Journalism workshop shows minorities new horizon
Aspiring minority journalism students from all locations of Ohio attended the Dow Jones Minority Journalism Workshop at Kent State University from July 22 - Aug 2. [more]

From the balcony, visitors and employees can look down on various departments in the Plain Dealer newsroom. Space and light greatly increased in this new building. (photo by Ashley McGuire)

Northeast Ohio newspapers look for diversity
"No institution is 'diverse enough,' primarily because diversity is not a number. It is more a way of life, the way employees treat each other and the way a company deals with its employees," Thomas Greer, senior vice-president of The Plain Dealer, said.
"Diversity is making sure the environment is conducive for everyone to thrive and be as good as they can be regardless of what their role happens to be," Greer said.
The two largest newspapers in northeast Ohio, The Plain Dealer and the Akron Beacon Journal, are both trying to establish more diversity in their newsrooms, but it's not always easy. [more]

Canal Park Offers More Than Just Baseball
For Katherine Bush, 7, watching the Akron Aeros is more than just a day at Canal Park. So when she watched her ticket float away in the Cuyahoga River, on July 26 she couldn’t help but be upset.
“The ticket was in my hand; then it just flew away,” Katherine said.
Family and friends attempted to comfort her, but their efforts failed. [more]

Before the actual production began, some “Big River” cast members performed melodrama skits and sang and danced for the play’s waiting audience. (photo by Betty Elee)

Big fun, big laughs for Big River
“Notice: Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.”
These cautious words written on posters flank the stage, appearing to be a recent arrival from an antique store.
Hopefully, attendees didn’t take these words to heart. [more]