Essence magazine gave us a big dose of #BlackGirlMagic on Wednesday with its reveal of the February 2016 issue. Featuring social activist Johnetta Elzie on one of three covers, which also include actresses Teyonah Parris and Yara Shahidi, the Black … Read More
In a surprising move, Turkey has released a Vice journalist after 131 days of imprisonment Turkish police arrested Mohammed Rasool on August 27, 2015 while reporting on conflict near Turkey’s border with Syria. Rasool had been working with Phil Pendlebury … Read More
A regular diet of caviar doesn’t make you immune to the pleasures of greasy pizza Recently, New York Times restaurant critic Pete Wells reviewed the Times Square branch of Mexico-based chain restaurant Señor Frog’s, known for fluorescent drink-fueled conga lines … Read More
This could be the year politicians and the media reach a friendly détente. Or not. On Sunday, Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton mistakenly sent Sunday Telegraph political editor Samantha Maiden a text message calling her a “mad f***ing witch,” after … Read More
Law enforcement and media response to a militant takeover of a federal building in Burns, Oregon has angered some who hoped for a harsher response and tone Though the FBI, the Harney County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State Police … Read More
The Boston Globe is “in crisis mode,” according to the Boston Newspaper Guild President Scott Steeves, after a vendor switch over the holidays led to subscriber complaints about missing newspaper deliveries. On Dec. 28, the Globe switched its delivery service … Read More