By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times According to surveys by the Pew Research Center, the share of Americans who trust in information from local news organizations surpasses the number of those who trust national news sources. This highlights the growing importance of local news media and underscores the pivotal role of local […]
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times Muriel Bailey knew she wanted to be a broadcast journalist before she fully understood the career. “Growing up, every morning, getting ready for school my mom would have the news on and there was a Black woman who was a morning anchor,” said the New Orleans, […]
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | For the Birmingham Times It’s a winter Wednesday morning, and Sherri Jackson is sipping hot mocha at Alicia’s Coffee in Birmingham’s Civil Rights district. In a few hours she’ll head to WIAT CBS 42, where she serves as an evening anchor, telling the stories of Birmingham’s communities. But first she […]
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DAWN BULGARELLA, CEO OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM, ON UAB BEING RANKED ONE OF THE BEST HOSPITALS ON NEWSWEEK’S LIST OF WORLD’S BEST HOSPITALS; UAB NEWS, FEB. 28.
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Troy Rolling, president and CEO of the Frederick Douglass Freedom Alliance, warns that proposed Maryland legislation banning rent-pricing algorithms could unintentionally harm housing access and affordability for working-class families.
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