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Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:49 PM

Misguided politicians urge latinos to avoid Spanish media

California’s republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenger is urging Latino immigrants who want to learn English to avoid the Spanish media. Now, California’s Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez (D-Los Angeles), who grew up in San Diego and Tijuana, is supporting
posted by LeoLaurence | 1 Comments
Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:48 PM

Biased network coverage of immigration bill

Watching network coverage of the pending immigration legislation in congress is disturbing. It’s heavily biased AGAINST immigrants.Over and over we see images of young Latinos scaling the fence that separates our border with Mexico. In other words, we
posted by LeoLaurence | 0 Comments
Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:47 PM

Help available covering diversity stories in court

When you realize that most of those in jail in our major cities are ethnic minorities and Gays, reporters doing investigative stories on those cases may need some help with access to the courts.    Many states – but not all – provide electronic
posted by LeoLaurence | 2 Comments
Sunday, June 24, 2007 11:46 PM

Editors are changing their attitude towards gays and coverage of gay stories, but it’s all too slow

My work as a journalist began in 1947. It was 22 years later that I helped launch the worldwide Gay-Lib movement, 3 months before Stonewall. I got fired by ABCD-KGO in San Francisco as a result.  Yet, the world is changing, particularly among young
posted by LeoLaurence | 0 Comments