Videos

A film from the 1950s titled America’s Heritage: The Statue of Liberty was shown. On October 28th 1886, one hundred and twenty five years ago, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statu…

A panel discussion was held on the transition of broadcast journalists onto multiple media. Topics included the eroding walls between media, quality issues, and effects on panel members care…

A panel discussion was held on the differences in news coverage between non-traditional media and traditional media as blogs, Web aggregators, and talk radio challenge television and newspap…

Gwen Ifill of PBS NewsHour moderated a discussion on the role of the media in the upcoming presidential election. They discussed media coverage of foreign policy, the war in Iraq, the media’…

Experts from various fields of media talked about broadcast ownership regulations and media consolidation issues. After their presentations they answered audience members' questions.

Participants talked about the state of civil liberties in the U.S. and media coverage of the Patriot Act. Among the topics they addressed were privacy rights, law enforcement investigatory a…

Cari Dominguez, Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, spoke about the inroads minorities have made in the news media in the last several decades as well as the obstacles …

Time Warner Chairman and CEO Dick Parsons talked to students about diversity in the media. Among the topics he addressed were minority staffing at various levels of the news industry, media …

Secretary Colin Powell talked to minority journalists about promoting global democracy, threats to international security, and aid programs in Africa. Following his remarks he answered quest…

President Bush addressed the conference on diversity in society and diversity in media newsrooms. Other topics included testing school children in the basic subjects, school choice, and tax …

Senator Kerry spoke to minority journalists about his presidential campaign. Among the topics he addressed were themes of unity, the state of the economy, civil liberties, efforts to combat …

Participants criticize the two major political parties for being obligated to corporate interests because of campaign contributions. They condemned the Republican Party on its abortion, race…

The panelists discussed media coverage of race issues and racial politics, particularly affirmative action. They talked about California’s Proposition 200 that would have banned preferences …

Participants discussed how they determine the cover for their magazines. They focused on their subscriber bases, what interests their readers, and what issues are important at the time. They…

San Jose Mercury News Executive Editor and Senior Vice President, David Yarnold presented the initial findings of the “National Time Out for Diversity” project. Forum participants discussed …

In a town hall meeting held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, journalists, community representatives and media advocates debated how accurately and credibly the media can …

Gerald Boyd, New York Times Assistant Managing Editor was interviewed and spoke about his career as a journalist and his goals and responsibilities.

This was a portion of the Unity '94 conference of minority journalists. This session involving hispanic journalists focused on the recent backlash against immigration, especially illegal imm…

During Unity '94, a gathering of minority journalists, Ms. Ying Chan, Reporter, THE DAILY NEWS, talked about her life and her journalism career. She described the investigative work for he…

Minority journalists held a series of sessions focusing on a wide range of issues concerning minorities in the newsroom.