalism's editors and producers how to lead in a time of change. Students get their first taste of the newspaper biz: The Season of The Intern
It's the time when students flock to newspapers to throw themselves into the world of journalism, taking most any assignment you give them in hopes of leaving with a fistful of clippings and a foot in the door. News Analysis: Now the News: Couric Still Isn’t One of the Boys
"CBS hired Ms. Couric [...] to shake up the model of the network newscast[...]." Diversifying the fourth estate - journalism schools
Will journalism schools continue to pursue students of color now that the American Society of Newspaper Editors has scaled back its commitment to diversity? Education is supposed to make you rich, not wealthy
-an editorial on the nature of education UNITY ’08 CALL FOR WORKSHOPS
The UNITY ’08 Convention in Chicago is fast approaching! One of the centerpieces of the convention is the programming, and UNITY is looking for your ideas for workshops. All Girl Squad
"This World meets the first all-female unit of United Nations peacekeepers, who have been based in Liberia for six months." --What do YOU think of this title? Journalist convention held in Denver
''With the help of CNN and other broadcasters, we hope to create new avenues for Native students as radio and television professionals,' Latino Journalism Nears 200th Anniversary
"Despite 200 years of service to Spanish-speaking communities, Spanish-language newspapers' contributions to U.S. journalism have been overlooked." ... "Historians in the United States have often, consciously or unconsciously, neglected the contributions of ethnic communities in this country. The historical study of North American journalism is no exception" Journalism students tackle HIV/AIDS
As part of a multimedia project in CSUN's Spanish language journalism program, nine students along with journalism professor José Luis Benavides and department chair Kent Kirkton spent four days in April documenting the AIDS problem in the Latino community High School Students Selected for 'J Camp' Multicultural Journalism Training Program
"On the surface, this may seem like an odd time to encourage young people to get into journalism with professionals scratching their heads over the future of our business." Better Progress in Newspaper Coverage
"We still have a long way to go," said Cristina Azocar (Upper Mattaponi), director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism Three Arab journalists recently participated in the inaugural CNN Journalism Fellowship program at the CNN Headquarters in Atlanta.
-United Arab Emirates Journalism isn't dying, it's reviving
The young journalists who are striking out on their own today, experimenting with techniques and business models, will invent what's coming. Young Native Americans learn journalism at USD
The annual American Indian Journalism Institute is today through June 22 in the Freedom Forum's Al Neuharth Media Center at the University of South Dakota. Diversity in Journalism Workshop essays
The following are the second group of essays written by high school and college students who attended the annual Minorities Journalism Workshop at The Record last week. The first 10 essays ran in The Record's Opinion section on Sunday. The workshop explores journalism issues and emphasizes diversity in the newsroom. Tribal Tribulations: Covering Disenrollment
When a tribe takes members off its census rolls, journalists can approach the story from a number of angles. Here are a few things to keep in mind. Native American Journalists Take Lead at Spirit of Diversity Job Fair
A dozen Native American journalists walked into the Spirit of Diversity job fair in Detroit last year. That in itself was remarkable. But the fact that they were the most experienced group at the event was unprecedented. How J-School Students See the Future
Despite revenue and circulation problems, job cuts, and budget slashing in many newsrooms, 73% percent of 2005 print journalism graduates found full-time employment in their industry. That was the highest percentage in six years and a four-point increase over 2004. Locked Out: The Lack of Gender and Ethnic Diversity on Cable News Continues
During the recent controversy over former radio and television host Don Imus' remarks about the Rutgers women's basketball team, some cable-news viewers may have noticed something unusual: the presence of significantly more African-Americans. Maynard Institute's Richard Prince Wins Award From Columbia University School of Journalism
Veteran journalist Richard Prince, whose popular "Journal-isms" column on media diversity issues runs on the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education's Web site, was recently honored at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism's 9th annual Let's Do It Better! Competition and Workshop on Journalism, Race and Ethnicity. Latching onto L.A. Times op-ed, Limbaugh sings "Barack, The Magic Negro"
On the March 19 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, host Rush Limbaugh highlighted a March 19 Los Angeles Times op-ed that described Sen. Battle Lines on ‘U.S. News’
After years of complaints and months of talk about challenging the role of U.S. News & World Report in ranking colleges, 12 college presidents have come forward with a call to arms. Diversity's Greatest Hits, 2006
Richard Prince's Journal-isms Civil Rights Battle Shaped Halberstam
David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist who died in a car crash Monday at age 73, chronicled the Washington press corps, the Vietnam War generation and baseball. But his career was molded as a young reporter in Nashville covering the civil rights movement for the Tennessean, and he later wrote a book about those who participated in the movement, "The Children." Who Does He Look Like?
One example of how racial and ethnic identifiers can lead to trouble, as reported by Virginia Tech's college paper: One of it's staff photographers covering the massacre was stopped by police and made to lie on the ground. The police handcuffed him and searched his bag. According to the photographer, the police said, "We've got a suspect matching the profile." He was released three hours later. New Approach to Diversity
Which is more important — that a department have all of its disciplinary subfields represented or that it diversify its faculty? AAJA Media Advisory: Continuing Coverage on Virginia Tech Shooting
Now that the identity of the suspected shooter at Virginia Tech is known, AAJA cautions the use of his heritage or immigrant status in news coverage. Bilingual reporters needed quickly
Don Imus Suspended Over Racial Remarks
The radio talk show host Don Imus was suspended for two weeks yesterday after the outcry over his racially disparaging remarks about the Rutgers University women’s basketball team. FCC announces filing window for new non-commercial educational FM stations
Media Bureau announces NCE FM new station and major modification application filing window for new and certain pending proposals. Window to open on October 12, 2007.

