The only American newspaper ever to lose a federal EEOC* case (because it refused to settle with the black employees it got caught discriminating against despite the obvious litigious peril it was in) is thumping its chest about this news gem – and it should:
The New York Daily News
August 2nd, 2011Attention Arianna Huffington
August 2nd, 2011The National Writers Union will co-staff a picket line against Arianna Huffington, who is scheduled to appear at the upcoming National Association of Black Journalists’ convention in Philadelphia, Thursday, August 4, 2011.
Huffington is the respondent in a class action lawsuit recently filed against the Huffington Post.com, Huffington Post owner Arianna Huffington, et al, and AOL.com, Inc.
Where Is Rich Sanchez?
July 27th, 2011
Fired in October, 2010. His CNN dismissal followed a satellite-radio interview in which Sanchez said he was the victim of anti-Hispanic prejudice by Jewish media bosses. He also had said that Jon Stewart, who mocked him on The Daily Show regularly, was a bigot.
Comeback? Last “Google Citing,” 2010.
Norway: A Firsthand Account of the Massacre in Utøya
July 25th, 2011I headline hunt, using the mainstream news media for breaking news. So, if CNN or the NY Times or ABC, as examples, report a BNE, I go to the local news organization reporting the story. So, I can be “envious” of my students who read Spanish and French and, for the Utøya Massacre, Norwegian.
However, subscribing to GlobalVoices helps compensate for my ignorance. Norway: A Firsthand Account of the Massacre in Utøya – by Solana Larsen Read the rest of this entry »
Live BLOG: Murdochs face MPs in Phone-Hacking Scandal
July 19th, 2011Differentiating “Gray” from “U.S.”
July 17th, 2011Regarding warranties for photo equipment: I just came across this site and it seems to provide good info for those interested or serious about photography: Mint Mog Store. When I was younger, I experimented with Gray Market purchases. But now, I don’t.
That doesn’t mean that others shouldn’t.
Wow! A Very Savvy 17-Year-Old Youth
July 13th, 2011The Daily News reported:
A Bronx teen said two cops roughed him up when he mouthed off after one of them stepped in a pile of dog doo.
After he was beaten, according to the News, the youth, Tyre Davis, contacted Internal Affairs and the NYPD duo – Joseph Murphy, 26, and Jose Ocasio, 28 – was arrested. There’s no mention of a lawyer helping the youth. There’s no mention of how the News got the story.
But if this story is accurate, it’s impressive that this kid was savvy enough to fight to protect his rights. Hoorah!
Headline: ‘It smells like doo-doo’ quip prompted cops’ attack, Bronx teen Tyre Davis says – Full story here.
Why I Love the National Writers Union
July 13th, 2011A barracuda that writers need:
Dear NWU Member:
We need your help with a publisher who is refusing to pay his writers for their work.
New York Times Headline: For Years, the Tabloid’s Sting Kept British Politicians in Line
July 9th, 2011[Missing NYT Sub-Headline: Murdoch-ian Journalism Made Milquetoast of a lot of New York City Politicians]
July 9, 2011
By SARAH LYALL
LONDON — In 2004, Clare Short, a Labour member of Parliament, learned what could happen to British politicians who criticized the country’s unforgiving tabloids. At a lunch in Westminster, Ms. Short mentioned in passing that she did not care for the photographs of saucy, topless women that appear every day on Page 3 of the populist tabloid The Sun, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation. “I’d like to take the pornography out of our press,” she said.
Big Mistake.
Read full story here.
New Jersey High Court Asked to Extend Shield Law to Bloggers
July 21st, 2011Yep, this is late but news worth: New Jersey and New York ranked high for states with strong shield laws for journalists. NJ even provides protection to student journalists.
Read entire article here.
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