professional - Blogs - TheBlackList Pub2024-03-29T14:03:06Zhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/professionalRazing Cainhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/razing-cain2011-11-03T04:00:40.000Z2011-11-03T04:00:40.000ZRaynard Jacksonhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RaynardJackson<div><p><b>November 3, 2011</b></p><p> </p><p><b>Raynard Jackson</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has been the talk of DC this week, but for all the wrong reasons. A political newspaper released a story about Cain being accused of sexually harassing two women while he was CEO of the National Restaurant Association (NRA) in the ‘90s.</p><p> </p><p>According to the newspaper, Cain reached an agreement to settle with the two women for an undisclosed amount of money and all the parties were bound by a confidentiality agreement that prohibits any discussions of the event(s).</p><p> </p><p>As my loyal readers should know by now, I have a somewhat different take on the Cain situation. I want to focus solely on the way the story has been reported in the media.</p><p> </p><p>The original reporting is filled with quotes by “anonymous” sources. During the past three days, I have seen journalists “high-fiving” each other over the reporters who wrote the article—“congratulations on your scoop,” they have said to them.</p><p> </p><p>What is amazing is that these stories about Cain have been floating around town for years. Why didn’t journalists report on this when Cain was running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia a few years ago?</p><p> </p><p>These DC journalists seem to be enjoying the game of destroying someone’s life in their pursuit of a Pulitzer (the highest award a journalist can earn).</p><p> </p><p>Journalists claim to be objective and merely seek to report the facts. Well, that has not been the case for at least two decades. </p><p> </p><p>The reporters refuse to reveal their sources, so the public has no idea where the initial information came from; the public has no idea what the motivation was of the person(s) who gave the information to the reporters. In essence, these reporters are asking the public to trust them. </p><p> </p><p>So, let me make sure I understand this. Reporters that I don’t know, sources the reporters won’t reveal, not knowing the motivation of the suppliers of the information, but trust the reporters?</p><p> </p><p>How many reporters would let a politician get away with the above?</p><p> </p><p>One of the basic tenets of journalism is to verify, verify, and verify. Well, as part of the reading public, it’s kind of difficult to verify anonymous sources, integrate the motivation of an unknown source into our interpretation of the story and to trust reporters you don’t know.</p><p> </p><p>The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) have created a generally accepted code of ethics by which journalist are supposed to abide by. According to the SPJ, “<i>The SPJ Code of Ethics is voluntarily embraced by thousands of writers, editors and other news professionals. The present version of the code was adopted by the 1996 SPJ National Convention, after months of study and debate among the Society's members.” </i> To read the entire code, go to:</p><p><a href="http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp">http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp</a>.</p><p> </p><p>According to SPJ’s preamble, “Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.”</p><p> </p><p>Can these reporters honestly say that they “provided a fair and comprehensive account “of the Herman Cain allegations? How can a story that’s based on anonymous sources be “fair and comprehensive?”</p><p> </p><p>The SPJ’s code of ethics further states:</p><p> </p><p>*Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability. <i>Violated by the reporters.</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>*Avoid undercover or other surreptitious methods of gathering information except when traditional open methods will not yield information vital to the public. Use of such methods should be explained as part of the story. <i>Violated by the reporters.</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>*Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone’s privacy. <i>Violated by the reporters.</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>*Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct. <i>Violated by the reporters.</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>*Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others. <i>Violated by the reporters.</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>Does any journalist actually believe these reporters have lived up to their own profession’s standards when it comes not only to the Cain story, but journalism in general?</p><p> </p><p>Journalism today is going through the equivalent of the financial meltdown of 2008—they have lost all public trust.</p><p> </p><p>While these irresponsible journalists seem to want to destroy Cain’s candidacy, their razing of Cain will probably serve only to raise Cain in the polls.</p><p> </p><p><i>Raynard Jackson is president & CEO of Raynard Jackson & Associates, LLC., a D.C.-public relations/government affairs firm. He is also a contributing editor for ExcellStyle Magazine (</i><a href="http://www.excellstyle.com/"><i>www.excellstyle.com</i></a><i>), Freedom’s Journal Magazine (</i><a href="http://www.freedomsjournal.net/"><i>www.freedomsjournal.net</i></a><i>), and U.S. Africa Magazine (</i><a href="http://www.usafricaonline.com/"><i>www.usafricaonline.com</i></a><i>).</i></p></div>Professional Black Men Explain the Marriage Delayhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/professional-black-men-explain-the-marriage-delay2011-09-21T05:27:54.000Z2011-09-21T05:27:54.000ZTBL_Promoterhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/TBLPromoter<div><p>by: <b class="author">Debbie Wright</b></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.articlecity.com/articles/relationships/article_775.shtml#acvid"><img border="0" src="http://www.articlecity.com/images/watch_videos_now.png" alt="watch_videos_now.png" /></a></p><p> </p><p>According to Census Bureau (2000) reports, there has been a steady decline of couples of all races getting married. For the past thirty-six years, the marriage rate has gone down by fifty percent. More couples are opting to live together rather than "risk" their relationship to a marriage that has a fifty percent chance of ending in divorce, per current U.S. divorce rates.