by Monica Desai

The slow death of high school journalism
The education of future journalists is at stake in the U.S. The unlikely culprit is the No Child Left Behind Act. J-Lab issues $12,000 grants to online community journalism projects
The grants, called “New Voices” and funded by the Knight Foundation, will go towards embedding TV reporters in neighborhoods, networking among regional radio programs, and map the local impact of climate change. Groups rally for journalism teacher facing dismissal
National and state free-speech groups are rallying to support a northeastern Indiana high school journalism teacher who faces firing for a dispute that began when a student newspaper published an editorial advocating tolerance of gays. AUB and Reuters to conduct business journalism training
As part of the program, the academy will conduct a two-day workshop on business journalism in May, and a conference on business information in December. Caught in the Contradiction
Young journalists at the Charlotte Observer love their jobs. They value what papers do but find them often dull, out of touch and sluggish. They have passion for their craft but are positioning themselves for a future that may leave newspapers behind. AAJA National Seeks Student Programs Coordinator
NABJ appalled by Imus’ racist comments
WFAN, MSNBC host calls Black student athletes ‘nappy-headed ho’s’ during show Professor given lifetime award for diversity
National Associate of Minority Media Executives honors Felix Guttierez. Journalism groups rally to aid adviser
State and national groups are vowing to support Woodlan Junior-Senior High School’s journalism teacher as she faces being fired. Papers dig deeper for their news role
For better or worse, newspapers are all shook up by the Internet. Even the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) is considering dropping "newspaper" from its title in the name of modernity. Progress Report: Media Think They Know Best
In recent weeks, reporters and editorial boards have repeatedly criticized members of Congress for investigating the White House or acting as counterweights to President Bush. As Salon.com's Glenn Greenwald noted, "Journalists are supposed to be, by definition, eager for investigations of government misconduct. That is supposed to be their purpose, embedded in their DNA." Yet time and again, media figures have ignored public opinion data and claimed that members of Congress risk severe political damage by carrying out their constitutional oversight responsibilities. Who Controls the News?
For the third time in history, a woman has been hired as a nightly news executive. That's a sorry commentary in 2007 considering the first network newscast aired sometime just after Adam and Eve. Statewide survey gauges health of scholastic journalism
This survey is part of an effort by the California Scholastic Journalism Initiative to improve conditions for scholastic journalism in California. We need data to influence state officials (and funders). We will use the survey as part of an effort to establish a statewide organization to serve as a resource and advocate for teachers working with scholastic media, and as a support mechanism for existing scholastic journalism organizations like JEANC and SCJEA. RTNDF Updates Newsroom Diversity Toolkit
As you look for new ways to attract and maintain your changing audience, turn to RTNDF’s updated Newsroom Diversity Toolkit as a resource for meeting the challenge of making every listener, viewer and online user count. Arab Media & Society Launched
The Center for Electronic Journalism at the American University in Cairo and the Centre for Middle East Studies, St. Antony’s College, Oxford , are pleased to announce the launch of their new electronic journal Arab Media & Society All the World’s a Story
Journalism has always been a product of networks. A reporter receives an assignment, begins calling “sources” — people he or she knows or can find. More calls follow and, with luck and a deadline looming, the reporter will gain enough mastery of the topic to sit down at a keyboard and tell the world a story. Empowering Women, One Journalist at a Time
The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World's inaugural class of journalism trainees. The Institute is an international nonprofit organization and independent journalism initiative that trains women in developing countries to be journalists. State of the News Media 2007
The pace of change has accelerated. In the last year, the trends reshaping journalism didn’t just quicken, they seemed to be nearing a pivot point. Citizen cartoonism: Times-Herald invites ‘cartoons to the editor’
In an editor’s note, the newspaper wrote: “Are you a political junkie and a wannabe artist, too? Do you like political cartoons that sting, but thought you could do better? Are you better at drawing than writing? Now’s your chance to show your stuff to the world, with a cartoon to the editor.” Readers can draw cartoons on local or national issues, and send them via e-mail or postal mail. The best ones will appear on the Times-Herald opinion page, and others on the paper’s website. AP Cuts Back Diversity Program
The Associated Press is cutting back on a program designed to increase the diversity among news photographers and writers by pairing college students with professionals, adding to concerns that news organizations are sacrificing diversity programs in times of tight budgets. Call for entries: Perspectives looking for young people with something to say about immigration
KQED 88.5 FM's Perspectives is seeking essays written by young people about how immigration has affected you and your family or friends. Essays can be stories or commentaries. They can be serious or funny. But they should reflect your direct experience with some aspect of immigration and what it has meant to your life and the lives of the people you know. Winners will record their essay in their own voice at the KQED studios. Oakland Tribune managing editor to speak on diversity
Martin Reynolds, managing editor of The Oakland Tribune, keynotes at CSU, Chico’s “High School Journalism Day” this Saturday. "Why I Hate Blacks"
This "Why I Hate Blacks" column by Kenneth Eng in the weekly newspaper AsianWeek, which pulled the piece from its Web site and issued a statement that it "sincerely regrets any offense caused." It remains in its print edition. Full accreditation urged for HU journalism school
A team of evaluators has recommended that Hampton University's Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications receive full accreditation, after visits and a report completed Tuesday. Cronkite at groundbreaking for ASU School of Journalism
Trust was an overlying theme at the groundbreaking ceremony for the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in downtown Phoenix on Wednesday. Journalism That Matters
Resources and commitment are crucial if we're going to have work like the Washington Post's excellent Walter Reed exposé in the future. And that's true regardless of the platform. Times science, labs reporter wins group's top news writing award
Contra Costa Times science and national labs reporter Betsy Mason won the American Geophysical Union's top news writing award for 2007. Oakland Tribune editor to speak on diversity
CHICO - Martin Reynolds, managing editor of the Oakland Tribune, will give a talk on diversity in journalism Thursday as part of a campus visit funded by California State University, Chico's partnership with the MediaNews Group newspaper company. Polk Awards Laud Coverage of Darfur and Katrina’s Toll
Spike Lee’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina, and journalists who covered the war in Darfur and exposed medical and environmental dangers and shady financial and political practices were among the winners of 12 George Polk Awards for 2006 announced yesterday by Long Island University. Keller on Cutbacks, 'L.A. Times' and 'Panic' in the Industry
Now here is Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, talking about the recent cutbacks and uproar over Dean Baquet's comments and Los Angeles Times exit, along with a wider look at industry trends in this regard. The session took place before the recent Times' hiring of Baquet as Washington bureau chief. COM faculty members debate journalism split
The Boston University journalism department is proposing to split off from the College of Communication and form its own school, according to COM faculty, although department heads are not in agreement on the split. Poll: Bloggers, Citizen Reporters to Play Key Role in Journalism's Future
NEW YORK A new We Media/Zogby Interactive poll has found that most Americans think blogging and "citizen journalism" will prove vital to journalism in the future. Defeat for Affirmative Action
A decades-old, popular program in which colleges prepare minority high school students for journalism degrees and careers in the field will no longer focus exclusively on minority students. Alicia Shepard and the Shadow of Watergate
What happened to Woodward and Bernstein? The program welcomes Alicia Shepard, author of a new book about the lives and careers of America's two most famous journalists post-Watergate. Host: Michael Krasny, KQED Forum LAWYER ADMITS LEAKING BALCO TESTIMONY
He agrees to plead guilty; prosecutors say they'll drop bid to jail Chronicle reporters Newsroom spending raises profits: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. newspapers that spend more money on their newsrooms will make more money, according to a study released on Wednesday, which questioned the wisdom of the media industry's trend of cutting jobs to save costs. Investigative Journalism and Speculation
Until his death in 1989, Stone was an experienced and respected, independent, left-wing journalist and iconoclast. This book-length feat of journalism, with over 600 citations for his quotes and materials, is a testament to Stone's search for a way to strengthen his readers to think for themselves, rather than be overwhelmed by official stories and war propaganda. Rather reflects on current state of events and state of journalism
Dan Rather is not front-page news. At least he doesn’t think so. Bee reporter wins journalism award
BOULDER, Colo. -- Sacramento Bee reporter Phillip Reese has won honorable mention in the national Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, from the University of Colorado journalism school, for his stories on unsolved homicides. Lemke Project gives a start to young reporters
The Lemke Journalism Project kicked off its sixth annual course, designed for high school students interested in journalism, Saturday. Settlement says urban journalism programs to be race blind
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - Race will not be used as a criterion for enrollment in more than two dozen urban journalism programs nationwide, including California, under settlement of a lawsuit filed for a white high school student who was rejected. Times wins journalism award
The San Mateo County Times has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists for its work in getting the county to release the names of residential health-care facilities placed under a quarantine during a norovirus outbreak in December. Settlement over Race-Based Selection Criteria will Impact UA Program
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 14, 2007 -- The University of Alabama is one of 27 journalism programs in the United States that will no longer use race as a criteria for enrollment in a program sponsored by the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund following a settlement with a white high school student who was rejected by one of the programs in Virginia. The Class of 2007
The Sports Journalism Institute has named 13 students to the 15th edition of the program. These students emerged from a talented application pool. The Poynter Institute, which hosted the program last year for the first time, will once again be the facility where the students will undergo a sports journalism boot camp before being sent to their assigned internship newspapers. Editorial: Libby trial illuminates poor D.C. journalism
When the perjury trial of Lewis Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, began, we observed that it would offer the best look yet into the secretive workings of the Bush White House as it created a phony case for war with Iraq and attacked critics of its effort. The trial has indeed done that, but it also has offered unflattering looks into the world of Washington journalism. Contra Costa Times reporter wins journalism award
Times reporter Meera Pal is a winner of a 2007 James Madison Freedom of Information Award. 15 Awards Honor Excellence by McClatchy Journalists
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 13 -- A total of 15 McClatchy President's Awards have been given to journalists at 13 of the company's news organizations. The awards recognize outstanding work from the second half of 2006. Three different newsrooms captured two prizes each in the contest, with overall winners spanning from Anchorage to Miami. Woodward tells about talking about the CIA agent
Journalists say they didn't hear about her from Libby Investigative work on Tasers by UNT journalism students reaches Austin
Last year, students in UNT's Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism investigated and published stories about law enforcement’s use of Tasers, or stun guns. The International Center for Journalists Launches Groundbreaking Global Business Journalism Program in China
With support from Merrill Lynch, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Bloomberg News, the International Center for Journalists and Tsinghua University will establish a unique master's degree and professional training program Berry named recipient of PGA Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Jack Berry of West Bloomfield, Mich., whose five decades of reporting featured more than 70 of golf's major championships as well as the promotion of the PGA Professional, has been named recipient of the 2007 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. Berry is the 18th individual to be recognized with this Award. Nakkula award winner named
By Rocky Mountain News
Robert Rogers, a reporter for the San Bernardino Sun, has won the 2007 Al Nakkula award for police reporting. Students Can Study Multimedia This Summer in Italy and Ireland
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Temple University's School of Communications and Theater is now accepting applications from students interested in participating in a multimedia program designed to give students first-hand experience working in international media. The program is open to college students and recent graduates from around North America. PBS' 'Frontline' examines ways politics, business hurt news media
The timing couldn't be better for the four-part "Frontline" series "News War" premiering tonight on PBS. Not only does tonight's first episode explain why non-journalists should care about the Valerie Wilson leak investigation trial unfolding in a Washington, D.C., courtroom -- it uses the probing, contextualized "Frontline" style to answer a question on a lot of lips: What's wrong with the American media? Central student, editor wins journalism scholarship
SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER Central High School student Lucy Sun is among only 102 high school senior journalism students selected to attend the Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship and Conference Program in Washington, D.C., March 17-22. Evolving Jobs: Tasting the "Flavors" of Web Journalism
