Richard Prince's Journal-isms

10/24/2026

Al Sharpton video is a must-see!

Reporting Finds 500+ U.S. Citizens Illegally Held:
Pro Publica Probe Prompts Proposed Legislation
In AI Creation, Historic Heroes, Journos Fete Al Sharpton
Blacks, Latinos, Asians Seek News on Social Media
Broadcast Journalist Accused in Opiod Scheme

Rise of Flock Cameras Said to Pose Danger to Journos
Janet Cooke Scandal Cost Bob Woodward Top Job
Ken Irby on Waiting List for Kidney Transplant
Maria Anglin, San Antonio Columnist, Dies at 57
In Cuba, Press-Freedom Violations Double in Sept.

Short Takes: Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes; Ann Hornaday; Cori Murray; decline in global internet freedom
. . in today's "Journal-isms"

https://tinyurl.com/2e89wrkz

https://www.journal-isms.com/reporting-finds-500-u-s-citizens-illegally-held/
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10/24/2026

Al Sharpton video tribute, Oct. 23, 2026, New York Association of Black Journalists.

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10/22/2026

Exclusive: Blacks Most Likely to Want ‘Upheaval’ in How U.S. Is Run

Black Americans are the racial or ethnic group most strongly opposed to Donald Trump and the Republican Party and most likely to believe the nation needs “complete and total upheaval,” according to a new poll from AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Fewer Hispanics than whites or Blacks say they would like to see substantial change in how the country is run, or that “complete and total upheaval” is needed. . . . .
https://www.journal-isms.com/stephen-a-smith-dines-with-trump/ -most-likely-to-want-upheaval-in-how-u-s-is-run

10/19/2026

Stephen A. Smith Dines With Trump:
​Joined Bill Maher, Kid Rock for Four Hours at White House . . Smith Says He Raised Issues of Black Jobless, HBCUs
Modest Gains for Journalists of Color in Local TV
Blacks Most Likely to Want ‘Upheaval’ in How U.S. Is Run . . AAPI Adults Also Disillusioned, New Poll Finds

NAHJ President Favors Ending Barrier to Coverage
Meet LIA, the AI-Generated Latina Newscaster
On Diversity, by a Black Man Raised by White Parents
Your Barry Bingham Sr. Award Choice Is Due by Oct. 30

Short Takes: O.J. Simpson; Stars and Stripes; Rufus Friday; banned books by Native writers; Roy S. Johnson’s Native heritage; Michele Norris and trina reynolds tyler; first known all-Native anchor team on a commercial TV newscast; Johnson Publishing Co. building; Somali Minnesotans; anti-Indian racism; Pakistani restrictions on television media; plea to South African authorities.

Updated Oct. 19
. . in today's "Journal-isms"
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10/16/2026

'Diddy' Transferred to Smaller Prison:
Officials Deny Reports of Fight with Drug Lord
Cuban Journo Leader Says Jailers Planted Knife on Him
. . in today's "Journal-isms"

https://tinyurl.com/2fphwhff
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10/14/2026

Diddy Hurt in Prison Fight in Wake of NBC Report:
'Busted His Head' in Blows With Jamaican Drug Lord
Press Rights Groups Line Up Against Maryland Gov. Wes Moore
Court Favors Media, Extends Order Blocking Trump
. . in today's "Journal-isms"
https://tinyurl.com/snzszfdz

https://www.journal-isms.com/diddy-hurt-in-prison-fight-in-wake-of-nbc-report/

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10/13/2026

Gilbert Bailon Leaves NAHJ Job to 'Tap Out' of Media Industry (new 3rd item)
https://tinyurl.com/28f62us9
https://www.journal-isms.com/that-time-stevie-wonder-was-done-with-the-press/ -leaves-nahj-job-to-tap-out-of-media-industry

Previously:

That Time Stevie Wonder Was Done With the Press:
Musician Chose Dignity Over Damage Control . . April Ryan, NABJ, Black Press Join Challenge to Media Ban
NAHJ VP Challenges Incumbent for Top Job
New York NABJ Chapter to Honor Al Sharpton
The Root Explores Black Interaction With Bill of Rights

Earl Caldwell, 91 and Under Care, Receiving His Props
Panel Fills in Wallace Terry's Own 'Missing Page'
Media on Agenda at Black Panther Party Reunion
Listen Up: 'We Are Not Powerless as a Profession'
They Read the Times of London in the Asante Kingdom
Cuban Independent Journos Still Harassed, Imprisoned

Short Takes: Tally of Palestinian journalists killed; eliminating race from the census; Philadelphia Inquirer backs impeachment; Max Robinson documentary; local television news employment; Sasha-Ann Simons; NPR-HBCU "Public Radio Immersion Day"; Michelle Singletary; Don Lemon; Stephen A. Smith; Black ownership of upstate New York newspaper;

bankruptcy sale of Spanish Broadcasting System; Renetta DuBose and Capital B; Maryland Public Television's Travis Mitchell; media names on NAACP's new "Advancement List"; slain Maya journalist; uncertainty among exiled Nicaraguan journalists in U.S.; journalist slain in Colombia; press-freedom concerns in Uganda; Russian-based TV channel in Sahel.
. . in today's "Journal-isms"
https://tinyurl.com/5a46edp6
https://www.journal-isms.com/that-time-stevie-wonder-was.../
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10/12/2026

That Time Stevie Wonder Was Done With the Press:
Musician Chose Dignity Over Damage Control . . April Ryan, NABJ, Black Press Join Challenge to Media Ban
NAHJ VP Challenges Incumbent for Top Job
New York NABJ Chapter to Honor Al Sharpton
The Root Explores Black Interaction With Bill of Rights

