Since Obama will be our first black president ever, it has prompted some leading black magazines to make some changes. Here's more on that from Politico:
"Barack Obama’s election as president is prompting major changes in the nation’s black press, ushering in a series of firsts that editors say will reshape print, Internet, radio and television coverage aimed at African-American audiences.
Essence, the top-selling magazine among black women, will have a full-time White House reporter for the first time. Ebony magazine will add a White House reporter, either full time or as needed. Its sister publication, Jet magazine, will have a weekly two-page Washington report in every issue."(END OF EXCERPT) Read the rest here:http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1208/16894.html
That's really great that there will be more African-American reporters covering White House affairs.It will inevitably lead to more blacks becoming involved & concerned with politics.Because some of the issues that concern African-Americans the most may finally receive the national attention that they deserve.Black Press USA did a nice article on just what some of those problems are.It discussed the stories that they covered that dealt with HIV/AIDS,hate crimes,black incarceration,homicide rate in urban communities,etc...
Here's the link:http://www.blackpressusa.com/News/Article.asp?SID=3&Title=Hot+Stories&NewsID=17386
