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‘White in America’: Huffington Post Fails to Source BBN. What Will CNN Do?
In December 2012, CNN aired Black in America, its fifth installment in a series examining the experiences of Blacks/African Americans in the United States. Blacks were the focus of the program, but CNN’s In America series, hosted by Soledad O’Brien, has also covered Latinos, Asians, Muslims and Gays. After watching the latest installment, I thought More...
Los Angeles Times Will No Longer Use ‘Illegal Immigrant’ In Its Reporting
The Los Angeles Times announced to its readers today that it will no longer use “Illegal Immigrant” when covering immigrants who are in the United States of America without documentation. The LA-based More...
Vimbayi Kajese: The Face of Africa for China and China for Africa
We share this story of Vimbayi Kajese, News Anchor with China Central Television (CCTV), for those who are thinking of or are open to venturing out of the United States to pursue their career goal – in any More...
Interesting Reality about Latino Media. ‘The End of El Diario-La Prensa?’
(UPDATED note from Angelo Falcón) Upon posting this NiLP Commentary on the future of El Diario-La Prensa yesterday, we received quite a bit of feedback and concern, including a number of news and web sites More...
Farewell, Mr. Gil Noble. Pioneering Journalist Gil Noble Dies at 80.
Farewell, Mr. Noble. BBN thanks you for paving the way for journalists and serving your role as a communicator with extraordinary care. You left a mark on your chosen field and we are grateful and proud to claim More...
Asian American and Mainstream Press Differ on Use of Language in John Liu Federal Investigation
Photo: Stella Chan This is worth noting. New York City Comptroller John Liu is running for Mayor of New York City in 2013. He is currently the target of a federal investigation that could change his decision More...
Take Note: News Corp Quietly Owns NYC Neighborhood Newspapers
(Originally published on March 27, 2009. This editorially was the recipient of the 2009 IPPIE Award for Excellence in Journalism) By Sharon D. Toomer Image: Angels Gate Cultural Center, California I am embarrassed More...
Spanish-language Media Stays Strong as English-language Media Struggles
Over the past year, Hispanic media performed better than its English-language counterparts in the U.S., according to a news study from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. Spanish-language More...
(Watch) NYC Newsstand Vendors: Exploiting Some, Protecting Others
(Originally published in April 2009) BBN presents New York City Newsstand Vendors: Exploiting Some, Protecting Others. Through the course of our travels around the city, BBN noticed a disturbing pattern of disparity More...
