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NEWS ABOUT: diversity

diversity stories: 17 news summaries
ANN COULTER

 Diversity Isn't a Strength 

'Irritating cliché' should be ditched in wake of Fort Hood

Nov 19, 09 1:18 AM CST
(Newser) - "Diversity is a strength" has become the most irritating cliché in America, and was used to ludicrous effect after the Fort Hood shootings, argues Ann Coulter. Diversity "has never been anything but a problem" throughout history, Coulter writes in Human Events , pointing to Israel, China, Canada, Rwanda, and... More »

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Ann Coulter • diversity • ethnic diversity • Fort Hood shooting • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial

In 2010, GOP Set to Shake
White-Guy Image

Party has wealth of female and minority candidates on deck

Sep 5, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The ongoing shake-up in the Republican Party may see a much more diverse set of GOP candidates up for election in 2010, Politico reports. Viable female and ethnic minority Republicans candidates will be seeking governor's jobs or Senate seats in states across the country, including California and Texas. The candidates,... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • diversity • Meg Whitman • Republican candidate • minorities • Michael Williams

OPINION

She's Catholic, Too, You Know

There's zero scrutiny
of Sotomayor's religion because she's pro-choice

Jul 14, 09 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sonia Sotomayor would be the sixth Catholic on the Supreme Court, but that’s getting relatively little attention because of a political double-standard, writes William McGurn of the Wall Street Journal. When Samuel Alito was the nominee du jour, Democrats worried that he’d be the fifth Catholic. But... More »

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abortion • gay marriage • Catholicism • diversity • Catholic • US Supreme Court • Sonia Sotomayor • Supreme Court justice

Analysis

How to Diversify the Court:
Pick a WASP

...Or a non-lawyer, or a public school grad, or a Westerner, or...

May 26, 09 6:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re looking to diversify the Supreme Court, Robert Barnes of the Washington Post has an idea: Why not pick a WASP? There hasn’t been a white Anglo-Saxon Protestant nominated since David Souter in 1990. The current court boasts five Catholics and two Jews—not exactly representative.... More »

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diversity • US Supreme Court • David Souter

High Court Pick's Gender, Race Not an Issue: Poll

Proportion wanting female appointee shrinks from 2005

May 13, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans don’t feel strongly that the next Supreme Court appointee should be a woman, Hispanic, or black, Gallup Poll results suggest: most say it’s a non-issue. Some 64% say it “doesn’t matter” whether the appointee is a woman; 68% say it doesn’t matter whether he... More »

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minority • female • black • diversity • Hispanic • US Supreme Court • David Souter • President Obama • presidential appointment

Push to Boost Diversity Backfires on FBI

Whoops—bureau's website features fired whistleblower agent

Mar 27, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Luckily for the FBI, photos can't talk. The bureau's website promotes its American Indian/Alaskan Native diversity program with a picture of an agent who says she was fired in retaliation for blowing the whistle about racial insensitivity, "In the Loop" columnist Al Kamen reports for the Washington Post.... More »

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Department of Justice • FBI • law enforcement • Robert Mueller • Charles Grassley • diversity • US Senate

ANALYSIS

Prime Time Is White,
Reality TV Is Real

Scripted shows still focused on white rich people

Feb 17, 09 8:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Another way reality TV is “realer” than its scripted cousin: Its diverse casts reflect the population, while scripted TV sticks to stories about young, well-off white people, writes Greg Braxton in the Los Angeles Times. “We're looking to create shows that everyday people can relate to," says... More »

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television • reality TV • race • diversity • Survivor

Obama to Name Tech Adviser
as FCC Chair

Genachowski choice praised  by media reform movement

Jan 13, 09 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is expected to announce Julius Genachowski as his FCC chairman, and media reform groups are enthusiastic about the choice, Ars Technica reports. Genachowski served in the FCC during the Clinton administration and in the dot-com industry before becoming Obama’s technology adviser. He helped craft the President-elect’s... More »