If we ask ourselves which J-schools are doing a good job of training young journalists on hot new Web technologies, as Amy Gahran did in her recent Tidbits post, we should also ask this crucial related question: What jobs are they graduating into that may require those skills? After all, what good are journalism training grounds if they don't prepare the next generation of journalists, at least in some measure, for the realities of the fast-changing media business? Reynolds Center names business journalism interns
University students from across the country were named Tuesday to business journalism internships at major publications in a program sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the Cronkite School at Arizona State University. Scripps Howard Foundation Names Judges for Annual Journalism Awards
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Scripps Howard Foundation has announced the names of 46 journalists, media professionals and educators who will judge this year's National Journalism Awards competition. Los Angeles Times Names New General Manager and Editor of Hoy-LA and Vice President for Audience Development
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles Times Media Group announced today that Javier J. Aldape has been named General Manager and Editor for Hoy-Los Angeles, and Vice President, Audience Development to help lead new initiatives to serve the many diverse communities in Los Angeles. Josh Wolf, Sarah Olson and “Balco Two” Highlight Winners of 22nd Annual James Madison Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California chapter will honor four Bay Area journalists who have waged separate campaigns to resist government subpoenas in defense of the First Amendment right to freedom of the press. Imprisoned Journalist Josh Wolf Speaks Out From Jail After Over 170 Days Behind Bars
Josh Wolf, 24, has spent almost six months in jail. More time than any journalist in US history for protecting his sources. He was jailed on August 1st of last year when he refused to turn over video that he had shot of an anti-G8 demonstration in San Francisco to a federal grand jury. Santa Rosa TV station tries citizen journalism
SANTA ROSA — A small television station canceled its nightly newscasts and is soliciting programming from locals — from independent filmmakers to teachers and Sonoma County politicians. Sports journalism scholarships awarded
NDIANAPOLIS -- The Freedom Forum, in conjunction with the NCAA, has awarded eight $3,000 scholarships for undergraduate students studying sports journalism at NCAA member institutions. American original raised hell
In 1973, when Molly Ivins was just 28, she wrote on essay about being a reporter that was published in the Houston Journalism Review. Sam Houston State journalism teacher Ferol Robinson helped 'maybe hundreds' get a degree
Ferol Robinson, who worked his way through college by selling milk from a family cow and went on to become a journalism professor and vice president at Sam Houston State University, has died. He was 88. Cronkite decries push for profits
ASSOCIATED PRESS - Pressures by media companies to generate ever-greater profits are threatening the very freedom the nation was built upon, former CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite warned this week. What defines journalism online?
STAR TRIBUNE In the whirlwind development of online news sites, a pause to consider journalistic standards is in order. Schools fail Free Speech 101
In suburban Cincinnati, a high school principal ordered a sports column mildly critical of the football team ripped from the student magazine before it could be distributed. Windber student works toward journalism career
As her senior year progresses at Windber High School, Maria Zankey continues to build her professional portfolio and gain valuable professional experience by doing the things she loves most. Fran Ortiz -- longtime Examiner photographer, mentor
Consummate craftsman. Mentor to generations of students. Renaissance man. And just a "really classy guy." Inside the First Amendment: Why We Need A Strong Student Press
The student press in America doesn't get much press. But it's an important part of educating our kids, and it's in trouble and getting weaker. School of Journalism honors photographer
Rich Clarkson, 1956 KU graduate, receives the 2007 William Allen White Foundation's National Citation. Black pioneer in journalism earns award
Charlayne Hunter-Gault said she expected only a small, intimate gathering to celebrate her distinguished achievement award in broadcasting from DiGamma Kappa Thursday evening. Young students provide hope for journalism
We're not just writing and reporting the news here. SFSU protest blasts regents' finances
Issues include high student fees, faculty contracts, excessive compensations 'News War,' a 'Frontline' documentary series, finds news media embattled on many fronts
The Associated Press
NEW YORK: The timing could hardly be better. Washington Journalism on Trial
If you're a journalist, and a very senior White House official calls you up on the phone, what do you do? Do you try to get the official to address issues of urgent concern so that you can then relate that information to the public? Iraq Reporter Receives Journalism Award
UC Santa Cruz celebrates life of Chicano reporter with Ruben Salazar Journalism Award Professionals split on future of print journalism
Though newspaper and news magazine revenues continue to suffer because of the growing availability of online news, forcing some publications to cut programs and bureaus, some media analysts are saying it is not yet time to write off print media completely. S.F. State -- Hecklers' paradise
WHAT IS San Francisco State University teaching that makes student leaders think that if they don't like what other students say, they can use student organizations to stifle those with dissenting views? Do they even know about the First Amendment? Six High School Workshop Students Win Newspaper Fund Scholarships
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund awarded four staff writers and two photographers in last summerís high school journalism workshops $1,000 college scholarships for their published articles and photographs in the Fund-sponsored Summer Workshops Writing and Photography Competition. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CREATES $10 MILLION INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CENTER
Knight Center will Help News Cross Borders Worldwide; Two Endowed Chairs Established Journalism student wins Lange award
BERKELEY ñ Color photos of farm workers in the fields, orchards and labor camps of California's Central Valley have won Jeremy Rue, a student at the University of California, Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, the 2007 Dorothea Lange Fellowship. Area journalist sets jail-time record
SAN FRANCISCO ó Freelance videographer and blogger Josh Wolf became a full-fledged media martyr Tuesday, surpassing the U.S. record for most time spent in jail by a journalist who refused to comply with a subpoena. Independent journalism under siege in Middle East, group says
CAIRO, Egypt - Press freedom is quickly losing ground in the Middle East as authoritarian governments retreat from liberalization undertaken early in the Bush administrationís push for democracy, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Los Angeles Times Announces Senior Editorial Appointments
Meredith Artley and Aaron Curtiss to Accelerate Integration of Print and Online Newsrooms A Dark Day for Press Freedom
Unless released from 'coercive confinement' by the end of the day, Josh Wolf will become the longest incarcerated journalist for contempt in United States history. Wolf is in prison for refusing to provide testimony and unpublished video footage to a federal grand jury investigating incidents that may have occurred at a 2005 political protest at which he was filming. Journalism ethics profs question paperís actions
Experts say compelling reason needed to justify any use of restricted law-enforcement Web site. Intell reporters accessed secret files dozens of times. Teaching novice journalists to engage subjects
Every fall the public journalism class at San Francisco State University starts out packed to the rafters. But it doesn't end that way. When will journalism get serious about its mission again?
How many of us have picked up a daily newspaper, given the above-the-fold headlines a cursory glance and placed the entire paper face down next to our morning coffee, left to be unread? Independent journalism under siege in Middle East, group says
CAIRO, Egypt - Press freedom is quickly losing ground in the Middle East as authoritarian governments retreat from liberalization undertaken early in the Bush administration's push for democracy, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. Hall of fame honors MSU female journalism staff
The State News
It was the 1974 football season, the first year women were allowed in the press box at Notre Dame stadium. Study: Importance of Community 'Citizen Journalism' Sites Growing
NEW YORK J-Lab, The institute for Interactive Journalism, has released a new study finding that user-generated content and "citizen journalism" are becoming an increasingly important source of community news. Flashpoint: Precious lessons for youth in the First Amendment
Ball Stateís J-Ideas program, through a new, unique public policy alliance, is shining a light on an energetic Washington state lawmaker who believes that active and unfettered student reporters and editors may be the key to a more informed electorate and community. Sentinel sold to MediaNews partnership
SANTA CRUZ ó For the second time in three months, the Sentinel has changed hands. Scripps: A 'moral compass'
Charles E. Scripps, grandson of the founder of one of America's major newspaper and media companies, and the board chairman of The E. W. Scripps Company for more than four decades, died Saturday near his home in Naples, Fla. He was 87. American Indian Journalism Institute Accepting Applications For Summer 2007
VERMILLION, S.D., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Freedom Forum is accepting applications until March 31 for the seventh American Indian Journalism Institute, the premier journalism training and summer internship program for Native American college students, June 3-22, 2007. Journalism site to encourage exchanges, public oversight
CHINA DAILY - Media professionals expect to interact more with both their counterparts and the public following the launch yesterday of the country's first official website for journalists. The Dangers of Journalism in Russia
In this week's issue of The New Yorker, Michael Specter writes about the murders of 13 journalists in Russia that have taken place since Vladimir Putin took office in 1999. Specter's article is "Kremlin, Inc: Why are Vladimir Putin's opponents dying?" As Court Martial Approaches, Watadaís Mother Speaks in SF
Less than a week before his court martial is scheduled to begin, major developments have occurred in the case of Ehren Watada, the 28-yaer-old Sansei army lieutenant from Hawaiëi who refused deployment to Iraq to participate in what he considers an illegal war of aggression. Post-Katrina journalism project at USM gets cash infusion
The Mississippi Power Foundation and The Clarion-Ledger have each awarded $5,000 grants to The University of Southern Mississippi School of Mass Communication and Journalism to support the After Katrina Newswire, an online journalism project that is focusing on the regionís recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Killing Puts Focus on Corruption in Chinese News Media
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30 ó Lan Chengzhang sat in a car outside the office of a mining company while a colleague ventured inside to make inquiries. Columnist Molly Ivins dies
AUSTIN ó Molly Ivins, whose biting columns mixed liberal populism with an irreverent Texas wit, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Austin after an up-and-down battle with breast cancer she had waged for seven years. She was 62. Minor Offers California State University, Northridge Students Entree Into Fast-Growing Spanish-Language Media Market
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Southern California has one of the largest Spanish-speaking communities in the nation. Yet media coverage of that community can be sporadic, often marked by stereotypes or lack of understanding of its nuances. Video Journalist Denied Release from Prison
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) - A freelance journalist, who has been in prison for more than five months for refusing to give a videotape to a grand jury, has lost a renewed bid for release. USC implements changes to student newspaper's policies recommended by former editor
Changes include more budget transparency, pay for staff members Apple Ordered To Pay Legal Fees For Bloggers
A California court made it clear to Apple that if the company wanted to find out who leaked details of an in-development product to bloggers, they'd actually have to do it legally. That lesson cost the company almost $700,000 in legal fee reimbursement. Vanity Fire
David Hirschmanís question for a 2004 Media Bistro article was the same one reporters had been asking Graydon Carter for more than a year: ìDo you plan to keep Vanity Fair more political?î Hirschman was referring to the magazine generally and to Carterís ferocious editorís letters in particular, which, since 2003, had become an outlet for his disgust with the Bush administration. Carterís reply was defensive. ìVanity Fairís always covered politics quite heavily,î he said. ìI think that my own participation has probably run its course. Iíve said everything I want to say.î $5M grant a boost to Journalism
WALTHAM - In September 2004, Florence Graves founded the Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University, committed to in-depth, nonpartisan reporting. Journalism is evolving and getting closer to home
Iím about to take my involvement with ìcommunity journalismî into the Internetís ìhyperlocal journalism movement.î An inelegant term, but what would you expect from a culture that gave us the word ìblogî? Diversity Debate Shapes Media Ownership Rules
During the steamy summer of 2006, Washingtonís local television stations devoted much of their news coverage to a string of 14 murders that led police to declare a state of emergency in the city. Two killings drew particular attention: the shooting of wheelchair-bound African-American activist Chris Crowder, who was preparing to run for mayor, and the stabbing of Alan Senitt, a white Jewish activist from Britain who was working for former Virginia Democratic Gov. Mark Warner. Keeping ënewspaper-styleí journalism alive
The notion that print journalism may go by the wayside ó eclipsed by the ever-growing popularity of Internet news sources ó is a palpable reality. However many metropolitan newspapers across the nation are making strides to establish an online market for newspaper-style of journalism. A Call for Conscience Journalism
These are dark days for the Fourth Estate, days when Americans trust auto mechanics more than journalists, days when crazed lawyers host news programs, days when people refuse to believe what they read in their newspapers but believe any babble they hear on talk radio. Washington state judiciary committee hears testimony for student free press bill
