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Publisher Told to Oust Occupy From His Lawn
Raymond H. Boone Scoffs at Citation From Richmond, Va. “A newspaper publisher who is allowing Occupy Richmond protesters to camp in his yard next door to the mayor’s house was slapped Tuesday with a zoning-violation notice,” Reed Williams reported Tuesday for the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch. But Raymond H. Boone, editor and publisher of the Richmond…
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Black, Latino 'Push-Out' at Washington Post
“The Washington Post has pushed out — or is trying to push out — at least thirteen people through layoffs, coerced buyouts or outright dismissal on dubious charges,” Fredrick Kunkle, co-chair of the Newspaper Guild unit at the Post, wrote in a memo posted on the Guild website Monday. “What’s more troubling is that more…
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Notables Share Their Holiday Memories
Members of The Root 100 for 2011 gathered in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 5, 2011, for The Root’s gala held in their honor. Several attendees chatted with us about their favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions and shared what they were most looking forward to this holiday season. “Rest” was a popular answer! Read more about…
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Jewish Group Flies Latino Journos to Israel
Seventeen Latino journalists from the United States and Latin America returned this week from an eight-day, all-expenses-paid trip to Israel sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League, which is concerned about what it considers an unacceptable level of anti-Semitism among Latinos, particularly new arrivals. Fernando DiazAmong the participants were Rick Sanchez, former CNN anchor; Henrik Rehbinder, opinion…
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Anchor Tells Viewers Staff Is 'Out of a Job'
In Tucson, Station Turns Over News Shows to Competitor Viewers of KMSB-TV in Tucson, Ariz., heard a stunning announcement from anchor Lou Raguse on Tuesday: Belo Corp., parent company of the Fox affiliate, Channel 11, had entered into a “shared services agreement” with Raycom Media, the owner of rival KOLD, Channel 13. “Raycom will produce…
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Occupy Wall Street on the Move
The Occupy Wall Street movement met another obstacle as police moved into New York City’s Zuccotti Park overnight and evacuated the encampment. The Root was on the scene in Foley Square in Manhattan on November 15, and caught up with demonstrators hoping to return to the scene of protests and arrests.
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Black Voices From Occupy DC
As the Occupy Movement picks up steam from coast to coast, demonstrators in the nation’s capital have garnered attention, setting up a little more than two blocks away from the White House at downtown Washington’s McPherson Square. Here’s what some of the District’s resident Occupiers had to say about the movement when The Root visited…
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Romenesko Flap: A Non-Diverse Affair
The Poynter Institute’s dramatic reproach of its pioneering media blogger Jim Romenesko, followed within hours by his resignation Thursday night, sent tweets flying and computer keys clicking, with discussions of media ethics thrown in for good measure. But it was a discussion that largely took place in the absence of journalists of color. Given the…
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In Penn State Uproar, Pitfalls for Journalists
A day before the Penn State child sex-abuse scandal forced the retirement of legendary coach Joe Paterno, the Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot-News devoted its entire front page to an editorial calling on Penn State University President Graham Spanier to step down. The university’s board of trustees did the paper one better. On Wednesday night, the board…
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A Sneak Peek: 'Pariah'
The independent film industry has been buzzing about Pariah since it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Based on director Dee Rees’ 2007 award-winning short film, Pariah is the feature-length, coming-of-age story of a young woman living in Brooklyn, N.Y., with her parents, Audrey and Arthur (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell), and younger sister,…