The Philadelphia Tribune was founded in 1884 by Christopher Perry.
Oldest African American newspaper notes 125th anniversary When Christopher J. Perry launched the Philadelphia Tribune, he faced a readership problem that makes today’s newspaper industry woes seem trivial. The Tribune was founded in 1884, when the city had only 108,000 African Americans, few of them literate. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Emil Wilbekin
Emil Wilbekin Ditches GIANT for Essence Industry veteran, Emil Wilbekin has been named Managing Editor of Essence.com. Emil, best known for his 12-year tenure as Editor-in Chief of “Vibe” magazine, and more recently for his work as Editor-in-Chief of GIANT Magazine, will join Essence.com’s General Manager, Lesley Pinckney, to comprise the Essence.com leadership team. (BlackWeb2.0)
Print Media Hits Bottom of Obama Tank, Keeps Digging We thought we were being a little bratty last year when we ran a list of “Hagiographic Cover Treatments of Obama” along with “10 Covers We Loved” for 2008. But maybe we were not just bratty but onto something. Because this year the American Society of Magazine Editors has expanded its annual cover contest to include a whole category for covers featuring Barack Obama. (AdAge)
Is The Game Over for Black Television? Fans of The Game have been all over the Internet for the past several months, trying to save the canceled CW show with online petitions, Tweets, Facebook-status dedications and e-mail chains lamenting the show’s unceremonious demise. In an effort to save the show, the cast recorded a YouTube video, Change the Game Campaign, to get fans to blow up the message boards on CWTV.com. (TheRoot)
The Obama Infatuation The Obama infatuation is a great unreported story of our time. Has any recent president basked in so much favorable media coverage? Well, maybe John Kennedy for a moment, but no president since. On the whole, this is not healthy for America. (Newsweek)
