Episode: 209 Taped: 12/16/2009 Running Time: 0:30

A weekly television series about New York's ethnic, independent and community media

On this edition of Independent Sources we sit down with two veteran black journalists to get an assessment of Barack Obama and hear about how is the first African American president is being seen by the black community. We look at non-profit owner as a business model for community journalism. Then we profile an African newspaper publisher and radio personality Chika Onyeani.

FEATURED/GUESTS:

Aisha Al-Muslim
Special Correspondent, 219West/Independent Sources

Chris Anderson
Assistant Professor, College of Staten Island/CUNY

Herb Boyd
Author/Journalist

Walter L. Fields Jr.
Publisher, City Limits

Smokey Fontaine
Chief Content Officer, NewsOne.com

Laura Forlano
Information Society Project, Yale University

Michelle García
Independent Sources

Jordan Moss
Executive Director, Bronx News Network

Adeola Oladele
Independent Sources

Chika Onyeani
Publisher, The African Sun Times

Garry Pierre-Pierre
Producer/Co-Host, Independent Sources

Abby Scher
Independent Magazine Editor

Vianora Vinca
Producer/Co-Host, Independent Sources

Rachel Waldholz
Reporter, Tremont Tribune

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