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What a difference a day (or four) makes
It's all a matter of perspective Chicago rocks. I never understood why Chicago is called, “The Second City.” Comparing Chicago to New York is like trying to compare an apple to a tomato. They’re...
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Can Journalism Survive Without Journalists?
When all the journalists are gone who will tell us what we need to know? Last summer I sat in a ballroom in Chicago along with a roomful of other Black journalists celebrating the induction of Les...
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Keith Olbermann: Worst Person in MSNBC’s World?
A suspension now and permanent vacation later? You’ve probably heard by now how Keith Olbermann, the host of MSNBC’s Countdown was suspended indefinitely without pay for not disclosing campaign...
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Like Cornbread Soaked in Olive Oil: When the Black Journalists Met the Greek...
Queen Arianna invites Black journalists to join her empire. It occurred to me though I wrote about going to the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Philadelphia I never said...
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Mama Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Journalists
If you're in journalism you're on your way up or on your way down. On the last night of this year’s National Association of Black Journalists convention my wife and I were sitting in the lobby of the...
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Nate Thayer Bites the Hand That Doesn’t Feed
Mr. Thayer doesn’t do freebies. The sad story of one Mr. Nate Thayer and his experiences with The Atlantic magazine will sound very familiar to any freelance writer whose hopes of writing for a major,...
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For the Love of Dirty Laundry
Even when the room is full it’s empty. This was not prompted by any event specific event being bandied about on the television, on the radio or online. Think of this as a primal scream from a...
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Objective Journalism? Never Touch the Stuff
The National Association of Black Journalists meets for their annual convention. This year it is being held in Orlando, Florida and in the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal, Florida is not the...
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To Be Or Not To Blog?
This is an opportunity for me to take a short victory lap (because I hate to run) over a personal accomplishment for The Domino Theory. Based in no small part from the higher profile given to my blog...
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Death of A Journalist
There is no connection between my career as a journalist and that of an accomplished and inspirational icon like Gwen Ifill except for this one personal anecdote. In 2008, I was an attendee at the...
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