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December, 2012
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Social Media 101 with Mediabistro

 

Do you know someone who needs basic training on how to set up and use a Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn profile? We can help. Join us for Social Media 101, an online conference and workshop starting January 17.

 

Mediabistro is the premier place for online learning and events. In our online conference and workshop, you'll get up and running on the most popular social media networks. Over five weeks, you'll learn how to create meaningful content, engage an audience, and master management techniques to achieve your personal and professional goals.

 
It's Time for Ordinary People to Lead Discussion on Guns
by Dori Maynard

 

My first job out of college was in Bakersfield, Calif., far from the Northeast where I was born and raised.

 

There were a multitude of differences that required not only an adjustment but also a complete recalibration of what I expected from the world. Bakersfield was far from a culture of Sunday brunches, The New York Times and Woody Allen-loving moviegoers. In those early 1980s, New Yorkers were still unabashed Allen fans.

 

By far the biggest difference was the everyday role that guns played in the lives of many friends and colleagues.

 

Feared and Fearful:
Our collaboration with The Washington Post

 

As part of our work in helping the news media present a more accurate and balanced portrait of African American men, we have been working with The Washington Post to produce a three part video series, Brotherspeak: Exploring the lives of black men

 

It's a project that explores the lives of black men through their shared experiences.

 

Today the first part is airing on The Post homepage. 

 

Here is the link: 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/therootdc/brotherspeak-exploring-the-lives-of-black-men/2012/12/20/e5366d06-4a33-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939_story.html

 

Here is the embed code: 

<iframe width="610" height="424" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/video/videoEmbed.html?uuid=2c32fa88-47b1-11e2-820e-17eefac2f939"></iframe> 

 

We hope you will share this with your networks. We also want to hear from anyone who is interested in uploading their own videos and discuss what they fear as men and women. 

Please use the twitter hashtag #brotherspeak when developing your video. 

 

Media Academy 2013: Apply Now!

 

Nobody was born a successful media titan. They developed a set of skills that allowed them to succeed.

 

Do you want to learn the critical thinking skills necessary to build a successful enterprise? Do you want to learn how to properly assess the business climate and to negotiate better deals?  

 

 

Seasons Greetings from MIJE

 

All of us here at the Maynard Institute wish you the happiest of holidays and many returns in a prosperous new year. We appreciate all of your support and contributions to our programs, events and our mission. You are helping to change the distorted media depiction of people of color. 

 

Thank you.

 

Ronnie Agnew, Jim Aisner, Kimberly N. Alleyne, Caesar Andrews, Nicole Arias, Clark Bell, Janet Dewart Bell, W. Kamau Bell, Kristin Bender, Sindy Benevides, Luz E. Benitez Delgado, Rosalie Bidar, Dorothy Bland, Brian Bloom, Jean Marie Brown, Ron Brown, Ph.D, Peter Bubriski, Cecily Burt, Bob Butler, Steve Buttry, Shelia Byrd, Ross Cameron, Bill Celis, Ray Chavez, Paul Cheung, Lawayne Childrey, Jan Christensen Heller, Gail Christopher, Ray Colmena, Aly Colon, Paul Conforti, Ellie Cose, Sandy Close, Eileen F. Daly, Dr. Caroline Daniels, Sandra Davis, Mike Days, Eric Deggans, Roberto Delgado, Eleni Delimpaltadaki, Lori Dorfman, John Dotson, Shawn Dove, Tammerlin Drummond, Donna Echols, Jason Edmonds, Bill Elsen, Marnette Federis, Michael K. Frisby, Mary Lou Fulton, Dorothy Gilliam, Suzanne Glazer, Kevin Gottesman, Alex Gronke, Felix Gutierrez, Mark Hallett, Henry Hamner, Ron Harris, Bobby L. Harrison, Deborah Heard, Chris Hendricks, Leslie Hurst, Alan Jenkins, Chris Jenkins, Christopher M. Johnson, Scott Johnson, Christine Kaye, George Kelly, John Kirks, Sally Lehrman, Eric Leland, Warren Lerude, Ann Marie Lipinski, Bob List, Dickson Louie, Mira Lowe, Paula Madison, Alex C. Maynard, Kameron McDowell, Nia Meeks, Kevin Merida, John X. Miller, Doug Mitchell, Jerry Mitchell, Bryan Monroe, Elyse Montiel, Steve Montiel, Arlene Morgan, Anca Mosoiu, Gautam Mukunda, Eric Newton, Lindsay Nichols, Nadra Kareem Nittle, Laura Oda, Jeffrey Okey, Larry Olmstead, Geneva Overholser, Jameson Parker, Thomas Peele, Latoya Peterson, Robert Phillips, Robert Pierre, Leonard Pitts, Jr., Sharon Prill, Richard Prince, Hope Reese, Martin G. Reynolds, Addie Rimmer, Nina Ritter, Michael Roberto, Hayley Roberts, Michael Roberts, Andrew Rojecki, Sonya Ross, Joshunda Sanders, Dr. David Satcher, Laura Schatzkin, Bill Schmidt, Ellen Setser, Rashid Shabazz, Melanie Sill, Debbie Skipper, Andrea Smith, David A. Steinberg, Reginald Stuart, Matt Thompson, Mark Trahant, Doris Truong, Marjorie Valbrun, Victor Vaughan, Kyia Wade, Venise Wagner, Paul Wang, Alice Warner-Mehlhorn, Kevin Weston, Amy Wilkins, Rev. Harry Williams, Benet Wilson, Angela Woodall, Jeff Yang, Paul Young, Bashe Yousuf, Deanna Zandt

 

Bay Area News Group

The California Endowment 

Digital First Media, 

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation 

The Nieman Foundation at Harvard University

The May Foundation 

The McCormick Foundation

The Open Society Foundations

The Philip L. Graham Fund

The Washington Post Company 

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation

 

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The latest from Maynard Institute's Jobs page:

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Do you have a journalism job announcement you'd like to share? Send your job listings to Elisabeth Pinio and we'll help you spread the word! 

 

 
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