</p><p> </p><p>However, for African Americans, the decline in marriages is disproportionate when compared to the general population. Approximately, sixty-two percent of white adults marry. Conversely, only forty percent of Black adults marry, which makes singles the majority among Black adults.</p><p> </p><p>The low marriage rate for the underemployed, incarcerated or impoverished segments of the Black community can be easily explained but highly successful, educated, upper income Black professionals are following the same low, marriage rate trend. The reasons for this marriage deficit varies depending on whether you are speaking to Professional Black men or women. Gender relations within the Black community have been sited as one of the many contributing factors to this marriage issue.</p><p> </p><p>I interviewed both men and women on the matter and came up with some very interesting findings. The men wanted to make it positively clear that they do desire marriage but not at the same propensity and timing as women. Many of them admitted that their professional success afforded them the opportunity to choose from a greater pool of women, which affects how long they choose to remain single.</p><p> </p><p>During a series of roundtable discussions, I held to explore this subject; the men revealed that their high stature in the community positions them as a perceived commodity in the eyes of many single Black women looking for eligible men. In addition, according to the men, this further delays their timetable for marriage. They expressed concerns of women wanting to marrying them for their bank accounts and not their character.</p><p> </p><p>Many of the Professional women I interviewed were less than optimistic about their likelihood of ever getting married. They are setting up their lives, buying homes, having children, without waiting to become wives. Some by choice, but the majority of the women stated that their options were extremely limited.</p><p> </p><p>"Black men aren’t marrying us," says Monique, a 41-year-old single mother and successful, professional woman living in Los Angeles. This sentiment was widely expressed. To sort this issue out, it is essential for more Black women and men to come together and bridge the communication gap that separates us.</p><p> </p><p>Forming casual roundtable discussion groups centered on the issues that affect relationships between Black men and women would be a great start for anyone interested in taking some action and building better relationships. The group should be no greater than fifteen men and women in order to allow for deeper discussions. The facilitator should focus on one issue and allow participants to share their views and experiences. This is a good way to generate productive conversation and encourage more dialogue on the marriage delay. True progress and greater communication in our relationships can only come by listening.</p><p> </p><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><tbody><tr><td><p><b>About The Author</b></p><p>Debbie Wright is a freelance writer and editor/creator of <a href="http://www.umojamix-blackpeoplemeet.com/">www.umojamix-blackpeoplemeet.com</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p></div>Better Utilization of Property by Professional Companieshttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/better-utilization-of-property2011-05-13T09:05:33.000Z2011-05-13T09:05:33.000ZKumar Mannuhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/KumarMannu<div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/management.html"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828525931,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="Property Management Company" width="233" /></a>Properties are the most valuable chattels in these days. The possessions rates are increasing very rapidly day by day and securing them becomes very difficult. Managing the assets in right way is very important to obtain maximum profit from them. It is a very difficult for a person to manage his chattels precisely to the get the right benefit from them. Some people have their land, home, etc; at much distance from their residence and managing belongings remotely is much difficult task for them. To get-rid-of all these tension and obtaining the right worth of your lands, homes, and other things, it is good idea to hire a professional company for property management. It is just like management in any business or organization. <br /><br /><p align="justify">Various professional companies are offering possessions management services and providing true worth of them to their landlords on reasonable charges. These companies offer services for managing commercial properties, industrial properties, residential properties; real state, etc. Apart from these most important services professional companies also offers various other property management related services for equipments, vehicles, physical assets, industrial plant maintenance, repairing and maintenance, rent collection, etc.</p><p align="justify">Rental management companies also engage in life cycle management of chattels. This includes leasing, controlling, maintaining and utilizing of the lands, homes, vehicles, etc All these operations are performed by the rental companies on the behalf of the landlord. In contract with real state companies landlord provides all the required authority to the company which are used by the company’s’ representative to manages the belongings in an efficient manner and optimize profit from the goods. Landlord can hire a professional company for various possessions related issues like renting, buying, selling or for the maintenance of assets.</p><p align="justify">Professional companies have attention on chattels management laws and most common disputes like failure to pay rent, illegal harassment of belongings, not fulfilling pre-requested terms and conditions, public annoyance and various other legal issues. These are the worst and worrying issues for any landlord and the most challenging and important responsibilities of rental management companies.