Presidential Debate Commission co-chair blames TV networks for lack of...
During Wednesday’s presidential debate, moderator Jim Lehrer will have the same freedoms male moderators have enjoyed since the modern day presidential debates began more than two decades ago – asking...
View Article5 things you need to know about the first presidential debate
President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney will meet tonight for the first time to go head-to-head over domestic policy issues. Moderating his 12th nationally televised presidential...
View ArticleLehrer: ‘Part of my moderator mission was to stay out of the way’
The Democratic co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates called criticism of moderator Jim Lehrer’s performance “unfair.” More than 58 million viewers were watching last night’s debate...
View ArticleFive things we’re watching for in tonight’s Vice Presidential debate
Normally, the vice presidential debate hardly matters, but in light of the close polls following last week’s debate between the two presidential candidates, the spotlight will likely be brighter than...
View ArticleAs 4 stations cancel his show, is Tavis Smiley’s advocacy journalism too...
One week after Tavis Smiley was yanked off the air by Chicago Public Media for being too much of an advocate, the veteran broadcaster slammed President Barack Obama in a New York Times story published...
View ArticleSC jail stops publishing mug shots
The State | Fox 5 Atlanta | WLTX The Richland County Jail in South Carolina has stopped publishing mug shot arrest photos after learning that a website was posting the photos and then charging $400 to...
View ArticleWhy Black Enterprise was given an exclusive interview with Mitt Romney
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney did not reach out to black media until August when senior campaign adviser Tara Wall called and offered Black Enterprise an exclusive interview with the...
View ArticleRomney charges journalists to cover tonight’s party, Obama gives journalists...
Journalists covering Mitt Romney’s election night party will have to pay for the privilege. During national conventions, campaigns typically charge news organizations for use of electricity and...
View ArticleNew website helps viewers see how news is skewed
With 60 percent of Americans saying they do not trust mainstream media to fully, accurately or fairly report the news, Colleen Bradford Krantz launched skewednewstutor.com, a project that she hopes...
View ArticleHow ‘Washington Watch with Roland Martin’ succeeds
Roland Martin is always multitasking. He is a syndicated columnist, author, CNN contributor, and senior analyst with “The Tom Joyner Morning Show,” all in addition to his role as host and managing...
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