WASHINGTON ó An ìoverflowingî crowd of students and school officials attended the Washington state House of Representativesí judiciary committee hearing Jan. 26 on HB 1307, the Washington state student free press bill, introduced 10 days ago. Ghana: African American Journalist And Corporate Communications Consultant Temporarily Joins Staff of the Chronicle
Beverly Norman-Cooper, an award-winning journalist, editor and corporate communications consultant, has joined The Chronicle for a six-week volunteer assignment. She will work side-by-side with the paper's staff to gain a better understanding of the Ghanaian news media and to share American journalism's best practices. One Paper Hopes Fans of Politics Will Pay Up
Part of the news mediaís job is to make information from people in high places more accessible to the masses. Now one newspaper has decided to restrict access to its own content, and it hopes to make some money by doing so. Brooks Institute under microscope
A team of inspectors visited the Brooks Institute of Photography this week, 18 months after the school came under fire from state regulators for making inflated claims to prospective students about job prospects and salaries they could earn after graduation ó conclusions that were ultimately thrown out by a judge. FREEDOM FORUM NAMES 13 CHIPS QUINN SCHOLARS
Program Will Bring the Number of Trained Chips Quinn Scholars to 1,033 Deregulating Radio to Death
The FCC's lax oversight of the terrestrial radio industry may have contributed to the death of a listener who drank almost two gallons of water to win a video game console, critics say. Native American journalism is focus of April conference
The eighth annual Native American Journalism Career Conference, the largest Native student journalism program of its kind in the country, will be held April 17-19, 2007, at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Subsidy ends for STL Journalism Review
Following an 11-year relationship with Webster University, the St. Louis Journalism Review, a publication that critiques local media, is in search of a new home. Editor James O'Shea unveils Web initiative at Times
Los Angeles Times Editor James E. O'Shea unveiled a major initiative this morning designed to expand the audience and revenue generated by the newspaper's website, saying the newspaper is in "a fight to recoup threatened revenue that finances our news gathering." ICFJ Hires USA Today World Editor as Director of flagship Knight Program
Elisa Tinsley to lead Knight International Journalism Fellowships GLAAD Criticizes CNN Host Glenn Beck's On-Air Use Of Anti-Gay Slur
New York, N. Y., Wednesday, January 24, 2007 ñ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) President Neil G. Giuliano today criticized CNN host Glenn Beck for his flippant and gratuitous on-air use of an anti-gay slur during his Jan. 22, 2007 program. Tighter Budgets Slashing Internships
This year, students are facing one of the toughest internship markets in recent memory. The Daily Princetonian's Rosie/Carolla Defense
Hot on the heels of that whole Rosie mess, some of you may have heard of the flap over the Daily Princetonian's publication of a parody op-ed, supposedly from a student named "Lian Ji," in their annual "joke edition" of the student paper. Yesterday's Racist May Not Be Today's Racist
In regards to the Princeton newspaper column that has upset Asian-American student groups -- and Asian-Americans everywhere for that matter -- I can say only one thing: Me no rike it either. Revitalizing Community Journalism
Chris Waddle, director of the Knight Fellows in Community Journalism, describes the goals of The Teaching Newspaper Forum addresses journalism diversity
Students discussed the importance of a cross-cultural journalism class in a forum moderated by journalist Keith Woods on Monday night in Fisher Auditorium. 7 regional writers vying for book critics honors
Seven Northern California authors are among the finalists for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle awards, which were announced Saturday night in New York City. Princeton University is racist against me, I mean, non-whites
Hi Princeton! Remember me? I so good at math and science. Perfect 2400 SAT score. Ring bells? KREMLIN, INC.
Why are Vladimir Putinís opponents dying? "Chink" In Contra Costa Times Headline
The AAJA MediaWatch Committee sent the following letter to the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, California, after the newspaper used a racist slur in a headline. Sports Journalism Program Under Way at Morehouse
Morehouse College has become the home of a new Journalism and Sports Program, courtesy of filmmaker Spike Lee. UNITY Statement on Newsroom Layoffs
UNITY: Journalists of Color urges America's media companies to ensure that achieving diversity in newsroom staffs will be upheld during this critical time of layoffs within the news industry. Hearst Corporation And Columbia University Graduate School Of Journalism Announce The Establishment Of The Hearst Fellowship In Business Journalism Program
With the companyís more than a century-old commitment to quality journalism in mind, Hearst Corporation and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism today announced the establishment of the Hearst Fellowship Fund in Business Journalism at the university. Reza Deghati Receives the Highest Honorary Medal in Journalism
Reza Deghati, the internationally renowned photographer (Time, Newsweek, National Geographic) and founder of NGO Aina received the highest award in Journalism, the ìMissouri Honor Medalî, at the Missouri school of Journalism (University of Columbia) in recognition of his lifelong contributions, through brilliant photojournalism, to justice and dignity for the world's citizens. Forget America, is Journalism Ready for a Black President?
"Is America Ready for a Black President?" It's a question that many media outlets have posed recently ahead of a possible presidential run by Senator Barack Obama. But instead of asking if the country is prepared, the press would do well to ask itself, "Is Journalism Ready?" Spring 2007 (and two Summer) Scholars on what they hope to learn and do
Meet the Spring 2007 class of Chips Quinn Scholars -- and two Summer 2007 Scholars (who are attending the January orientation program because they will be out of the country in May). John Yang Named NBC News Correspondent
John Yang has been named NBC News correspondent and will contribute to all NBC News properties, including "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams." Gaming journalism falters
According to a study by Pew Internet Research conducted in 2002, 65 percent of college students consider themselves gamers (or video game enthusiasts, if you prefer), so chances are a good number of them also read the occasional game review or gaming news story to keep up with the latest happenings related to their habits. U.S. journalism advocacy group calls for concerted action after five more media employees killed
BAGHDAD, Iraq: Reporters Without Borders on Thursday urged Iraqi authorities to step up efforts to protect journalists in Iraq after it said five media employees were killed in less than a week. CNNís ìjournalismî is a foolís paradise
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me a couple of dozen times, and shame on me ó but also shame on what passes for journalism on television. Hewitt still has eye for journalism
Paul Hewitt spoke with interest the other day about two pro football players in a shower, an odd thing for anyone to bring up, but especially peculiar for a man detailing the demise of a profession he nearly chose. Art Buchwald, 81, Columnist and Humorist Who Delighted in the Absurd
Art Buchwald, who satirized the follies of the rich, the famous and the powerful for half a century as the most widely read newspaper humorist of his time, died Wednesday night in Washington. He was 81. The Last Word: Art Buchwald
NY TIMES An extended video interview with the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist and author, who died after a long illness. Teens pose insightful questions on Darfur
The reason for our trip last week was the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur, the western region of Sudan in Africa. The National Press Club elected Buffalo News national correspondent Jerry Zremski as its 100th president during voting Friday.
Zremski will be sworn in during an inaugural gala on Jan. 20, 2007. First Amendment Project: Fighting For Our Rights
Join Women's Radio Editor-In-Chief, Pat Lynch, as she speaks with David Greene of The First Amendment Project and Rick Knee with the National Writers Union's Bay Area chapter. David and Rick share their thoughts on the recent Grand Jury Case involving Sarah Olson and her knowledge involving Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada. Morning star Diane Sawyer ponders her twilight
The talk lately at ABC News has centered on one question: What will Diane do? Washington legislator introduces free press bill
Nineteen state representatives have signed on to co-sponsor Washington state Rep. Dave Upthegroveís (D-Seattle) student free press bill, which would be the first to provide free press protection to both high school and college student journalists in one state law. "California Connected" Wins Alfred I. Dupont-Columbia University Award
California Connected, the innovative statewide public television newsmagazine anchored by veteran broadcast journalist Lisa McRee, has won its first Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award. Connerly still targeting racial preferences
The ex-UC regent, at USC to speak at a forum, says he plans to put bans on affirmative action on ballots in other states. Critics decry the effort. Getting America out of its race-relations rut
In the City of Angels, one can usually find sunshine and glimpses of some of the most beautiful, albeit vapid, people in the world. But the heart of a new forward kind of thinking about race in America was the last thing I expected to find there. California Newspaper Project ó read all about it!
For ambitious UC collaboration, Golden State journals are a resource to preserve and protect Yes | Should schools be allowed to consider race when assigning students to its schools?
Tomorrow, I'll be the bearer of bad news as I stand before a group of journalists at the University of Southern California. A Newsroom Fight Spills Into the Streets of a Once-Peaceful Town
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. ó A nasty fight between the news staff and the owner of a local paper here has created some new casualties: readers. Bill Moyers Journal Returns to PBS Line-Up in April
Veteran journalist Bill Moyers returns to PBS in April with a weekly public affairs series entitled BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- the name of his first important series on public television 35 years ago. Young views on the value of diversity
Earlier this year, my class took a trip to a water park to "build class unity." I didn't think of it as much more than a good time until the bus ride back to school. While the rest of the kids were dozing off, I was sitting in the front of the bus with a girl from Ukraine, a boy from India and the teacher chaperone, who is a young woman from Kansas. We began talking about our lives. SMU to offer journalism major again
After a dozen years, Saint Maryís University will again offer a journalism major in response to student demand. Journalism still vital in new world
Executives of the E.W. Scripps Co., the parent company that owns this newspaper, told Wall Street analysts a few days ago that they have discussed separating newspapers from other company assets. Officials hold back student newspaper with sex articles
School officials said they did not distribute the high school newspaper, which included articles about sex, because the content was not reviewed beforehand by the principal. Chicano media group offers scholarships
The Inland Empire chapter of the California Chicano News Media Association is offering scholarships ranging from $250 to $2,000 to aspiring journalists. Economist Rewrites Headline
On January 5, 2007 a former AAJA member reported to the MediaWatch Committee that The Economist magazine published an article entitled "Go West, Young Chinaman." Study of News in School
Some social studies, government and civics teachers say they are not devoting as much classroom time to the news as they'd like. Niraj Sheth named Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Intern
Stanford Daily reporter Niraj Sheth has been chosen as the 2007 Daniel Pearl Memorial Journalism Intern. Maureen Orcutt, 99; Golf Champion and Journalism Pioneer
Maureen Orcutt, 99, one of the world's best amateur golfers in the 1920s and '30s who became one of the first female sportswriters for a major newspaper, died Jan. 9 at Carolina House, an assisted living center in Durham, N.C., where she lived. She had congestive heart failure. Journalism training hits the airwaves
Journalists and media professionals working in or around Kabul, Afghanistan, can access a new training resource simply by switching on their radios. Public Journalism Advocate, Editor Cole Campbell, 53
Cole Campbell, 53, the former top editor at the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk who became a nationally known advocate of "public journalism," a term that has come to mean taking a newspaper beyond traditional, detached newsgathering and making it an active participant in communities, died Jan. 5 at a hospital in Reno, Nev., after his vehicle overturned on an icy road. Citizen journalism
It's been a good couple of months for YouTube.com. Scripps could sell off newspaper business
E.W. Scripps Co. said Wednesday that it is considering pulling out of the newspaper business, according to an Associated Press story. Judge Rejects Media Request
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge said Tuesday he would not make available daily audio recordings of the upcoming trial of Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. James Weeks, Ex-Times Co. Executive, Dies
James C. Weeks, a former president and chief operating officer of The New York Times Regional Media Group and a former publisher of The Press Democrat of Santa Rosa, died Monday in New York. He was 64 and had homes in Atlanta and Aspen, Colo. Critics say First Amendment loses in media consolidation
It was 2001 when Josh Silver turned on the 5 o'clock news and decided something was fishy about the news media in America. Charges filed in HP spy scandal
The U.S. attorney's office on Wednesday filed conspiracy and identity theft cases against a Colorado private investigator implicated in the spying scandal at Hewlett-Packard. Papers forming big ad network
The nation's top three newspaper publishers are developing a national network to sell display ads on their Web sites as they struggle to compete against nimbler Internet companies. Columbia gets $5M for journalism program
Media investor and Democratic Party donor Leo Hindery just cut a $5 million check to Columbia Journalism School to provide scholarships for students in financial need. Tech scientist gets to swap test tubes for TV tube
Most days, Georgia Tech researcher Bahareh Azizi can be found in a biochem lab in sweatpants, hunched over petri dishes and bottles of yeast and bacteria. But a newfound second career recently had the bubbly 29-year-old biochemist zooming around racetracks in electric cars and investigating the disappearance of leopard frogs from Long Island.

