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New America Media, Commentary, Jasmyne A. Cannick, Published on New America Media

LOS ANGELES -- Full disclosure: I am not in love with either candidate running for president, not even the one I am voting for on November 4, Democratic Senator Barack Obama. I sat down a bit too early to watch tonight’s vice-presidential debate I think. Because shortly after turning on a network that shall remain anonymous, I was immediately annoyed with their talking heads and their lame ass attempts at trying to forecast America’s reaction to the debate. So by the time the debate got underway, I was already in a bad mood. But like tonight’s debate moderator Gwen Ifill, I too can be objective and unbiased.

As editor-in-chief of a publication for African immigrants, Edwin Okong’o strives for journalistic excellence to build a bridge between cultures and dispel American stereotypes of Africa and African communities. And the FCC was in the news last week for a couple of ill-considered decisions that raised the hackles of public interest and media reform groups.