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For Ethnic Communities, a Year of Stimulus Not Enough

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

New America Media, Commentary, Aaron Glantz, Posted: February 20, 2010

It was one year ago that this week that President Obama signed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the stimulus package. It’s the biggest investment in our country since the Great Depression, but in this commentary I show how for most of us, a year of stimulus is not enough.

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Breaking News: Former WORD Senior Editor Aida Alami on Canadian Radio 6:30 P.M. EST Today

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

She will be talking tonight on Canada’s Radio CBC As It Happens Program about the Moroccan government cracking down on her news magazine, Le Journal Hebdomadaire. Read earlier WORD blog here. Also check out this info, too.

Again, 6 p.m.

More later.

Future of Journalism, Manhattan Institute - Et Al

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

The institute is organizing a February 23 symposium about the future of journalism in the Internet age. Professor Lisa George, Hunter economics department, who said Hunter President Raab asked her to participate in the symposium, sent a notice to this instructor. George said she will be hosting an academic conference at Hunter’s Roosevelt House October 15, 16 about, tentatively, the impact of technology on markets for news and information.

The Future of Journalism is on a myriad of minds and has been showing up in a myriad of theaters and arenas. The Future of Journalism Education lags.

More than a year ago, this instructor participated in a discussion at the Poynter Institute about the future of journalism. He also participated in a discussion at the McCormick Foundation several weeks before the week-long workshop at Pointer. That discussion was about funding future J-enterprises, thus, The Future of Journalism was a significant part of that discussion. There have been lots of discussions and seminars and mini-docus and workshops showing up on cable and the  Internet.

So, where stands D:F/M? Hope here is that the Duh is not significant. I can’t wait to get started on this thread.

The WORD & New America Media

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

The WORD is participating in NAM’s content exchange project and has signed up to join the ethnic media association.

MEDP 299.47 Pushback, Fall, 2009 - Part VI: The End

Friday, February 5th, 2010

RB: This was to be a comparatively long narrative about a 30-40P student, a CUNY Macaulay Honors College student, who fails MEDP 299.47 for being serially disruptive for most of the semester despite repeated warnings from the instructor.

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MEDP 299.47 Pushback, Fall, 2009 - Part V

Friday, February 5th, 2010

RB: Requires a separate page. Gets one in Part VI.

LM: Blindsided by personal, family issues. INC.

End Part V

PUSHBACK, MEDP 299.47, Fall, 2009 - Part IV

Friday, February 5th, 2010

JG: Regarded himself as a proficient writer and his writing talent couldn’t be denied.

PC: Decent writer.

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PUSHBACK, MEDP 299.47, Fall, 2009 – Part III

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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PUSHBACK, MEDP 299.47, Fall, 2009 - Part II

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Pushback can range from physical threats & menacing behavior to moderate passive aggressive behavior (such as, I dare you to make me do the assignments) to the negligible. Extreme, never to be tolerated; moderate, up to a certain level until it threatens to fuel rebellious anticipation of 30-40Ps; negligible, hardly worth mentioning (a little slack shouldn’t hurt but don’t tell that to 30-40Ps and the Colleagues who support them).

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PUSHBACK, MEDP 299.47, Fall, 2009 - Part I

Friday, February 5th, 2010

AKA Feature Writing

In many ways, this was a typical D:F/M advanced news writing class. The students were talented, all could write. Yet … !

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