"For AsianWeek newspaper for publishing a column titled 'Why I Hate Blacks.' The column's author, New Yorker Kenneth Eng, wrote 'a list of reasons why we should discriminate against blacks.' The newspaper's editors have said they made a lapse in judgment by publishing the piece," wrote the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.

In her column today, Mercury News columnist Lisa Chung shares her thoughts on the hate speech printed by AsianWeek: Even if you think newspapers are dead, this is what happens when an editor falls down on the job. And this is what happens when a callow young writer -- or the Net-loving public at largeContinue reading "Mercury News’ Lisa Chung: ‘Blog-style column falls way short’"

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 ofContinue reading "New America Media forum on journalistic issues related to AsianWeek’s printing of hate speech"