Update Sat March 3: New America Media's own coverage of their event, Sandip Roy's commentary, and a Chronicle article. I just returned from attending this morning's forum sponsored by New America Media in Chinatown. The event was billed as an opportunity for "ethnic media leaders [to] discuss the issue of journalistic responsibility in light of … Continue reading New America Media forum on journalistic issues related to AsianWeek’s printing of hate speech

From a March 1 article by Alexandria Rocha: On Wednesday, Fang refused to comment on how Eng’s column made it past AsianWeek’s editors and into the paper, repeatedly saying the editorial process will be reviewed. He would not comment on Eng’s previous two columns, “Why I Hate Asians” and “Why I Hate White People” either.

Leslie Fulbright must be pretty tired about writing about the AsianWeek fiasco, but her third print article in a row will appear in Thursday's edition of the Chronicle. "We think the editor responsible for green-lighting the column should be removed," said Keith Kamisugi of the Equal Justice Society, one of the sponsors of a petition … Continue reading Third Chronicle Article in a Row This Week

Although ignoring the efforts of the Asian American coalition that brought this matter to light, the Chronicle's Debra Saunders echos most of our points. She says: "...the Special City has a way of making excuses for bigotry and intolerance -- when they percolate from the left or ethnic groups." Uh. That didn't seem to happen … Continue reading Debra Saunders on our side?

Neha Inamdar, on the Mother Jones blog,  nails the issue: That's a pretty egregious slip past the editors. And here's the thing: Kenneth Eng, a self described "Asian supramicist" wrote two previous columns for AsianWeek titled, "Why I Hate Asians" last month, and "Proof that Whites Inherently Hate Us" in November. I'm curious to know … Continue reading Mother Jones blogger gets it right

WNYC reporter Arun Venugopal posts his round-up on the South Asian Journalists Association Forum site: A February 23 column in AsianWeek by Kenneth Eng has created a huge uproar among Asian-American community leaders, politicians such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Asian American Journalists Association. The column, "Why I Hate Blacks," is not nearly … Continue reading South Asian Journalists forum blog

Michael Winter posts a round-up of developments related to the AsianWeek fiasco. Just around the time he posted the entry, the Chronicle's Leslie Fulbright posted a story that Eng had been in fact fired.

From a Feb. 28 report by Tamara Barak of Bay City News Service: AsianWeek Editor-at-Large Ted Fang today said the columnist who penned the piece "Why I Hate Black People" last week will not contribute to the free paper's content again. ... Fang refused to clarify whether an editor reviewed the column and allowed it … Continue reading Bay City News Service: ‘Fang refused to clarify whether an editor reviewed the column and allowed it to go to press’