Dixon, at Howard, tells of a schoolwide meeting at which a student complained about having to take news quizzes. A senior complained, too, but for a different reason. He found the quizzes a waste of time “because as a journalist, I know I have to be on top of the news.” His wish was that the others did not need such prods to keep up.
Journalism is a competitive business that needs more young people of color. They need to be challenged, not held back by peers who don’t belong there.
That’s the better way to allow disadvantaged students to attain their
full potential.
— Richard Prince edits the online news service Black College Wire, writes the online media diversity column “Journal-isms” for the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and works part-time as a copy editor at The Washington Post.
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