UPDATE 3/15: Neela rescinds her comments about David Lee here. Neela Bannerjee, a former editor-in-chief of AsianWeek, writes about the Friday forum: This forum was organized by New America Media (where I work) and also with help from David Lee of the Chinese American Voters Education Committee, who is one of the people who stoodContinue reading "Former AW editor on the NAM forum"

"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’"