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"
Come on down: New America Media Forum for Ethnic Media Discussion
If you're free tomorrow at 10 a.m., please join us at tomorrow's media forum sponsored by New America Media. As NAM clarifies in their statement below, this is not the town hall style format that some of the media reported, but there will be a public audience. NAM accommodated our request to have only ethnicContinue reading "Come on down: New America Media Forum for Ethnic Media Discussion"
San Francisco Democratic Party condemns AsianWeek for printing hate speech
Last night, the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee passed a resolution condemning AsianWeek. The resolution was offered by Speaker Pelosi's representative to the Committee and passed by voice vote. The resolution reads as follows: "WHEREAS the hateful views expressed in Kenneth Eng's column published in the February 23rd edition of Asian Week must notContinue reading "San Francisco Democratic Party condemns AsianWeek for printing hate speech"