by Andrea Jones

A reporter stands up to the army
Sarah Olson refuses to testify against an antiwar soldier -- and faces felony charges Yahoo continues social media expansion with MyBlogLog acquisition
Yahoo Inc. has bought MyBlogLog.com, adding to the Internet powerhouse's growing collection of Web sites that revolve around user contributions. Reporters can't be friend and foe of sources
The reporter had a question. A colleague on the police beat had learned of minor wrongdoing involving town cops. But publishing a story on it would come at the cost of the reporter's continued access to valuable sources within the police department. Worse, she said, her state's law allows police to withhold practically all information about investigations that haven't brought arrests.

by Edward Wasserman

The Press Institute Receives $50,000 Grant from The Boston Foundation
The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World, an international nonprofit organization and independent journalism initiative, received a $50,000 from an anonymous fund at The Boston Foundation last week. Introducing Native Public Media
Native Public Media promotes healthy, engaged, independent Native communities by strengthening and expanding Native American media capacity and by empowering a strong, proud Native American voice. Interview with Cristina Azocar
Cristina Azocar, director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (http://www.ciij.org), talks about fairness in reporting. AP employee found shot to death in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- The body of an Associated Press employee was found shot in the back of the head Friday, six days after he was last seen by his family leaving for work. Yee Denounces Art Institute for Censorship of Student Press
Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo), the author of the stateís law to prohibit censorship of college student run press, yesterday criticized the administration of the Art Institute of California-San Francisco for confiscating a magazine produced by students and for firing a part-time instructor who complained about the administrationís First Amendment and state law violation. Magazine distributor writes final chapter
The Independent Press Association, a San Francisco nonprofit agency that handled the distribution of more than 400 magazines, is shutting its doors. Blood on the Lens
A segment on Kevin Sites's Hot Zone website begins with a man in Afghan dress peering through binoculars at a desert horizon. We hear a sharp "pop." Then a whooshing sound, followed by an explosion. The camera seems to fall to its side. A voice says: "That was close!" Another voice says: "I'm hit. Yeah." Noreen Welle, Communicator Editor and RTNDA Vice President, Dies
RTNDA President Barbara Cochran wrote these reflections on Noreenís many contributions to the Association and its members. 2006, The Year That Was: Top News Stories That Kept Blacks Captivated All Year Long
In 2006, there were numerous stories that captured the attention of black Americans. McClatchy is selling Minnesota newspaper
The McClatchy Co. is selling its largest newspaper -- at a loss -- saying the paper had turned into an underperformer. By selling the Star Tribune of Minneapolis to a private-equity firm for $690 million, including a $160 million tax benefit, Sacramento-based McClatchy acknowledged it's now being hurt by the paper that made it a big-league operation eight years ago. Web-based video storms the planet
The revolution was not televised; it was blasted all over the Internet. War on the press crosses state lines
In a remarkable show of solidarity that stretches from Connecticut to Hawaii, and crosses ideological lines, 25 attorneys general are challenging the federal government's attempt to force Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada to reveal their sources. Seattle Times Puts Public Service on its Front Page
AAJA commends The Seattle Times for its multilingual warning against carbon-monoxide poisoning which has so far claimed several lives, including those of a Vietnamese family. ACLU Stepping in on 'McCaw Obey the Law' Dispute
CHICAGO The ACLU Thursday answered the "cease and desist" letter sent to a local businessman by lawyers for Santa Barbara (Calif.) News-Press owner and Publisher Wendy McCaw with a letter of its own -- demanding the billionaire stop threatening him. Shades of Brown - The L.A. Timesí Latino problem
Agustin Gurza, a Los Angeles Times staff writer who covers Latino music and culture, was in the paperís ground-floor cafeteria last July when he heard the young, mostly Mexican and Central American workers behind a lunch counter chatting away about an item in that dayís edition. Inspiring Hope for the Future
For a time earlier in my career, I was director of recruiting and hiring for the newsroom of a large metro. As such, I had a birdís-eye view of the tremendous impact that talented and energetic hires can have at a paper when matched well to the job and given the support to thrive. NAJA Receives $10,000 Gift
GMAC Aids in NAJA's Scholarship Fund Santa Barbara Smackdown
A behind-the-scenes look at the turmoil that engulfed the Santa Barbara News-Press after owner Wendy McCaw and her top lieutenants flattened the wall separating the executive suite from the newsroom. 10 students confirmed for internship grants
After interviews in Northern and Southern California, 10 students from CNPA-member colleges have been confirmed for CNPA Foundation internship grants. `Ching-chong' joke spreads ignorance
Is Rosie O'Donnell a racist? By now, after her on-air apology, hours of commentary in the blogosphere, updates in the Hollywood press, and the New York Post's gossipy Page Six, you may have decided for yourself. But that's not what matters.

by L.A. Chung

'Ching-chong' joke spreads ignorance
Is Rosie O'Donnell a racist? By now, after her on-air apology, hours of commentary in the blogosphere, updates in the Hollywood press, and the New York Post's gossipy Page Six, you may have decided for yourself. But that's not what matters.

by L.A. Chung

Torrance Daily Breeze sold
The Press-Telegram's parent company on Friday announced it had acquired the Torrance-based Daily Breeze and three weekly newspapers in a three-way deal between Hearst Corp. and Copley Press Inc. Americans will devote half their lives to forms of media next year
Americans love their media ó so much that next year they'll spend nearly half their lives watching TV, going online, listening to the radio (or music) and reading. That's what the U.S. Census Bureau is predicting in its "Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2007," out Friday. Polson student earns full ride to Stanford
Polson High School senior Jenny Tiskus found out last Friday that she was one of 102 students nationwide to be selected as a scholarship winner in the College Match program, and she will receive a full, four-year ride to Stanford University as a result. Tiskus found out via e-mail while she was in journalism class, and thought at first she was the victim of a practical joke. New America Media (NAM) and Comcast Launch 'New America Now' Ethnic News Program Throughout Northern California
'Step Into The Stories' Making News in the New America - The Voices and Views of Ethnic Communities O'Donnell's mockery of Chinese is no joke
Rosie O'Donnell said she was just making a joke on The View last week. But few Asian-Americans found humor in her words. Group Not Satisfied With Rosie's Apology
Rosie O'Donnell says she's sorry for mocking spoken Chinese on "The View," but an association that represents journalists from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, including Chinese American, says it wasn't enough. Asian American advocates decry parody by TV's O'Donnell
Ever since comedian Rosie O'Donnell mocked spoken Chinese, repeating "ching chong" over and over on "The View" talk show, a video clip of her performance has been circulating on the Internet -- offering immediate and indisputable proof. NAHJ Calls on the Latino Community, Journalists and the Public to Urge the FCC to Protect Minority Broadcast Ownership
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is calling on journalists, communities of color and those who believe in diversity in media to tell the Federal Communications Commission to protect minority broadcast ownership by preventing further media consolidation. 24 states back Chronicle reporters facing jail over steroids story
Twenty four states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, legal scholars and a slew of news organizations have filed court briefs in support of two Chronicle reporters facing jail for refusing to divulge who leaked to them transcripts of grand jury testimony in the investigation of steroids supplied to Major League Baseball players. Reporters and rebels
Students distribute underground newspapers at two high schools in Everett as they carry on the fight against a district prior-review policy. NAJA Endowment Reaches $100,000
The endowment of the Native American Journalists Association has reached $100,000, reaching a milestone for the 22-year-old organization. The New York Times Student Journalism Institute Accepts Twenty Students into Inaugural Program
Seminar Offered in Collaboration with the National Association of Hispanic Journalists CNNís Amanpour to Address NAHJís 18th Annual Scholarship Banquet
Christiane Amanpour, chief international correspondent for CNN, will be the keynote speaker at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists 18th Annual Scholarship Banquet in New York City on March 1, 2007. OC Register launches audio podcasts of daily stories
The Orange County Register has added a new feature to its Web site that allows readers to listen to audio summaries of daily stories or to download them to a digital music player. H.P. Will Pay $14.5 Million to Settle Suit
Hewlett-Packard said Thursday that it would pay $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit by the California attorney general over the companyís use of private detectives to obtain private phone records of board members and journalists. Study: Journalists jailed around the world for Internet work on the rise
NEW YORK (AP) -- When Iranian journalist Mojtaba Saminejad was sentenced to two years in prison for insulting the country's Supreme Leader, it was not for an article that appeared in a newspaper. His offending story was posted on his personal Web blog. College student newspapers around the country run editorial in support of former USC editor
More than a dozen college student newspapers across the country published the same editorial Dec. 5 in a coordinated effort to decry the University of Southern Californiaís decision to block the reappointment of The Daily Trojanís former Editor in Chief Zach Fox. Mercury News layoff tally: Job cuts are trimmed to 35
The San Jose Mercury News completed a round of layoffs Tuesday that trimmed its workforce by 35 employees in one of the first big moves under its new owner, MediaNews Group. Yahoo partners with Reuters on eyewitness pictures
Yahoo Inc., in partnership with Reuters, is inviting the public to contribute eyewitness photos and videos of news events, in the latest move to turn spectators into on-the-spot journalists. Bull Wins Rtnda-Unity Diversity Award
Brian Bull, (Nez Perce) assistant news director at Wisconsin Public Radio, has recently been given a Radio-Television News Directors Association/UNITY award. Tips From Journalists Who Build Staff Diversity By Working with High School and College Programs
Find out if thereís a summer high school journalism program in your area. The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund web site lists them all by state (http://djnewspaperfund.dowjones.com). The American Society of Newspaper Editors holds regional training as well.