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Barack Obama • FCC • diversity • telecommunications • media ownership • Federal Communications Commission • deregulation • President Obama • Julius Genachowski

Analysis

Few Minorities Report
on the White House 

Diversity in Washington journalism remains uneven

Jan 12, 09 12:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Although America is nearing the inauguration of its first black president, the press corps that will be covering him remains largely white, the Washington Post reports. Cable news has delivered a few minority reporters, like CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux and Wendell Goler from Fox News. But the broadcast networks remain... More »

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race • Fox News • CNN • diversity • ethnic diversity • reporting • network news • President Obama

Sarkozy Makes an Un-French Call for Diversity

President vows to end 'equality' policy that ignores race, ethnicity

Dec 18, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - France has a long tradition of official blindness to race, ethnicity, and religion; all citizens, in theory, are equally French. But in practice, French companies are reluctant to hire employees with non-French names or addresses in ethnic neighborhoods, and France's 555-member parliament has only 1 MP of color. In a... More »

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race • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • affirmative action • diversity • change • elite

ANALYSIS

Obama May Not Play
'Quota Game' With Cabinet

Many say president, having broken barrier himself, can focus on 'best and brightest'

Nov 12, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s election is such a breakthrough in itself that he may face less obligation to make Cabinet appointments based solely on diversity, Jonathan Martin writes in Politico. While his predecessors tapped women and minorities for their Cabinets, Obama "is post-racial when it comes to choosing those who... More »

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Barack Obama • Cabinet • diversity • President Obama

 Expect More Diversity 
 in Press Corps 
 

Media organizations rejigger White House teams

Nov 7, 08 2:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The White House press corps is likely to get a diversity makeover as news organizations prepare for the Obama administration. Beat assignments haven't been announced, but Liberian-born New York Times reporter Helene Cooper will be on the White House beat, sources tell Politico. Although it isn't necessary to have black... More »

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Barack Obama • White House • diversity • reporters • President Obama • White House press corps • Helene Cooper

Opinion

Why Minority America Will Be a Stronger Nation

American culture benefits from integration

Aug 16, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minorities may be the majority in America as soon as 2042, and Joel Kotkin writes in New Geography that he couldn’t be happier. Leftists who fear racial conflict, and right-wingers who cry "American values" are missing the point, writes Kotkin: The nation's future depends on its ability to... More »

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immigration • race relations • minority • diversity

House of Lords Fishes Where the Fish Are: YouTube

UK legislators launch effort to appeal to youth

Jun 13, 08 5:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The House of Lords is vaulting into the 21st century, hosting a YouTube channel dedicated to dispelling its upper-crust image. The appointed branch of Parliament rolled out several videos today, full of legislators explaining to clueless young people how the system works, the AP reports. "We hope that they... More »

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YouTube • House of Lords • blog • diversity

Black Players Drop to
8.2 Percent of Major Leaguers

Lowest number in two decades

Apr 16, 08 1:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major League Baseball received its best grade for racial diversity in hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received its first A- for race Tuesday from Richard Lapchick, director of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. Its grade... More »

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race • MLB • Jackie Robinson • diversity • baseball • African-Americans

Giant, Diverse Texas Presents a Primary  Riddle

Candidates have to run the equivalent of a national campaign to reach all

Feb 26, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Trying to win a primary in Texas is “like running a national campaign,” a veteran strategist says one week before the pivotal vote. With its enormous size and diversity, its multitude of media markets, and a voting system so complicated it’s been nicknamed the Texas two-step, Hillary... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Houston • Mississippi • diversity • Texas primary

Boy Scouts
Reach Out to Latinos

Soccer, Spanish lighting the spark for a new class of scouts

Aug 13, 07 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - With enrollment down almost 10% in the last 10 years, the Boy Scouts are reaching out to Latinos to fill their ranks. Handbooks, advertisements and bumper stickers are now available in Spanish, and the “be prepared” group has even had permission from ministers to recruit in Hispanic churches, the... More »

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soccer • Americans • Latinos • diversity • Soccer and Scouting • Hispanic • Boy Scouts of America

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