Articles FeatureFeatured Debt Crushes Benefits of Earning a Master’srichardSeptember 19, 2021September 23, 2021 by richardSeptember 19, 2021September 23, 202104409 Journalism schools continue to churn out heavily indebted master’s degree graduates hoping to find a footing in the cratering industry....
Articles FeatureFeatured The Black Reporters Who Covered AtticarichardSeptember 15, 2021September 19, 2021 by richardSeptember 15, 2021September 19, 202105427 The news media -- and journalists of color in particular -- were part of the story 50 years ago, and so must they continue to...
Articles Feature9/11 Was a Test for Black JournalistsrichardSeptember 11, 2021September 14, 2021 by richardSeptember 11, 2021September 14, 202103500 Sept. 11, 2001, was a day in which Black journalists were tested as never before....
Articles FeatureNation of Islam Joins Anti-VaxxersrichardSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 2021 by richardSeptember 8, 2021September 8, 202105129 The Nation of Islam and its newspaper, the Final Call, are promoting the Ivermectin medication intended for livestock as a remedy for COVID-19, spurning the...
Articles FeatureU.S. Marshals Nab Live-Shot Intruder in OhiorichardSeptember 3, 2021September 5, 2021 by richardSeptember 3, 2021September 5, 202103139 Benjamin Dagley was wanted for assault, disturbing the peace, violating curfew and a probation violation...
Articles FeatureLive-Shot Intruder Identified, Warrant IssuedrichardSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 2021 by richardSeptember 2, 2021September 2, 202103135 With the public's help, Mississippi authorities have identified the man accused of accosting NBC News reporter Shaquille Brewster....
Feature ArticlesA Near-Attack During Live Hurricane CoveragerichardAugust 30, 2021August 31, 2021 by richardAugust 30, 2021August 31, 202103177 NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster had to toss back to Craig Melvin when a seemingly angry person accosted him in the field while he reported on...
Articles FeatureFeatured Are Newsrooms Kinder, Gentler?richardAugust 30, 2021September 27, 2021 by richardAugust 30, 2021September 27, 202103880 Asian American journalism leaders say diversity and changing times are making newsrooms kinder, gentler....
Articles FeatureFeatured Credibility, Race Helped Holt Win ExclusiverichardAugust 28, 2021August 30, 2021 by richardAugust 28, 2021August 30, 202104075 Lester Holt's race and his "impeccable credibility" helped him secure his exclusive interview with Capitol Hill Police Lt. Michael Byrd....
Feature ArticlesRana Cash Named Charlotte Observer EditorrichardAugust 25, 2021August 26, 2021 by richardAugust 25, 2021August 26, 202104124 Mira Lowe named dean at FAMU....
Articles Feature Journal-isms RoundtableFeatured ‘The Man’ Went to AfghanistanrichardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 2021 by richardAugust 24, 2021October 23, 202104209 What we heard from African American observers on Afghanistan wasn't what the mainstream media had been reporting for the last 20 years....
Articles FeatureJournalists Say They Foresaw Tragic OutcomerichardAugust 19, 2021August 20, 2021 by richardAugust 19, 2021August 20, 202103700 Four journalists of color who have covered Afghanistan offered their thoughts on the chaotic U.S. pullout....