Richard Prince's Journal-isms

Richard Prince's Journal-isms A column about diversity issues in the news business.

Worst Fears Confirmed in Hip-Hop Editor’s Death:Explanation for James Bernard’s 17-Month AbsenceN.Y. Times Denies It Hel...
01/13/2026

Worst Fears Confirmed in Hip-Hop Editor’s Death:
Explanation for James Bernard’s 17-Month Absence

N.Y. Times Denies It Held Story at Trump’s Request
How Trump Borrows From White Supremacists

Reporter Prompts Firestorm in Consoling Coach
Stephen A. Smith Defends ICE Agent in Shooting
. . in today’s “Journal-isms”
https://tinyurl.com/yrj65sax
https://www.journal-isms.com/worst-fears-confirmed-in-hip-hop-editors-death/
. . or via the homepage
https:/journal-isms.com

(updated)
. . in today’s “Journal-isms”
https://tinyurl.com/yrj65sax
https://www.journal-isms.com/worst-fears-confirmed-in-hip-hop-editors-death/
. . or via the homepage
https:/journal-isms.com

Top Hip-Hop Editor Had Been Missing Since 2024:James Bernard Co-Founded the Source, XXL‘Deteriorated’: Conditions for Pr...
01/11/2026

Top Hip-Hop Editor Had Been Missing Since 2024:
James Bernard Co-Founded the Source, XXL

‘Deteriorated’: Conditions for Press in Venezuela:
200 Journos Stranded in Neighboring Colombia
Some Ask, What About the Black Man Killed by ICE?

Disappointment in Star Tribune Opinion Page
CBS Said to Slow Down Piece on White South Africans
No Blacks on Washington Post ‘Intelligence Councils’
Passings: Charles Robinson Dwight Chuman, Lisa Treadwell, John King Jr., Thomas H. Watkins

Short Takes: Karl Bostic, Black journalist covering Israel; John Yang; NABJ Black News & Views; MTV; Andrew Sherry; Adam Harris; Wiley Price; Joy Reid vs.Erika Kirk;

Israel threatens foreign media outlets; Israel and Spanish-language journalists; “The political aspirations of African descendants in the Americas"; Black U.S. women in Mexico City; violence against the press in Peru.i
. . in today’s “Journal-isms”
https://tinyurl.com/mpasrzx7
https://www.journal-isms.com/top-hip-hop-editor-had-been-missing-since-2024/

or via the homepage:
https://journal-isms.com

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To those who wondered what press freedom has to do with the discussion of Venezuela, here are statements from the Inter ...
01/07/2026

To those who wondered what press freedom has to do with the discussion of Venezuela,

here are statements from the Inter American Press Assocation
https://en.sipiapa.org/the-iapa-calls-on-venezuelan...

the National Union of Press Workers (in Venezuela)
https://sntpvenezuela.org/sntp-exige-liberacion-de.../

The National Press Club (in D.C.)
https://www.press.org/.../national-press-club-condemns...?

and the Committee to Protect Journalists
https://cpj.org/.../at-least-14-journalists-detained.../

Some of which were issued after my Monday column, which is now in both English and Spanish.
https://tinyurl.com/3fzww7dz
https://www.journal-isms.com/maduro-gone-but-arrests-of.../

Maduro Capture Could Be a Win for Press Freedom:Venezuelan Used Terror to Try to Silence JournalistsWill 2026 Be Another...
01/03/2026

Maduro Capture Could Be a Win for Press Freedom:
Venezuelan Used Terror to Try to Silence Journalists

Will 2026 Be Another ‘Abomination’?:
Veteran of Three Administrations Gives Trump 'F-’

As New Era Begins, Telling the AJC’s Black Story
Deported, but Guevara Continues His Journalism
(more to come)
. . in today’s “Journal-isms”
https://tinyurl.com/2dr4y4db
https://www.journal-isms.com/maduro-capture-could-be-a-win-for-press-freedom/

or via the homepage:

https://journal-isms.com

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Help fuel Journal-isms’ independent reporting on diversity and press freedomhttps://www.journal-isms.com/help-fuel-journ...
12/30/2025

Help fuel Journal-isms’ independent reporting on diversity and press freedom

https://www.journal-isms.com/help-fuel-journal-isms.../

The stakes for truthful, inclusive news have never been higher.

When coverage is shallow or skewed, entire communities disappear from the public record—and democracy is weaker for it.
In this moment, who is tracking whether newsrooms are fair, who gets promoted or pushed out, and how communities of color are portrayed? This is why we need Journal-isms™ more than ever.

Since 1991, Journal-isms™ has been the country’s longest-running watchdog on diversity, equity and inclusion in the news media—tracking who’s in the room, who has power, and how coverage reflects our increasingly diverse nation.

Through Richard Prince’s deeply reported columns and our Journal-isms™ Roundtables, we connect the dots between race, journalism and democracy, giving journalists and news consumers the context they rarely get anywhere else.

