Media Minutes: May 16, 2008
Media Minutes for May 16, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:03
As editor-in-chief of a publication for African immigrants, Edwin Okong’o strives for journalistic excellence to build a bridge between cultures and dispel American stereotypes of Africa and African communities. And the FCC was in the news last week for a couple of ill-considered decisions that raised the hackles of public interest and media reform groups.
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Mshale: Bringing Stories of the African Diaspora to Mainstream Media
- Edwin Okong’o Bio
- Mshale Web site
- New America Media
- Kenyaimagine Web site
Recent FCC Decisions Confounding and Irksome
- FCC’s Latest Big Media Giveaway: Paris Hilton = Hard News (video 0:53)
- FCC Endorses Junk News, Calls Fox's TMZ and 700 Club 'Bona Fide Newscasts'
- 'TMZ,' '700' Pass FCC News Test
- FCC Hire’s Ethically Challenged Ketchum as DTV Consultant
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