by Cristina Azocar

Judge: Hearst, MediaNews talks may violate antitrust laws
The San Francisco Chronicle is barred from consolidating some of its business operations with rival newspapers owned by MediaNews Group Inc., after a federal judge ruled that a deal would possibly violate antitrust laws. Paper's trail
For John J. Oliver Jr., the ebullient publisher of The Afro American, it is only a few strides from the portrait of his great-grandfather, John H. Murphy - a former slave who in 1897 bought the newspaper for $200 - to his office next door, where a gleaming computer screen displays a harbinger of the future: the paper's new electronic edition. Is Hometown Ownership Really the Next Big Thing?
There may be nothing new under the sun, but the sudden widespread clamor to return troubled newspapers to local ownership -- after decades of relentless industry consolidation -- at least represents a dramatic change in course. Gerald M. Boyd, Who Broke Barriers as an Editor at The Times, Dies at 56
Gerald M. Boyd, who began work as a teenage grocery bagger in St. Louis and rose to become managing editor of The New York Times, then was forced to resign in a newsroom revolt after a young reporter was exposed as a fabricator, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 56 and lived in Manhattan. Martin Reynolds named managing editor of The Oakland Tribune
Martin G. Reynolds was recently named managing editor of The Oakland (Calif.) Tribune, replacing long-time Managing Editor Leanne McLaughlin, who moves onto a new assignment at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, Calif. Mock Accent: Funny or Insulting?
AAJA asks that news organizations not use editorial cartoonist Mike Lester's Oct. 24 cartoon ("North Korea 'sorry' for testing nukes"), and that they remove the cartoon from their websites. Fair and Open Access to Internet is Crucial to Free Speech
As presidents of associations representing thousands of journalists across the United States, we are concerned about issues threatening the First Amendment as well as attacks against a free and open press. Senator Clinton Salutes New America Media Award Winners
Washington, D.C., Nov. 15--Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton opened the First National Ethnic Media Awards with a powerful tribute to ethnic media's role in American journalism. MediaNews Outsources Jobs to India, Lays Off Dozens of East Bay Staffers
MediaNews revealed on Friday that it had told its advertising production staffs at the Contra Costa Times and its ANG Newspapers chain ó which includes the Oakland Tribune ó that the company is outsourcing their jobs to India. 60 Minutes' Ed Bradley Dead At 65
Veteran 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley died Thursday at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan of complications from leukemia. Bradley joined the staff of the venerable news magazine 26 years ago. His consummate skills as a broadcast journalist and his distinctive body of work were recognized with numerous awards, including 19 Emmys, the latest for a segment that reported the reopening of the 50-year-old racial murder case of Emmett Till. 17th Annual CIIJ Journalism Job and Internship Fair
Gannett to Crowdsource News
The publisher of "America's newspaper" is turning to America to get its news. According to internal documents provided to Wired News and interviews with key executives, Gannett, the publisher of USA Today as well as 90 other American daily newspapers, will begin crowdsourcing many of its newsgathering functions. San Jose Mercury News Joins NAHJís Parity Project
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is proud to announce that the San Jose Mercury News will join the associationís Parity Project, becoming the 25th media outlet in the initiative. New America Media Award Winners Spotlight Expanding Ethnic Media Lens
New America Media, the countryís first and largest association of ethnic media, announces the winners of its First National Ethnic Media Awards, honoring the sectorís contributions to American journalism. UN Youth Summit Review
National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), along with its UNITY: Journalists of Color partners has assembled professionals and student journalists from around the nation to provide daily coverage of the UN Global Youth Leadership Summit. At NAHJ's Noche de Triunfos, the Stories Were the Stars
The moving power of journalism was evident as winners took the stage to receive their awards during the National Association of Hispanic Journalistsí 21st annual Noche de Triunfos gala on Oct. 5. Karen Lincoln Michel elected UNITY president
Karen Lincoln Michel, state bureau chief of the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Wisconsin, has been elected president of UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc. for the 2007-2009 term. NABJ President Addresses UN Youth Leadership Summit
Thank you, Mr. Secretary General. Thank you, Mr. President, esteemed delegates and dignitaries. And thank you, youth leaders from around the globe for having us here. Surviving the Job-Hunt Journey: Odyssey of a Young Journo
On the road in pursuit of a full-time work, a recent graduate encounters unexpected hurdles and ends up "nearly naked (and) blind." But employed. NABJ President to become first-ever U.S. media leader to address delegates in the United Nations General Assembly Hall
National Association of Black Journalists President Bryan Monroe, vice president and editorial director of Ebony and Jet magazines, will be the first American media executive to speak from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly Hall, at the opening of the historic UN Global Youth Summit on Oct. 29. NAHJ Board's Statement on NBC's Plans for Telemundo
Late last week, NAHJ wrote to executives at NBC regarding the network's plans for Telemundo. Much has been reported about the restructuring and layoffs at NBC. The plans for Telemundo have received very little media attention. Inquirer, Daily News layoffs expected
The new publisher of The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News told employees Friday that layoffs are "unavoidable" because advertising revenue is down and the owners need to cut costs to meet their bank obligations. Mercury News plans to lay off as many as 101 employees
The San Jose Mercury News plans to lay off as many as 101 employees over the next two months to cut costs and make up for declining advertising revenue, the paper said Friday. NAJA Accepts Invitation to Move to Oklahoma
With an eye toward the future and the goals in its new strategic plan, the Native American Journalists Association has accepted an invitation to move to the University of Oklahoma in Norman. NAHJ Frustrated by Continued Exclusion of Latinos on Network News
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is once again frustrated by the lack of coverage of Latinos on the network evening newscasts of ABC, CBS, and NBC. Managing Editor, Island Paper Named Diversity Leaders
Sharon Rosenhause, managing editor of the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and the Pacific Daily News on Guam have been named winners of the fifth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership. Talk to Me: Help Us Help You
We're launching a new venture -- the Poynter Career Center -- and need your help. Bay Area TV Anchor, Talk Radio Host Under Fire
Comments from a Bay Area radio host and television news anchor are drawing criticism and sparking debate. KGO-AM talk radio host and KGO-TV news anchor Pete Wilson apologized Thursday for his comments on the radio about a San Francisco supervisor's choice to father a child with his lesbian friend. Anchor's comments anger gays, lesbians
San Francisco public officials and leaders of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community are demanding that a prominent radio host and television news anchor apologize for comments he made on the air about nontraditional families. Washington Post Newsroom Internships
Do you want the scoop on summer internships in The Post's newsroom? NLGJA Announces 2006 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners to be Honored at November 8th Chicago Ceremony
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) today announced the recipients of its Excellence in Journalism Awards, including its Journalist of the Year honor to be presented to Jason Bellini of CBS News on LOGO. McCormick Tribune Foundation Launches Youth Voices Initiative
The McCormick Tribune Foundation board of directors officially launched the Foundationís Youth Voices initiative, which aims to strengthen high school journalism and encourage youth expression. The initiativeís 2007 projects, concentrated primarily in Chicago, will reach more than 250 teachers, thousands of high school students at nearly every public high school in Chicago, a print audience of more than 50,000 and broadcast audiences totaling more than 100,000. Women take to airwaves
From Oprah's new XM Satellite show to fledgling network's 'all female, all-talk' format, efforts under way to change talk radio Teens Tune In to News on the Internet, Knight Foundation Study Shows
When it comes to using the Internet, high school students not only pay attention to the news, they like traditional news sources more than most might think. Lance Williams, Mark Fainaru-Wada, Josh Wolf Named Journalists of the Year
San Francisco Chronicle reporters Lance Williams and Mark Fainaru-Wada and freelance journalist Josh Wolf were named Journalists of the Year by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for upholding the principles of a free and independent press. Journalism recruiter speaks on diversity
ìWell, the first thing I can tell you about is meeting a deadline,î said Joe Grimm, recruiting and development editor for the Detroit Free Press, as he stepped in 45 minutes late to Gannett Hallís Tucker Forum. NPR to Redefine "News & Notes" as Multimedia Program
NPR is initiating a series of changes to the daily news and information program News & Notes aimed at incorporating the online experience into the radio show, adding audience participation in shaping the program and creating a community uniting the radio listeners and Internet users. NAJA Receives $90,000 Grant From Ford Foundation
The Native American Journalists Association has received a $90,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to enhance general operations and educational programs to better serve a growing membership. Spanish Lessons
Compared to America's long-established journalism education powerhouses, the j-school at Florida International University still qualifies as a start-up. A young program at a university that didn't open its doors until three months after the Watergate break-in, FIU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication first won accreditation barely 15 years ago. But no school in the nation has more experience in teaching bilingual and Spanish-language journalism -- a specialty that is urgently needed in the United States to fill the newspaper industry's demand for journalists fully equipped to cover the exploding and highly diverse Hispanic population. Conference scholarships available to editors of color
The Associated Press Managing Editors organization will award three scholarships to editors of color to attend its annual conference in New Orleans in October. New Legal Guide Published for California Journalists
A new pocket guide to the law affecting news gathering and reporting in California, shipping in mid-September, covers everything from journalists' rights of access to people, places, events and documents, to coping with challenges like gag orders, subpoenas, searches and liability lawsuits, to the special protections for student journalists. Public Radio Struggles to find Black Audience
As News & Notes loses listeners, can NPR sustain quality black programming? Journalism Educators Pass Resolutions Supporting First Amendment Rights for Students
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication passed a resolution censuring Ocean County College in New Jersey for terminating the adviser of the schoolís student newspaper. Keeping It Real: Accurate Coverage of Native Culture
How Oprah's visit to a Navajo powwow missed the mark -- and what journalists can do to improve coverage of Native culture. UNITY Names Onica Makwakwa as New Executive Director
UNITY: Journalists of Color, Inc. today announced that Onica Makwakwa has been appointed UNITYís new executive director. Makwakwa, who is currently the director of development of the YWCA USA, assumes the position on September 5. Gannett buys Florida State University paper
The Tallahassee Democrat, whose parent company is Gannett, has bought the twice-weekly newspaper that serves Florida State University. Bay Area Journalism Schools Race to Keep Up With the Web
Help wanted: College graduate with knowledge of Web design, blog experience, digital video editing skills and traditional writing background. Expertise in PHP, MySQL and Django a plus. Contact your local newspaper for details.

