Voices of Anger, Cries of Concern
Some NABJ Views of the Retention Problem and Some Solutions

When we learned in early April 2001 that the American Society of Newspapers Editors would confirm in its annual diversity survey that more  black journalists are leaving the industry than entering, clearly more than a news release was needed.

NABJ quickly served notice that "this trend cannot be tolerated." We presented Voices of Anger, Cries of Concern on April 5, 2001 during a plenary session entitled,  "Advice on Keeping the Best and Brightest Minorities in Newsrooms," at ASNE's convention, held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• I. Introduction and Challenge to ASNE
     William W. Sutton Jr., NABJ President
   
• II. Why NABJ is  Concerned
     Herbert Lowe, NABJ Vice President-Print
  
• III. NABJ  Leadership Voices
  
  
• IV. Top Newspaper Leaders Voices
  
  
• V. Professional Voices
  
  
• VI.  Student Voices
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

NABJ Challenges  Editors to Partner on Diversity

NABJ Disturbed by  Drop in Black Journalists

NABJ Stunned by  Resignation
of Top African American Publisher