Take a moment to watch the segment that aired on Channel 8 this morning featuring our Junior Reporters.  Thanks to Chris Flanagan of WFAA 8, Tanya McDonald of the Dallas After School Network, and Danielle Evans from the Roseland After School Academy.  I thought this was a great piece on our Jr. Reporter Program (yeah I'm biased).  It's amazing how much our students have learned in such a short period of time.

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People around Dallas keep asking me what's going on with the blog.  We're still trying to let everyone know that DallasSouthNews.org is now THE place for local news and that the blog is now mostly reserved for national stories. If you haven't been following us at .org, here are some of the stories you've missed: Dallas District 5 councilperson Vonciel Hill tells Councilman Caraway and Friendship-West not to meet in here district.  The Dallas Morning News cited DallasSouthNews.org as the first news outlet to report on Hill's memos. Eric Johnson releases a new campaign video in bid to unseat Terri Hodge in Texas House 100. NBA/WNBA Fit Challenge Regional Competition is held at Moorland YMCA. Tom Joyner Foundation and Ford look to raise money for Paul Quinn this weekend. Lorrie Irby Jackson reviews Raphael Saadiq's concert at House of Blues. "So In Style" Dolls of Color are a big hit for Mattel. Wade Emmert, Cedar Hill council member, makes a run for the GOP nomination in Dallas County Judge race. and more...... Make sure to check out DallasSouthNews.org EVERYDAY, where people go to find out what's going on in Southern Dallas.

CNN Fact Checking a Saturday Night Live Sketch?  Jon Stewart is on it as usual, but his point about fact checking is a good one.  When you have 10 minutes do check this one out. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c CNN Leaves It There www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Ron Paul Interview

TV One political editor, CNN and Tom Joyner Morning Show analyst Roland Martin will host a new weekly public affairs series on TV One that will focus on issues that are critical to African Americans, through interviews with officials from the Administration, Congress and other policymakers who represent black communities, as well as discussions with journalists and commentators, and a wide range of policy experts. Each week Roland Martin and a rotating panel of journalists and experts, including American Urban Radio Networks White House Correspondent April Ryan and Comcast Network host and Philadelphia Tribune columnist Robert Traynham, will discuss the top stories in Washington. The show will also feature regular appearances by members of the Congressional Black Caucus. In addition, Martin will conduct a one-on-one interview with a key newsmaker each week. The hour series,  Washington Watch with Roland Martin, is slated to debut Sunday, Sept. 27 and will air weekly at 11 AM and 5 PM ET. TV One President and CEO Johnathan Rodgers and Martin announced the new series at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans July 4. “With the election of President Obama, Washington has taken center stage in the hearts and minds of African Americans, and with the ...

(Thanks in advance for your help Fam...Shawn P.) Dallas South News has launched a campaign to gain 100 new members before the end of the day on Friday. As most of you know, our mission is to utilize technology, social media, and journalistic principles to empower and inform underserved communities.  We are a nonprofit news organization that relies in part on contributions from our readers to help us cover important stories as they pertain to Southern Dallas. [caption id="attachment_714" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Carla Lacy interviews Carlton Cooper with Jerome Sheffield on the Camera"][/caption] This week we look to add 100 names to our current list of supporters.  We ask that anyone reading this post visit our Donation Page and join our cause by making a secure online contribution. While details of our membership plan are being worked out, those who sign up prior to Friday will receive free admission (first come first serve) to our initial "Meet the Editor" event next month (Guest to be announced soon). You may also mail a check payable to Dallas South News to our newsroom at 1409 S. Lamar Ave., Suite 609 Dallas, TX  75215.  No amount is too small (or too large). [caption id="attachment_716" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="DSN Intern ...

We've been told that the "anger" at rallies and town halls are just Americans who are fed up with government. We've been told that the "outcry" against the President's plans to encourage school children were parents who didn't want their kids subject to a partisan message. Nothing disrespectful and that any other President hasn't had to endure....right? And now there is Joe Wilson. Yes Representative Joe Wilson a.k.a. Addison Graves Wilson, Sr. R-South Carolina did something I didn't even think the GOP would stoop to last night when he called the President a "lie" during his his speech to a joint session of Congress. It happened after the President said that his health plan would not cover illegal immigrants. So now we'll here how this is an isolated incident. To their credit, Republicans who have been asked about Wilson's outburst have been critical and called upon him to apologize, which he did. But this is bigger than Wilson. This is about GOP leadership allowing their base to drum up hate speech. It's about not calling out members who make up their own facts and fan the flames of bias and racism. This is ...

It seems like newspaper folks are open to any and all ideas these days, so I'd like to throw something I've been thinking about in the mix. That is if the hope is a future with some version of the print product. Why not have an organization like the Dallas Morning News partner with area colleges and universities to offer the paper at a MUCH reduced rate?   The newspaper and school could get together and negotiate a price that would allow them to deliver the print product at the door of every dorm room like you see with the USA Today and other papers at hotels. Ideally the newspaper fee could fit into tuition somewhere, but I know that's a dicey propositions.  Again, this is if there is a will on behalf of newspapers to sustain their print offerings.  If that's the hope, it's imperative to bring new readers aboard who may subscribe in some form or fashion down the line. There's something about the need to develop a habit of readers receiving information in this manor.  Whenever folks from older generations are asked what they like about newspapers, the story goes something like "I just like to walk out into the driveway, ...

Press Release The Service Broadcasting Corporation (KRNB/K104/KKDA) family is mourning the loss of a dear colleague and family member…Nathaniel “Nate” Quick.  Nate succumbed to liver cancer after a brief illness Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Parkland Hospital.  He was surrounded by his family, colleagues and friends.  Services are pending. Nate was a proud graduate of Clark Atlanta University, getting his radio start at WCLK 91.9 at a 24-hour campus radio station at CAU in Atlanta and then went on to do mornings in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he met and was mentored by the radio legend, Skip Murphy. Nate joined the K104 family in June 2003…as the midday drive on-air personality.  He hit the ground running….wanting to meet everybody and do everything having to do with his listening audience.  Nate, later, joined the sister station, KRNB (105.7) where he took that same winning personality to entertain the listeners.  He was especially in tune with the less fortunate, in particular, the homeless.  Nate could identify with what it was like to live in your car…because he had experienced it in his life.  It was always top of mind with him to make sure he was helping someone in need. The most common words you would ...

Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video" mce_href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a> Didn't have a lot of time today as I got the call from CNN this morning to discuss Town Hall behavior.  I was already working on a Rant for Inside Texas Politics so it was an easy transition.  For once I'm happy with the light and the setup and feel decent about how I was able to get my point across. I think this was my 3rd of 4th time to be on with Lenny, and I like his points, but I couldn't believe he said that the Obama administration was considering raising taxes on the middle class.  Anyway, let me know what you think.