by Ryan Sholin

Journalism Education on KQED's Forum
Forum takes a look at a new breed of specialized programs in graduate-level journalism education. College papers may be best way to reach students
According to a new report from Y2M: Youth Media & Market Networks and College Publisher, the campus newspaper may still be the most efficient medium to reach college students. Study: Newspapers That Attract Teens Retain Them as Adults
A new study shows that teenagers who read the newspaper continue the habit as they get older -- sort of. According to the Newspaper Association of America Foundation, 75% of those surveyed between the ages of 18 and 24 who said they read the a newspaper when they were younger (13-to-17) now read their local paper at least once a week. Journalism Awards on KQED's Forum
Forum discusses journalism awards, from the Casey Award to the Pulitzer Prize. What are the stories that get recognized and what is the value of awarding them? Mi-Ai Parrish Named New Publisher of the Idaho Statesman
AAJA member Mi-Ai Parrish was named publisher of The Idaho Statesman, according to an announcement released today by The McClatchy Company. Parrish becomes one of only three known Asian American publishers of a U.S. mainstream newspaper. Broadcast News Industry Still Has A Long Way To Go In Increasing Journalists of Color In Its Newsrooms
Journalists of Color is encouraged at the small growth in diversity in television stations but remains extremely concerned about the continuing erosion in the percentage of people of color in radio news. Knight Foundation Awards Grant for Journalism Leadership Initiative
The journalism school is the recipient of a $1.25 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to develop a case studies initiative at the school. The initiative will allow students to study the decision-making process that takes place in newsrooms every day. A Matter of Grammar and Law
Ricardo Pimentel on immigration -- and the nuances journalists should not ignore. FIU to Launch New York Times Student Journalism Institute
The New York Times and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) will launch an intensive training program early in 2007 for Latino student journalists at Florida International University and the University of Arizona. Scripps Widens Diversity Definition
A very important e-mail went out last week to all cable multiple system operators and cable programming networks. It came from Kathy Johnson, president of the National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications, who is updating her database about industry hiring practices.

by Marianne Paskowski

The Programmer as Journalist: a Q&A; with Adrian Holovaty
Washingtonpost.com's Web tech guru answers questions about programming's role in news reporting and presentation

by Robert Niles

Reynolds Foundation Gives ASU $3.5M for National Business Journalism Center
The Donald W. Reynolds Foundation announced today a $3,517,895, three-year grant to Arizona State Universityís Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication to operate the Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism. Are We Failing Young Journalists?
Has the newspaper industry turned its back on aspiring young journalists?

by Ken Krayeske

San Francisco State University Chips Quinn Scholars
The Chips Quinn Scholars program offers journalism students of color hands-on training in journalism and mentoring by caring news veterans. The aim: Provide special support and encouragement that will open doors to news careers and bring greater diversity to the nation's daily newspaper newsrooms. The following is a list of all the SFSU students who have participated in the program since its beginning in 1991.

by Donna Tam

The San Francisco Chronicle Launches Podcast for Filipinos
The San Francisco Chronicle announced today its launch of Pinoy Pod, a weekly program of interviews, news features and information about the Filipino experience in Northern California, the Philippines and beyond. CIIJ to Launch Ethnic News Service with Institute for Interactive Journalism Grant
The Institute for Interactive Journalism has awarded CIIJ a New Media grant to launch an Ethnic News Service. CIIJ was among 10 grantees chosen from 185 applicants. NAJA Urges Media to Continue Accurate Terminology When Describing Immigrants
As thousands of immigrants march today to demonstrate the impact they have on the economy, the Native American Journalists Association urges the media to continue to use accurate language when describing those of other countries living in the United States. Slight Increase in Journalists of Color
The total number of journalists of color in U.S. newsrooms increased nearly a half percent last year, while the overall newsroom employment remains constant, the American Society of Newspaper Editors reported Tuesday in its annual census. UNITY: Increasing Diversity in Newsrooms Makes Economic Sense
Nearly every company in the newspaper industry has undoubtedly looked at its bottom line over the past year to gauge success. UNITY: Journalists of Color contends that if the bottom line is what matters, then most companies are poised to fail because they have not kept pace with the changing racial makeup of its readers. AAJA Challenges Newspaper Editors To Set Personal Goals for Newsroom Diversity
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) today challenged all of the nationís newspaper editors to set a personal goal of increasing the number of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists in their respective newsrooms, and to place more AAPI journalists in supervisory and management positions. Summit Addresses High School Journalism Issue
Two delegates to the California Journalism Education Coalition on April 21 helped to lead a lengthy discussion on ways to shore up California's scholastic journalism programs. AAJA Announces Special Awards Winners
The Asian American Journalists Association today announced the winners of four of its top national awards for 2006: Duong Phuc and Vu Thanh Thuy of Radio Saigon Houston, Phil Currie of the Gannett Company, Inc., Ti-Hua Chang of WCBS-TV and Larry Olmstead of Knight Ridder, Inc. Orville Schell to Step Down as J-School Dean
After nearly 10 years as dean of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, Orville Schell informed the school's faculty and students on Wednesday that he will not seek reappointment to the position. He will, however, remain at the helm to continue running the school until a new dean can be appointed. New Voices: New Funding for 10 Innovative Citizen Media Projects
Environmental news in the Great Lakes, communities in rural Alaska and inner-city neighborhoods in Philadelphia will be covered in 10 innovative community news experiments to receive 2006 New Voices funding, J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism announced today. NABJ Members Win 2006 Pulitzer Prizes
Knight Ridderís Katrina coverage in Biloxi wins Gold Medal for Public Service, and Robin Givhan wins for Criticism. Editor William Woo Dies at 69
William Woo, who as editor and editorial page editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was said to be the highest-ranking Asian American in newspaper journalism and the first to lead a major U.S. daily newspaper, died Wednesday at his home in Palo Alto.

by Richard Prince

The Next Generation
Why journalism programs in high schools, especially poor ones, are collapsing - and how we can help. Safety and Story: A Balancing Act
What journalists can learn from Jill Carroll's story: resources, ethical questions and more from Poynter faculty. NAHJ Urges News Media to Stop Using Dehumanizing Terms When Covering Immigration
Calls for stopping the use of ìillegalsî as a noun, curbing the phrase ìillegal alienî "Majority Minority" Newsrooms?
Bar Raised on Goal of Parity With Community

by Richard Prince

Students Lose Link to Real-World Journalism
Ellie Wolf, editor in chief of the award-winning Wolfpacket at Claremont HS, credits her passion for excellence in journalism in large part to the Los Angeles Times Student Journalism Program. Want to be an Intern Whoís Remembered?
What does it take to be a successful intern? Brenda Rotherham, news recruiting and training manager at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, outlined seven steps to success for college students working in newsrooms. UNITY Board Calls on Industry to Step Up Diversity Efforts Amid Great Change and Uncertain Future
UNITY: Journalists of Color Inc., a strategic alliance representing more than 10,000 journalists of color, calls for media companies to broaden their efforts to increase diversity in these critical times facing the industry. Knight Ridder Breakup May Create Unprecedented Concentration of Ownership in Bay Area Newspapers
Fears of reduced competition and newsroom cutbacks spur interest in employee plan. The Big News: Shrinking Reportage
An explosion of media outlets means we now have more coverage and carping about every conceivable event than ever before in history. But we also have less reporting. SPJ Invites Members to Take Part in a Confidential Sources Survey
In the wake of stirring controversies surrounding the mediaís use of confidential sources, SPJ would like to hear whatís on your mind. The findings of this study will be released in a report during Ethics in Journalism Week, April 24-28. Sunshine Week Materials in Spanish
To help ensure that the Sunshine Week message is heard as widely as possible, campaign materials from the national site are available now in Spanish. State of the News Media 2006: Skimpy Rations
How has your diet of news been lately? Do you find yourself eating several meals, grazing the rest of the day, but still going to bed hungry for high-fiber news content? Thomas Cashman Avila Named Deputy Executive Director of National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) today announced the appointment of Thomas Cashman Avila as deputy executive director overseeing NLGJAís pioneering work in the training and education of journalists on the fair and accurate coverage of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues. Post Releases Diversity Report
One year in the making, it examines several issues: minority representation, newsroom culture, minority retention and job postings. Each section concludes with recommendations for changes and improvements. Society of Professional Journalists Announces 21st Annual James Madison Award Winners
TV Anchor Ken Bastida and Radio Host Michael Krasny to Emcee Mar. 16 Awards Dinner SFSU Journalism Students Going Places
Journalism students at San Francisco State University have accomplished many achievements. As of Spring 2006, here are some of the internships, scholarships and awards. CIIJ's 15th Anniversary Fundraiser A Success!
Respected reporters and key journalism figures from all over the country converged at San Francisco State University on Feb. 1 to celebrate the Center for Integration and Improvement of JournalismÔø?s 15th Anniversary Fundraiser. Journalism School, W.K. Kellogg Foundation Join Forces to Improve Coverage of Race, Ethnicity
The Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University has been awarded a grant of $194,000 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of Battle Creek, Michigan, to train journalists throughout the country to produce better reporting on race and ethnicity. 7th Annual NCM Awards
Recognizing Journalistic excellence in ethnic media since 1998, the NCM Awards showcase the stories making the news in the new California and the people and media outlets that report them. SF State Journalism Center Receives $550,000 Grant From Ford Foundation
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism to pursue conferences, research, documentary

