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Panelists at the Manship School's special session on best practices in
equity and diversity in higher education" Click for More Pictures

Manship School Dean John Maxwell Hamilton received the Equity and
Diversity Award from AEJMC President Barbara Hines at AEJMC Convention 2009

Roxana Saberi, freelance journalist recently released after being imprisoned
in Iran, delivers a keynote address at the SPJ Convention" Click for More Pictures

Click for More Pictures from AEJMC Convention 2009
In this picture: Maria Len-Rios of the University of Missouri

National Ethnic Media Expo 2009: Ralph Izard, Professor of Manship School
of Mass Communication, spoke at meeting of journalism educators

Award Recipients at the National Ethnic Media Expo
& Awards in Atlanta, June 4-5, 2009





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to serve inclusiveness
by seeking resources, supporting research, stimulating dialogue, sponsoring programs and sharing techniques.

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Diversity News

Universal's UK 'Couples Retreat' poster sparks debate

movie1 By Matt Ufford (Source: Yahoo! Movies)

November 16, 2009: A racially-tinged
advertising decision has gone awry for the movie Couples Retreat. Read more


Events Coverage

SPJ Convention 2009
Coverage of the event: pictures & stories

AEJMC Convention 2009
Media Diversity Sessions and Presentations

NAJA Convention Coverage
Highlights of NAJA Convention 2009


Sequoyah Research Center: An outstanding research facility on Native Americans
eeAug 18, 2009: The Sequoyah Research Center is a unique facility dedicated to the collection and preservation of the printed words of Native American individuals, nations and organizations.

In addition to being an outstanding research facility, the center is extensively engaged in education on a number of levels. Since its founding in 1983, the mission of the American Native Press Archives (ANPA) has been to collect and archive the products of the Native press and other materials related to press history.
ANPA's holdings are extensive in Native press history resources, Native American literature resources, manuscripts and special collections and web resources.


 National ethnic media expo & exhibit
Ethnic media expand audience by 8 million adults in 4 yrs
June 8, 2009 (Atlanta): The ethnic media in the United States have picked up 8 million new readers, viewers and listeners in
the last four years, according to a poll released by New America Media (NAM) on Monday. Poll summary

Related Links:
Challenges remain for ethnic media despite growth

List of 2009 National Ethnic Media Awards Winners

Picture Slideshow: National Ethnic Media Expo & Awards 2009


 “Manship School Wins National Honor for Progress in Equity and Diversity from AEJMC”
The Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the national Equity
& Diversity Award from the Association
for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

AEJMC's News Release

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News
(11/17/09)

Intercultural Communication Conference 2010 at Texas Southern University

Barbara Jordan Fellowship

Layoffs threatening newsroom diversity


Resources
(11/03/09)

Reaching future aduiences: "Online news association (ONA) and minority journalists must unit" (Source: Maynard Institute)

Native American media struggles with free press (Source: The Argonaut)

AEJMC panel: Best practices in teaching diversity


Upcoming Events

 Nov. 18
Webinar: Newswriting for the web

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