Rise of Minority Affairs reporting in the United States

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Title:
Rise of Minority Affairs reporting in the United States
Description:
In this clip Sarah Ann Shaw discusses the upswing in the number of Black reporters, hired as a reaction to the civil unrest in the United States in minority communities, with Mel Miller and Ron Hutson. Overall, the program is the first of two focusing on African American media and its function in the community. Host Barbara Barrow speaks with Ron Hutson (head of the Urban 'Team' at the Boston Globe), Mel Miller (publisher of the Bay State Banner), and Sarah-Ann Shaw (reporter for WBZ News and host of the television program Mzizi Roots) about the definition of news, if there is a difference between white news and Black news and how they are covered, if the white media's "commitment" to objectivity affects the coverage of African American news stories, if white reporters and Black reporters bring back different news stories, and the resources needed to cover African American community issues. Additional segments include the "Say Brother News" with reporters Leah Fletcher, Eric Sampedro, Justina Chu, and WNAC TV arts critic Tanya Hart, and the "Community Calendar." Produced by Barbara Barrow. Directed by Conrad White.
Creator:
Cross, June
Producer:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Creator:
Moore, Melvin
Director:
White, Conrad
Contributor:
Demers, Leo
Contributor:
Sullivan, John L.
Contributor:
Merhar, Milan
Reporter:
Fletcher, Leah
Contributor:
Holden, Dick
Contributor:
Bordett, Bruce
Contributor:
Smith, Kathy
Reporter:
Sampedro, Eric
Contributor:
Kane, Pat
Contributor:
Mackles, Gene
Reporter:
Chu, Justina
Contributor:
Buccheri, Ron
Contributor:
Balhatchet, Tom
Contributor:
Lane, Frank
Contributor:
Songai, Jahid
Contributor:
Mahard, Fran
Researcher:
Yang, Eileen
Researcher:
Valdes, Mario
Contributor:
Koppel, Tiit
Contributor:
Floyd, Mike
Contributor:
Fairweather, Bill
Contributor:
Johnson, Lenita
Contributor:
Handyside, Keith
Contributor:
Hill, Rebecca
Contributor:
Horne, Danny
Contributor:
Clarke, Brian
Host:
Barrow-Murray, Barbara
Contributor:
Johnson, Nat
Contributor:
Morton, Wil
Contributor:
Marshall, Carolyn
Contributor:
Devitt, Doug
Reporter:
Hart, Tanya
Contributor:
Cross, June
Contributor:
Wareham, Skip
Date:
February 11, 1977
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
WGBH
Collection (local):
WGBH Open Vault
Series:
Say Brother
Subjects:
Boston Globe
Hutson, Ron
Miller, Mel
Segregation
Bay State Banner
Shaw, Sarah-Ann
Civil rights
African Americans in mass media
African Americans in television broadcasting
African American journalists
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https://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_4A897D719370449B950EA830F219A80F
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Publisher:
WGBH Educational Foundation
Identifier:
V_4A897D719370449B950EA830F219A80F