Posts Tagged ‘new york times’
Jose Vargas’ Story Reflects That of Millions
Posted: June 22, 2011 at 4:17 pm By NicoleKeep your head down and work hard. That’s what has defined Jose Vargas’s life. And In a recent New York Times article, Vargas relates his tale of hard work – working his way up to becoming a respect reporter and part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team.
The biggest part of Vargas’s story is not that [...]
Brave but not Reckless: NY Times profiles DREAM act women
Posted: October 22, 2010 at 10:06 am By Rachel LaBruyereYesterday’s New York Times featured some familiar names for many in the movement. Reporter Maggie Hall profile four of the women leaders at the forefront of the DREAM Act movement. The full article is a must-read, but below are a few excerpts.
Dream leaders talked about Martin Luther King and sit-ins at lunch counters. They consulted with [...]
Too Broken to Fix: Advocates call for an end to 287(g)
Posted: April 9, 2010 at 12:00 pm By Rachel LaBruyereThe drumbeat of criticism surrounding President Obama’s immigration enforecment strategy is growing louder by the day. America’s Voice released the video above earlier this week, to call out the “rogue tactics” currently in place. While the Service Employees International Union followed up with their own efforts to “Reign in ICE”.
On Wednesday, the Reform Immigration FOR [...]
March For America Redux: Media Roundup
Posted: March 22, 2010 at 3:39 pm By Rachel LaBruyereWhile some people have expressed frustration that TV coverage was largely dominated by the health care vote yesterday, the news of the March For America is still rolling.
From the New York Times:
Demonstrators filled five lengthy blocks of the Washington Mall, down the hill from the Capitol where last-minute negotiations were under way on the health [...]
Lou Dobbs? Not Tonight!
Posted: November 12, 2009 at 4:59 pm By Jackie MahendraOriginally posted at the America’s Voice blog.
Last night, Lou Dobbs aired his final broadcast on CNN.
Tonight, when viewers tune in to CNN primetime, the hate TV will be gone. According to the New York Times, CNN President Jonathan Klein said:
Lou Dobbs will carry the banner of advocacy journalism elsewhere.
In other words: Dobbs’ hate speech will [...]