by Matt Itelson

From utility to interactivity, Web offers new tools to reach readers
The Internet has brought excitement to the future of news. But to take advantage of the opportunities of the Web, journalists will have to change their practices, Ken Sands says. CNN Donates $50,000 to NAJA's Scholarship Program
CNN has pledged $50,000 to NAJA's scholarship program for broadcast students as both organizations continue to work together to boost the number of Native people involved in broadcast journalism. What top-10 lists say about the people who produce the news
Every New Year, newspapers around the country borrow the old David Letterman routine to produce lists of the 10 "biggest" stories. But more than revealing what was significant about the past year, these summaries offer insight about journalists' news philosophy. NLGJA Receives $100,000 Gift From CNN for Journalist Scholarships
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association is pleased to announce that CNN will make a $100,000 donation to the NLGJA Scholarship Fund endowment to support the Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award. Vanilla Ceiling: Magazines Still Shades of White
ìThe magazine industry is probably the least diverse of any of the media. Theyíve taken a real pass,î said Pamela Newkirk, a professor at New York Universityís Department of Journalism and author of Within the Veil: Black Journalists, White Media.

by Lizzy Ratner

Six Summer Workshop Participants Win DJNF Scholarships
The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund awarded four staff writers and two photographers in last summerís high school journalism workshops $1,000 college scholarships for their published articles and photographs in the Fund-sponsored Summer Workshops Writing and Photography Competition. Ethnic newspapers retain stronghold in struggling industry
As America's major newspapers continue to lose readers and cut reporting staffs, thousands of smaller publications are flourishing. Recent BAMMA Grad Focused and Determined
CIIJ was able to catch up with Michelle Wilens - a summer 2005 BAMMA graduate - and get an update on what she has been doing since this past summer. CIIJ Director Reflects on Accomplishment
Listen to Cristina Azocar discuss what being named a local hero means to her and the importance of American Indian Heritage month. CIIJ's 16th Annual Journalism Job and Internship Fair
Information on the past job fair and a photo essay by Craig Young. Metcalf Institute Awarded NSF Grant to Support Diversity in Journalism Fellowships
The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting was awarded a $856,479 grant from the National Science Foundation to support six 42-week paid science and reporting fellowships for minority journalists. The Metcalf Institute will administer this new five-year program, which begins in 2006. Journalism Center Director Named 'Local Hero'
Cristina Azocar's passion and pride for her Native American culture has shaped her career as an activist, scholar and mentor. The director of SFSU's Center for the Integration and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) not only inspires students and colleagues, but also influences the way in which journalists of today and the future cover communities of color.

by Matt Itelson

5 Summer Scholars Claim Chips Achievement Prizes
Summer 2005 Chips Achievement Prizes were announced this week, honoring five Chips Quinn Scholars for outstanding examples of writing, reporting and news photography during their internships. SF State Journalism Students Going Places
Have you secured a journalism job or internship? Did you win a journalism scholarship or award? Please let CIIJ know. Beyond the Bus
Rosa Parks Took a Stand, but Mourners Know Prejudice Still Is Deep-Seated Katrina Forges New Consensus on Poverty
Hurricane Katrina has forged a strong consensus among Americaís major racial and ethnic groups to eliminate poverty in America, according to a new multilingual poll. The storm and its aftermath also shook public confidence in the U.S. governmentís capacity to handle catastrophes, including a terrorist attack. SPJ Names Nicole Sawaya of KALW as Journalist of the Year
KALW general manager Nicole Sawaya was named Journalist of the Year by the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for her important contributions to the diversity and availability of news programming in the Bay Area. Honolulu and South Dakota Newspapers Honored for Diversity Leadership
The Honolulu Advertiser and the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls, S.D., have been named winners of the fourth annual Robert G. McGruder Awards for Diversity Leadership. Humbler profits won't encourage buyouts
Lou Alexander makes some interesting and realistic points about newspapers and profitability. But he sets up a premise, "cutting newspaper margin expectations to something under l0%," that is easy to knock down. NLGJA Announces 2005 Excellence in Journalism Awards Winners
The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) today announced this yearís recipients of its national Excellence in Journalism Awards ñ including its Journalist of the Year honor to be presented to Meredith May with the San Francisco Chronicle. CNPA Membership is Free to College Newspapers
As part of its support of journalism education, the California Newspaper Publishers Association waives dues for all campus newspaper members. Better Asian American Coverage With More AAPIs in Newsrooms?
For the first time, a study has revealed strong evidence that newsrooms with larger numbers of Asian American staff members result in newspapers that cover more stories on, and broader coverage of, Asian American communities and issues. Help Secure CIIJ's Future!
Donate to the Challenge Fund for Journalism

by Cristina Azocar

AAJA Recognizes Excellence in News Coverage
The Asian American Journalists Association today announced its awards for excellence in news coverage of Asian American issues, awards for outstanding work by several of its members, and the election of its 2006-2007 national vice president for print and national secretary. Knight Ridder Vice President/News Jerry Ceppos Announces Retirement
Knight Ridder announced today that Jerry Ceppos, vice president/news, has elected to take early retirement, effective Aug. 31. NAJA Elects New Officers
Mike Kellogg (Navajo), publisher of the News Press in Stillwater, Okla., was elected president of the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) on Sunday by NAJAís board of directors at the conclusion of the annual convention here. Three Parity Project Newspapers Accepted Into ASNE High School Program
NAHJ Announces Winners of 2005 Ò and Journalism Awards
Society of Professional Journalists Joins in Criticism of Editorial Cartoon
The Society of Professional Journalists notes with dismay an editorial cartoon critical of illegal immigrants that ran in the June 18 edition of the Dearborn (Mich.) Press & Guide.† The cartoon generated criticism from area ethnic groups as reported in other local news media. San Jose State and San Francisco State Have Had Largest Number of Chipps Quinn Scholars
The six colleges that have had the largest number of students selected for the program: San Jose State University: 35 San Francisco State University: 30 Florida A&M; University: 26 Howard University: 24 Jackson State University: 22 University of Florida: 22 NAHJ Welcomes New Regional Directors to its Board
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is proud to welcome three new regional directors and one returning director to its board. Minorities Comprise 21.2 Percent of Local Television News Staffs
The percentage of minorities working in local television news last year was largely unchanged, according to a survey released today by the Radio-Television News Directors Association. NAJA Calls For Increased Education, Recruiting by Broadcast News Industry
The Native American Journalists Association is calling on the broadcast news industry to increase its outreach to Native communities, including more educational programs and more active recruiting, after a recent survey showed a decrease in American Indians in broadcast newsrooms. Prime Movers Places Second in Innovative Outreach to Scholastic Journalism Competition
Prime Movers, a one-year pilot project to keep journalists engaged in the profession and to revitalize journalism in high schools, was awarded second place in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Scholastic Journalism Divisionís Innovative Outreach to Scholastic Journalism competition. Knight Foundation CEO Carter to Leave July 18; Ibarg¸en to Succeed Him
After seven and a half years, Hodding Carter III will step down on July 18 as president and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, one of the nationís largest private foundations. NAJA Requests Cultural Sensitivity Training for Wall Street Journal and New York Post
The Native American Journalists Association is asking the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post to become more culturally sensitive after recently publishing articles that carelessly stereotyped Native people. SFSU Campus Data Close-Ups
Diversity Enhancing Learning Pop and Politics Re-launches at CIIJ through Knight Foundation Grant
Journalism education project will train the next generation of journalists to produce content that engages young Americans in civic life. Ford Grants $400,000 to CIIJ†
Grant for Implementation of Strategic Plan CIIJ's Challenge Fund for Journalism
Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism receives $38,000 for a matching grant. UNITY Board Picks Chicago for UNITY 2008 Convention
Newsroom diversity has passed its peak at most newspapers, 1990-2005 study shows
Report for the Knight Foundation shows trends at 1,410 US newspapers NCM Launches First Comprehensive National Survey of Ethnic Media Usage
The Center for American Progress and The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund co-sponsor 10 language poll conducted by Sergio Bendixen targeting 11 ethnic groups. Craigslist founder shows interest in journalism
Founder Craig Newmark told Associated Press editors and writers in a bureau visit, his newest fascination is community journalism. Beyond Stereotypes: Untold Stories for Any Beat
Covering all the apects of your beat includes covering disability

by Elizabeth J. Carr

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Journalism Students Work for Diversity
San Jose Mercury News reporters and SFSU journalism students are mentoring students at San Jose's racially diverse Willow Glen High School, in hopes of interesting students in news careers.

by Audrey Tang with Matt Itelson

Increasing Newsroom Diversity: It's Time to Make It Personal
UNITY: Journalists of Color is challenging each of the 743 members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) NLGJA Mourns Roy Aarons, Founder and Pioneering Journalist

by Steve Friess

Black Reporters Should Report on Black Issues, Says Longtime Newscaster
Terry Heaton Takes on Diversity in the Workplace

by Vicki Cormack

Barbara Rodgers: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Barbara Rodger's was offered a job as a reporter in Rochester, New York 32 years ago in response to public protest at a lack of diversity on television. For more than three decades she has been committed to making a difference through her work as a journalist

by Sabrina Ford

SF State News features BAMMA
High school students from around the Bay Area put their newswriting talents to the test during a two-week intensive writing and reporting workshop hosted by SFSU's Journalism Department and Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) late last month. Jayson Blair 101
Students and teachers access the aftermath

by Erna Smith, News Watch Director