Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> Didn’t have a lot of time today as I got the call from CNN this morning to discuss Town Hall behavior. I was already working on a Rant for Inside Texas Politics so it was an easy transition. For once I’m happy with...
For the last 9 months the economy has trumped all discussions with regards to news. Every since John McCain decided to leave the campaign trail to go fix Wall Street, the economy has been at the top of the run sheet for news producers. But imagine, the market saw it’s...
At 1 PM Eastern on Thursday I’ll be participating in a panel discussion titled Transitioning Journalists to Careers in PR and Journalism. I thought I would post my Talking Points online rather than printing handouts. Since this session with Rev. Al Sharpton is on at the same time, maybe some...
Former U.S. Bill Clinton & North Korean leader Kim Jong-il Photo – REUTERS Do you know what Americans should be saying? “Thank God Bill Clinton went to North Korea and secured the release of two American journalist who violated that country’s border.” Do you know what I’m hearing less than...
I watched Black in America 2 with great trepidation. I honestly sent up a prayer begging God to have mercy on black folks, all America would be watching this show. My prayers got stuck somewhere over Nashville’s skyline because what I saw was a diversity project gone astray. I applaud...
Here are the contents of a letter written by U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson to David C. Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service – Office of Inspector General. I actually retyped it (tech issues on my part), so any typos or mistakes are mine. The letter is dated July...
Sometimes it’s hard to get folks to see exactly what Dallas South News means for our city, and more importantly what it says for the way news is covered in general (moving forward). An announcement made today -and subsequent announcements yet to come- will help make it crystal clear. While...
One of the biggest complaints that I heard regarding last year’s groundbreaking spcecial Black in America on CNN, was that it painted the African-American community with a negative brush. Struggling fathers and mothers, Black women who can’t find a man, people in prison, the argument was there for the making....
DALLAS NONPROFIT NEWSPAPER OPENS NEWSROOM AND HIRES LOCAL WRITER/BLOGGER TO SERVE AS EDITOR Former Dallas Morning News Exec and Current Fort Worth Star-Telegram Editor part of Board Dallas, TX – The Board of Directors for Dallas South News announced its progress towards launching a new nonprofit online newspaper. The organization ...
As Michael Jackson news subsides (maybe) I expect the promotion of CNN’s Black in America 2 to kick up a notch. The surprise ratings winner from 2008 is back for a different view in a nation that has now elected a Black man President. In commercials featuring Soledad O’Brien, she...
