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Study Finds People Of Color Nearly Invisible On Evening Cable News

Study Finds People Of Color Nearly Invisible On Evening Cable News

by Jorge Rivas on May 14 2013, 2:08PM

Rachel Maddow and Piers Morgan hosted the lowest number guests of color amongst their networks.

Topics: Media, /NOW Blog

Comedian Hasan Minhaj Takes On CNN's Boston Manhunt Coverage

Comedian Hasan Minhaj Takes On CNN’s Boston Manhunt Coverage

by Jorge Rivas on April 23 2013, 4:19PM

Comedian Hasan Minhaj takes on CNN reporting misinformation.

Topics: Arts & Culture, /NOW Blog

CNN's John King Fails to Explain His 'Dark Skinned' Comment on Twitter

CNN’s John King Fails to Explain His ‘Dark Skinned’ Comment on Twitter

by Jorge Rivas on April 19 2013, 11:23AM

The internet is handling this one.

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

Chuck D. On CNN: 'Since Reagan And Bush, There's Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community'

Chuck D. On CNN: ‘Since Reagan And Bush, There’s Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community’

by Jorge Rivas on February 26 2013, 3:40PM

Hip hop artist Chuck D. was a guest on CNN with Carol Costello earlier today to discuss the impact that the slaying of Trayvon Martin had on the nation one year later. “The bottom line is this: back when I…

Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog

Soledad O'Brien Tricks Opponent Of Women In Combat

Soledad O’Brien Tricks Opponent Of Women In Combat

by Jorge Rivas on January 25 2013, 11:16AM

US Marine Corps Captain Zoe Bedell and “Co-Ed Combat” Author Kingsley Browne debate the impact of overturning the ban on women in combat.

Topics: National Security, /NOW Blog

Black CNN Camerawoman Says She's 'Not Surprised' By Peanut-Throwing at RNC

Black CNN Camerawoman Says She’s ‘Not Surprised’ By Peanut-Throwing at RNC

by Jorge Rivas on August 30 2012, 12:30PM

Patricia Carroll, the CNN camerawoman who was assaulted with peanuts at the Republican National Convention says she’s not surprised.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

RNC Attendee Throws Food at Black Woman, 'This is How We Feed Animals!'

RNC Attendee Throws Food at Black Woman, ‘This is How We Feed Animals!’

by Jorge Rivas on August 29 2012, 9:00AM

An RNC attendee allegedly threw nuts at a black camerawoman working for CNN.

Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics

Presente.org Names Arturo Carmona as its New Executive Director

by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2012, 6:59PM

The country’s pre-eminent online Latino advocacy organization largely responsible for removing Lou Dobbs from CNN has a new director.

Topics: Immigration, /NOW Blog

CNN’s Don Lemon: ‘I Don’t Want to Be Perfect, I Want to Be Real’

by Jamilah King on December 22 2011, 11:51AM

Creative Loafing Atlanta catches up with one of today’s most outspoken mainstream journalists.

Topics: Media, /NOW Blog

Don Lemon on Colorism and Black Homophobia

Don Lemon on Colorism and Black Homophobia

by Asraa Mustufa on June 29 2011, 3:02PM

The CNN anchor talks to The Root about coming out in the news industry as a black, gay man, and responds to claims that the industry prefers light skinned anchors.

Topics: Media

CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV

CNN Anchor Don Lemon Talks About Being Gay, Black and on TV

by Akiba Solomon on May 16 2011, 11:30AM

He told the Times that he couldn’t write a feel-good black memoir without being honest and challenging what he says is one of the community’s biggest taboos.

Topics: Akiba Solomon, Gender & Sexuality, Media

CNN, Fearing a ‘Dobbs Gap,’ Hires RedState’s Erick Erickson

by Channing Kennedy on March 17 2010, 8:54AM

How desperate is CNN for viewers — any viewers? Last week we dealt with their “HAPPENING NOW: DEPARTMENT OF JIHAD?” chyrons (and the subsequent apologies). And this week, they’ve announced that they’re hiring Erick Erickson, editor of right-wing blog RedState.org,…

Topics: Media

Shoshana Johnson Wins CNN While Being Female, Black, Herself [VIDEO]

by Channing Kennedy on November 6 2009, 1:59PM

Comparing this data (from Media Metters’ Cable Diversity report): to this empirical evidence: … we can see clear benefits to white males in keeping women and people of color off the air. for those of you without audio: Crooks and…

Topics: Media

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