I agree but we need to emphasize the fact that Blair is being used as a
reason to do away with diversity programs and give a strong statement that
we will not tolerate any position of the kind.

                        Felecia Jones Ross


At 07:17 PM 5/21/03 -0500, you wrote:
>I really don't see how we can have a discussion about Jayson Blair in
>a vacuum.  When you consider that a white journalist was recently in
>the news for a similar problem and to think that some journalists were
>involved in the looting at the Iraqi museum--it's much bigger than Mr.
>Blair.  We need to spin it that way.
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Felecia Jones Ross <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 3:47 pm
>Subject: Blair panel
>
>>        Two names immediately come to my mind for panelists for the
>> discussion about Jayson Blair. Neil Henry and George Curry. They
>> have both
>> written columns about the matter. Henry is a journalism professor
>> at U.C
>> Berkley and his column is in this week's Chronicle of Higher
>> Education.George Curry, former editor of Emerge Magazine has a
>> column that can be read
>> on trottergroup.com.
>>        We might also consider putting it into a debate format and
>> includeskeptics of affirmative action, such as our friend William
>> McGowan.
>>                                        Felecia Jones Ross
>>
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