http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/11/18/aols-new-news-site-starts-out-color-free/ The premier destination for African-American’s in Technology and New Media Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:10:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/11/18/aols-new-news-site-starts-out-color-free/comment-page-1/#comment-34027 RegRag Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:23:16 +0000 http://www.blackweb20.com/?p=9624#comment-34027 Thank you, Lesly, for connecting the dots between the students attending the JEA convention in D.C. and the diversity "hiring philosophy" of the upstart <a href="http://Sphere.com" rel="nofollow">Sphere.com</a>. The near-absence of students (and teachers) of color is not just prevalent at national conventions but in scholastic journalism programs across the country... and has been a chronically-addressed issue--with disappointingly flawed results--in my now 20-year affiliation with the organization. Once more journalists, bloggers and media analysts begin highlighting this connection, as you have, then perhaps the fire will finally be lit on the 21st Century premise that now, more than ever before, diversity in professional media begins and ends with diversity in SCHOLASTIC media. Thank you, Lesly, for connecting the dots between the students attending the JEA convention in D.C. and the diversity “hiring philosophy” of the upstart Sphere.com. The near-absence of students (and teachers) of color is not just prevalent at national conventions but in scholastic journalism programs across the country… and has been a chronically-addressed issue–with disappointingly flawed results–in my now 20-year affiliation with the organization. Once more journalists, bloggers and media analysts begin highlighting this connection, as you have, then perhaps the fire will finally be lit on the 21st Century premise that now, more than ever before, diversity in professional media begins and ends with diversity in SCHOLASTIC media.

]]> http://www.blackweb20.com/2009/11/18/aols-new-news-site-starts-out-color-free/comment-page-1/#comment-32780 RegRag Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:23:16 +0000 http://www.blackweb20.com/?p=9624#comment-32780 Thank you, Lesly, for connecting the dots between the students attending the JEA convention in D.C. and the diversity "hiring philosophy" of the upstart <a href="http://Sphere.com" rel="nofollow">Sphere.com</a>. The near-absence of students (and teachers) of color is not just prevalent at national conventions but in scholastic journalism programs across the country... and has been a chronically-addressed issue--with disappointingly flawed results--in my now 20-year affiliation with the organization. Once more journalists, bloggers and media analysts begin highlighting this connection, as you have, then perhaps the fire will finally be lit on the 21st Century premise that now, more than ever before, diversity in professional media begins and ends with diversity in SCHOLASTIC media. Thank you, Lesly, for connecting the dots between the students attending the JEA convention in D.C. and the diversity “hiring philosophy” of the upstart Sphere.com. The near-absence of students (and teachers) of color is not just prevalent at national conventions but in scholastic journalism programs across the country… and has been a chronically-addressed issue–with disappointingly flawed results–in my now 20-year affiliation with the organization. Once more journalists, bloggers and media analysts begin highlighting this connection, as you have, then perhaps the fire will finally be lit on the 21st Century premise that now, more than ever before, diversity in professional media begins and ends with diversity in SCHOLASTIC media.

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