Richard Prince (born 1947) is an American journalist for newspapers, including The Washington Post, and long-term columnist of "Journal-isms," formerly for the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, now on its own site, journal-isms.com.
[1] After getting his start at the Star-Ledger, Prince went on to The Washington Post where he became part of the Metro Seven, a group of African-American journalists who took issue with the paper's discriminatory practices.
[6] At the time, Prince was searching for a new home and funding stream for his column, which is a mix of commentary and reporting.
"[5] Prince is known for his work on his column "Journal-isms" which he ran an online version for 13 1/2 years under the Maynard Institute.
"[8] On the importance of the column "Journal-isms", David Honig, from Multicultural Media Telecom and Internet Council, said, "Very few stories of this degree of criticality are covered in their entirety, in real time, by a single highly authoritative publication.
The Metro Seven was a group of seven African American men and women who decided to protest the Washington Post's discriminatory practices involving assignments, salary and promotions.
[2] "Despite the obvious wisdom of hiring more people of color, some of the most significant gains for minorities in traditional have come as a result of legal action.
In 1972, several black reporters at the Washington Post, dubbed the Metro Seven, filed a landmark Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the newspaper.
"[13]The group was met with this reaction from editor Ben Bradlee, who said at the time it was "an insult to our commitment, vague and totally unacceptable."
Wells Award from the National Association of Black Journalists and the Medill School at Northwestern University.
His columns remind news executives, news managers, reporters, and producers of the importance of being sensitive to issues of diversity and our responsibility to be inclusive in our coverage," said NABJ President Gregory Lee Jr. "Dick is a watchdog whose consistency and watchful eye we all rely upon in his reporting.
"[4] In 2010, Prince was honored with the Robert McGruder Award from Kent State University for his promotion of diversity in the news business, as well as a P.E.N.