Why We Need Minority Sportswriters...

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Moderately Cerebral Bias found this 1/18/2008 on www.stopmikelupica.com [flag]
The Big Lead asks "How come sports websites aren't hiring minority writers? " In their post, they included a link to this great ESPN article by Richard Lapchick , on the topic of minority writers. You know if I'm linking to an ESPN article (something this site very rarely does), it must be good. Richard Lapchick directs the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports, which does research and ... [link]

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Bloggolalia: Covering Fire
Published 1/18/2008 by MCBias at Moderately Cerebral Bias
... Stop Mike Lupica wrote on why we need minority sports writers. It's a topic that I too have opined upon on occasion, and a worthwhile one. It's not about quotas, people; it's about true diversity of opinion. Don't hire minorites just to make the office picture more colorful. Hire people with interesting backgrounds, people that will get you story angles that you never would have thought of. ...

Around the Blogosphere for 1/18
Published 1/18/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... With an abundance of news stories and controversies that involve race and sports, there’s a major need for more minority sportswriters. [Stop Mike Lupica] ...