Like many college students and recent graduates, 22-year-old Ashleigh Atwell started her first internship this month. Also like many of them, Atwell won’t be getting paid for the work she performs.
She will work four days a week, four to… Read more
Maybe it’s because their revenue streams are small compared to dailies, maybe it’s because many of them focus on entertainment content, but for whatever reason, alternative weeklies don’t come up much in discussions of innovation. But these free tabloids, which… Read more
Essence Magazine is perhaps one of the strongest brands in the country when it comes to knowing how to target African-American women. But that brand has come under fire, most recently after racially insensitive posts were discovered on its managing… Read more
As George Zimmerman is released on bail from a Florida jail after being charged with the second-degree murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the case has ushered in “new guards” of black media, reports Jeff John Roberts, in a story that… Read more
The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote next week on whether to require local television stations to put public files, including political advertising records, online. Local news broadcasters say the commission’s approval of new reporting requirements is a foregone… Read more
Trymaine Lee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer many people might not have heard of until recently. He’s one of three journalists – all black men – credited with pushing the story of the controversial shooting death of Trayvon Martin into… Read more
This is the first presidential election in which Americans will be inundated with television advertisements aired by Super Political Action Committees. Often negative, these ads frequently mislead voters, provide little or no information, are often inaccurate and reveal the… Read more
CNN contributor Roland Martin released a second, more somber apology late Monday night after he was criticized for comments he posted on Twitter that many say were homophobic and promoted gay bashing.
Martin said he is “truly sorry” and… Read more
Fort Myers police arrested Albert Knighten last month. Charged with a felony, the 20-year military veteran now faces five years in prison, for operating an illegal radio station.
For two years Knighten’s low power FM radio station, 107.5 FM, broadcast… Read more
The Online News Association on Thursday came out strongly against sweeping federal legislation aimed at curbing illegal copying and distribution of content online.
With the announcement, ONA adds its voice to a growing chorus of those opposing the