Media Minutes: May 16, 2008
Media Minutes for May 16, 2008
Producer: Stevie Converse and Candace Clement
Length: 5:03
As editor-in-chief of a publication for African immigrants, Edwin Okong’o strives for journalistic excellence to build a bridge between cultures and dispel American stereotypes of Africa and African communities. And the FCC was in the news last week for a couple of ill-considered decisions that raised the hackles of public interest and media reform groups.
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