Earl Caldwell, 91 and Under Care, Receiving His Props
Panel Fills in Wallace Terry's Own 'Missing Page'
Media on Agenda at Black Panther Party Reunion
Listen Up: 'We Are Not Powerless as a Profession'
They Read the Times of London in the Asante Kingdom
Cuban Independent Journos Still Harassed, Imprisoned

Short Takes: Tally of Palestinian journalists killed; eliminating race from the census; Philadelphia Inquirer backs impeachment; Max Robinson documentary; local television news employment; Sasha-Ann Simons; NPR-HBCU "Public Radio Immersion Day"; Michelle Singletary; Don Lemon; Stephen A. Smith; Black ownership of upstate New York newspaper;

bankruptcy sale of Spanish Broadcasting System; Renetta DuBose and Capital B; Maryland Public Television's Travis Mitchell; media names on NAACP's new "Advancement List"; slain Maya journalist; uncertainty among exiled Nicaraguan journalists in U.S.; journalist slain in Colombia; press-freedom concerns in Uganda; Russian-based TV channel in Sahel.
. . in today's "Journal-isms"

https://tinyurl.com/5a46edp6
https://www.journal-isms.com/that-time-stevie-wonder-was-done-with-the-press/
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https://journal-isms.com

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10/02/2026

Sean Combs Said to Be in Solitary After NBC Story:
​Photos Show Diddy Living a Rich-Man's Life in Prison
Newsom Signs Law Extending Lifeline to News Outlets
​. . . . New Local-News Purveyors in Need of Business Skills
​Megyn Kelly Hears a 'Blaccent' From Kamala Harris

​Cornell Case Has Some Raising Racial Dynamics
​Juan Williams Sours on Old Friend Clarence Thomas
​Mamdani Calls Hannah-Jones Piece 'Devastating'
​Independent Cuban Journo Exits, Was Told to Leave or Face Jail
A Journalist Succeeds Uganda's 'Boy King'
Calypso Fans or Not, Media Give Mighty Sparrow His Due

Short Takes: CNN removed again from White House television pool; AP's Matthew Brown; Mukhtar M. Ibrahim's Somali Brief; Chauncey Bailey and harassment of student journalists; Mel Meléndez​; hot mic on NBA broadcast; missing Asian American and Pacific Islander history; podcast history of the U.S. through Indigenous experiences; California's new N​ative American Day;

Black natural hairstyles more visible; white woman's cornrows at issue; Adam Mahoney; Condace Pressley; Veronica Toney; it's "Gulf of America" in Birmingham public media; Emil Wilbekin; Angela Stribling; tracking Trump efforts to expand control over U.S. media; killings of Americans by Israeli security forces;

forced displacement, threats and harassment of journalists in Yemen; Egyptian police arrest of six journalists; surveillance of journalists by Moroccan authorities; Federation of African Journalists meets.

Also: October issue of Black Alumni Network news
https://www.journal-isms.com/black-alumni-news/
. . in today's "Journal-isms"
https://tinyurl.com/2wshckwz
https://www.journal-isms.com/sean-combs-said-to-be-in-solitary-after-nbc-story/

09/28/2026

Nominate a J-Educator Who, Despite It All, Champions and Practices Inclusion (Notices 9-28-26)

Barry Bingham Sr. Award Recommendations Due Oct. 30

More Notices: (go to https://tinyurl.com/3yvcabu3 )

Black Journo’s Historic Press-Freedom Case: Book Galleys Available
From New York: Media Watch for Sept. 14
Through Oct. 7: Latin American Film Festival in Silver Spring, Md.
Sept. 29: When Sources Don’t Tell the Truth
Sept. 30: The Community Impact of Data Centers
Sept. 30: Jim Crow Museum Opens in Big Rapids, Mich
Sept. 30: Webinar: Covering Voting Access in Indian Country

Oct. 1: Online Journalism Awards
Oct. 1: You’re Invited to a Live Podcast Taping in N.Y.
Oct. 2: Shirley Carswell Leaving Dow Jones News Fund
Oct. 2-4: JAWS’ Conference and Mentoring Program (CAMP)
Oct. 2: Panafest in Wheaton, Md.

Oct. 3: Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington, Va.
Oct. 4-10: Banned Books Week; Webinar Oct. 6
Oct. 4: ‘The Mic is Yours for 250 Years of Democracy’
Oct. 5: Webinar on Threat Posed by Paramount-WB Merger
Oct. 6: April Ryan at MLK Library in D.C.
Oct. 7: ‘From Selma to Saigon to Bloods’ Book Launch

Oct. 7: Webinar on Reporting on Data Centers
Oct. 7, 13, 21: Marvin Kalb, AI and Cybersecurity, Arts Diplomacy
Oct. 16–24: In New Orleans, Diverse Historical Drama
Oct. 17-18: Louisiana Creole Research Association
Oct. 24: South Asian Journalists Association Awards Reception
Oct. 22-24: Maynard Institute Training for Editors, Managers
On Black Marylanders: Reginald F. Lewis Museum, Baltimore

JOBS
From these journalist organizations . . .
Rebecca Aguilar’s Journalism Job Openings: ‘The September List’
From South Asian Journalists Association
From the Uproot Project
From NBC
From Street Sense Media, Washington, D.C.
From David Careers, Koch Davis, LinkedIn
. . in today's "Notices"
https://tinyurl.com/3yvcabu3

https://www.journal-isms.com/nominate-an-educator-who-despite-it-all-champions-and-practices-inclusion-notices-9-28-26/

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