Race and Elections
Journalists talked about media portrayal and sensationalism of race in news coverage. Topics included the the lack of diversity in the news industry, the Trayvon Martin story and racial prof…
885 viewsJournalists talked about media portrayal and sensationalism of race in news coverage. Topics included the the lack of diversity in the news industry, the Trayvon Martin story and racial prof…
885 viewsParticipants spoke about the state of the black community in American cities. Among the topics they addressed were the legacy of the civil right movement, challenges facing the urban poor, a…
874 viewsFollowing opening remarks by Maudine Cooper, Marc Morial, Democratic National Committee Chair Tim Kaine, and Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele, Vernon Jordan gave the keynot…
661 viewsA town hall meeting was held on the challenges facing black American men. The panelists talked about topics such as black families, mentoring, education and training, access to minority busi…
416 viewsAl Sharpton was joined by a panel of journalists to discuss “Are Blacks Projected Fairly in the Media.” They discussed whether or not the media fairly portrays African Americans in its news…
414 viewsThe Millions More Movement commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March on the National Mall with speeches and performances highlighting the theme of reparation, repair, rebuil…
3,044 viewsThe panelists discussed the upcoming elections. Topics included education and job training, minority advocacy, African-American candidates for Congress, the impact of African-American voters…
93 viewsOfficials from various African-American advocacy groups held a news conference to talk about the Unity '04 Campaign. They described the campaign as a voter registration, voter education, and…
219 viewsMr. Curry discussed the war with Iraq, his coverage of the war from Central Command Headquarters in Doha, Qatar, and the coverage of the war by other news organizations. He responded to audi…
212 viewsPanelists talked about affirmative action, including the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the University of Michigan’s affirmative action admissions policy. Following p…
286 viewsParticipants talked about levels of voter turn out in the 2002 midterm elections among the African-American community and the impact that black votes had on election results. They also answe…
131 viewsParticipants talked about the history of the African American press and its impact on today’s media culture. Following their discussion they answered questions from students.
210 viewsGeorge Curry of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. talked about headline news issues. He responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
85 viewsGeorge Curry talked about how the Bush administration will need to reach out to African-Americans and other current news events. He also responded to viewer telephone calls, faxes and electr…
78 viewsMr. Curry talked about current events and newspaper headlines. He specifically discussed his magazine article entitled Bitter Fruit, which concerns a current New York exhibit on lynchings. H…
84 viewsGeorge Curry, Editor-in-Chief for Emerge Magazine, talked about HMO legislation and its impact on Americans. He also spoke about presidential frontrunner Texas Governor George W. Bush and h…
53 viewsMr. Curry talked about the efforts of Jesse Jackson to encourage the release of the American soldiers held captive in Yugoslavia and other current news events. He also responded to viewer’s …
38 viewsMr. Curry discussed headline news, African-American issues and responded to audience telephone calls, faxes, and electronic mail.
55 viewsIn the newspaper roundtable, Mr. Curry talked about current news stories of interest to him and took audience calls, faxes and electronic mail.
69 viewsGeorge Curry, Emerge Magazine editor in chief, and John Fund, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member, talked about current news stories of interest to them. They took audience calls, fax…
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