We continue coverage of the Queens police shooting with a look at race and perception. From snap judgments at the height of the incident to how we decide if the cops should go to jail, experience based on race matters. We’ll ask how to find truth and justice when emotions can be so different and take a closer look at the police unit. Also, imagining journalism with no newspapers and reports and memos on Iraq.
The Unit
Mike Wilson, reporter at The New York Times
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Julian Harper, co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, retired NYC Police lieutenant who supervised a vice squad in Queens
- continue coverage of the police shooting in Queens, focusing on the undercover vice ...
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Julian Harper, co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, retired NYC Police lieutenant who supervised a vice squad in Queens
- continue coverage of the police shooting in Queens, focusing on the undercover vice ...
Race & Perception
Les Payne, Newsday columnist
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James McBride, award-winning composer and author of the memoir, The Color Of Water (Putnam, 1996), available for purchase at Amazon.com
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Dalton Conley, University Professor of the ...
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James McBride, award-winning composer and author of the memoir, The Color Of Water (Putnam, 1996), available for purchase at Amazon.com
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Dalton Conley, University Professor of the ...
Blog All About It
Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times
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Jeff Jarvis, writes the blog, Buzzmachine.com
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Walter Fields, CEO and Executive Editor of the North Star Network, a Black public affairs online portal
- can the newspaper survive ...
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Jeff Jarvis, writes the blog, Buzzmachine.com
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Walter Fields, CEO and Executive Editor of the North Star Network, a Black public affairs online portal
- can the newspaper survive ...
Iraq Papers
Tony Karon, senior editor for time.com
- on recent developments in Iraq: the memo on Maliki and the much anticipated Iraq Study Group's report
- on recent developments in Iraq: the memo on Maliki and the much anticipated Iraq Study Group's report
Required Reading: November 30, 2006
Bush, Maliki Meet After First Talks Are Canceled (Washington Post)
15 Brigades Would Gradually Stand Down Under Plan (NY Times)
Bush Dismisses Iraq Panel’s Pullback Plan (NY Times)
Study Group to Call for Pullback (Washington Post)
Rice Meets With Olmert and Abbas (NY Times)