As the year ends, your support can help protect truth, strengthen diversity, and keep Journal-isms™ doing the work others don’t.

Why this matters now

The need for diversity and equity in journalism is higher than ever as disinformation grows and public trust in media erodes.
Journal-isms™—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1991—is the longest-running platform focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in the news media.

What Journal-isms™ does

-- Chronicles how newsrooms hire, retain, promote and represent communities of color, holding the industry accountable.

-- -- Delivers Richard Prince’s curated, deeply reported columns connecting race, journalism and democracy for readers across the country and the Diaspora.

-- Hosts Journal-isms Roundtables that bring together journalists, editors, authors and newsmakers for smart, interactive conversations about what’s really happening in our field.

Why your year-end gift matters

Year-end donations help Journal-isms™:

--Continue independent coverage of diversity, equity, inclusion and attacks on press freedom.

-- Expand roundtables and resources for journalists facing harassment, job threats and shrinking opportunities.

-- Strengthen its digital presence and operations so this work continues into 2026 and beyond.

-- How you can help before Dec. 31

-- Make a tax-deductible year-end gift via our GoFundMe page , by PayPal.,< https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/2804294 >or via P.O. Box 8093, Alexandria VA 22306.

-- Add Journal-isms™ to your year-end or ongoing planned giving.

-- Your generosity today ensures Journal-isms™ can keep telling the stories that matter, amplifying underrepresented voices, and standing up for a fair, accurate, inclusive press.

Neil Foote
Board chair
Journal-isms Inc.
Dec. 30, 2025

Black Milwaukee Outlets Sold to White Owners(scroll down)Stephen Buckley, J-Ethicist, Resigns From 2 Jobs:Student Newspa...
12/22/2025

Black Milwaukee Outlets Sold to White Owners
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Stephen Buckley, J-Ethicist, Resigns From 2 Jobs:
Student Newspaper Reports Sexual Misconduct
Charlamagne Wants to Create ‘the BET of Podcasting’
War, Crime Networks Boost Death Toll for Journos
J-Groups Unite to Oppose Ownership Consolidation
. . . Black Milwaukee Outlets Sold to White Owners

McCarter Returns as USA Today Interim Editor
Next Up on ‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil
Majority-Black Albany, Ga., Exemplifies Health-Care Ills
NABJ’s Tre’Vell Anderson Helps Lead Trans Journalists
Orlando’s Chet Glover, Active Among Black Journos, Dies at 71
Despite Attacks, African Journalist Vows to Press On

Short Takes: Charles Robinson services; Press Forward grants; NABJ endowment campaign; NABJ and Baltimore chapter vs. WJZ-TV; Indigenous Journalists Association at Malaysia conference;

Scott Mills, Leona Allen Ford, Rehema Ellis and; Irv Randolph, N. Don Wycliff and Fred Hampton; “Aja Whitaker-Moore; Halimah Abdullah and Chandelis Duster; Cheryl Smith; Christine Choy
. . in Journal-isms:
https://tinyurl.com/4jwzyv5e
https://www.journal-isms.com/stephen-buckley-j-ethicist-resigns-from-2-jobs/

or via the homepage
https;//journal-isms.com

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Stephen Buckley, J-Ethicist, Resigns From 2 Jobs:Student Newspaper Reports Sexual MisconductCharlamagne Wants to Create ...
12/21/2025

Stephen Buckley, J-Ethicist, Resigns From 2 Jobs:
Student Newspaper Reports Sexual Misconduct
Charlamagne Wants to Create ‘the BET of Podcasting’
War, Crime Networks Boost Death Toll for Journos
J-Groups Unite to Oppose Ownership Consolidation . . Black Milwaukee Outlets Sold to White Owners

McCarter Returns as USA Today Interim Editor
Next Up on ‘CBS Evening News’: Tony Dokoupil
Majority-Black Albany, Ga., Exemplifies Health-Care Ills
NABJ’s Tre’Vell Anderson Helps Lead Trans Journalists
Orlando’s Chet Glover, Active Among Black Journos, Dies at 71
Despite Attacks, African Journalist Vows to Press On

Short Takes: Charles Robinson; Press Forward grants; NABJ endowment campaign; NABJ and Baltimore chapter vs. WJZ-TV; Indigenous Journalists Association at Malaysia conference; Scott Mills, Leona Allen Ford, Rehema Ellis and Irv Randolph; N. Don Wycliff and Fred Hampton; “Aja Whitaker-Moore; Halimah Abdullah and Chandelis Duster; Cheryl Smith; Christine Choy
. . in today’s Journal-isms.
https://tinyurl.com/4jwzyv5e

https://www.journal-isms.com/stephen-buckley-j-ethicist-resigns-from-2-jobs/

or via the homepage:

https;//journal-isms.com

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