</p><p align="justify">Various professional companies are spread throughout the country and hiring a reliable company from them is a very challenging task for common people. To hire a reliable company internet is a very good medium. People can browse on internet for a reliable and cost-effective <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/management.html"><b>property management company</b></a>. People can also take the help from some people which are taking the services of any professional company for their resources. A <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/listnow/listings.html"><b>professional property management</b></a> optimizes the worth of the landlord’s belongings and also increased the life of goods and chattels.</p><p align="justify">So is you are facing difficulties in managing your assets and want to the true worth of them, choose a professional company for managing your most valuable property and with lots of financial benefits.</p></div>Benefits of Property Management Services Offered by Property Management Companyhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/benefits-of-property2011-05-02T05:45:07.000Z2011-05-02T05:45:07.000ZKumar Mannuhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/KumarMannu<div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;"><div class="separator" style="clear:both;text-align:center;"><a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/tenants.html"><img alt="Baltimore rental property" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6YzZxR_RYm0/Tb4yPPHfUTI/AAAAAAAAACI/9oCPX-2KhaY/s1600/rent.jpeg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="justify">Are you considering property management in Maryland or Baltimore or any other location? Well, you should think for the advantages of services which come with reputable property management service providers or companies (PMC). A reputable property management firm can make life much easier on the land proprietor. As a landlord, it can be very advantageous to free up the time from the day to day tasks coupled with managing a property or multiple properties. <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">For residents, a property management service provider or company (PMC) will be very beneficial and the main contact. Good management companies will handle all the concerns coming with day do day such as maintenance needs and urgent situation that may take place. They can handle easily day to day major concerns such as screening tenants, offering properties on rent, concerning rents plumbing issues, maintenance of homes, emergency issues, and other concerns regarding House Owner Association (HOA) costs. These are just some most common issues a reputable and good real estate management firm can handle. <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">Many property management companies also provide rent collection service and accounting services to their clients. They will take responsibility of choosing right tenants and collecting rents form them in time. They assure home owner that rent is paid on time. They also assure home owners that they will take proper action if rent in not provided on time by tenants. They can also handle deposits and other possible amount on omen to the tenants and property. <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">The biggest task for a good PMC is handling maintenance issues on properties. It can be very daunting and stressful task. But <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/listnow/listings.html"><b>professional property management</b></a> services offered by reputable companies would be best option to handle these issues. Professionals will make sure that all issues and concerns with maintenance of property, plumbing, decoration, repairing, lawn care and other concerns are determined professionally and quickly as possible. <br /><br /></div><div align="justify">A good professional <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/management.html"><b>property management company</b></a> will always give you relaxed experience. You will not need to worry about your property as your property are in hands of good care and take called property management companies. You will be provided rents for your properties on time. You will get dept reporting about your properties. Your properties will be run more efficiently and smoothly and finally you will get good returns for investment of your properties. Thus you see that there are several benefits of hiring professional management companies for your properties. You many find many companies in your locality to choose from.</div></div></div>A Brief Guide to Property Rental in Baltimore Marylandhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/a-brief-guide-to-property2011-03-22T06:04:47.000Z2011-03-22T06:04:47.000ZKumar Mannuhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/KumarMannu<div><p style="text-align:center;" align="justify"><img src="http://i56.tinypic.com/igkv7k.jpg" alt="Rental Property Companies" border="0" height="332" width="641" /></p><p align="justify"> </p><p align="justify">If you are planning to rent a house in Baltimore there are many options available to you. Baltimore, which is located in the state of Maryland, United States, has witnessed a boom in rental property management and you can get a variety of property and apartments there</p><p align="justify">If you plan to rent a house in Baltimore you have to look into the viewing area and Boston Bay Crossing apartment should be your first choice. You get a choice of one to three bedroom apartments here. The air conditioned apartments provide all the basic amenities including attached and well equipped bathrooms and kitchen. Cedona in the Baltimore area also provides some of the best houses for rent in Baltimore. You can choose Fontana Village apartment as your next choice when you rent a house in Baltimore.</p><p align="justify">When you are looking to rent a house in Baltimore, Maryland, you can hire Baltimore <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/"><b>Rental Property Companies</b></a> which are available online also.For getting a house on rent in Baltimore, you will have a good number of options to choose from. You can keep tabs on property on the internet where most of the <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/listnow/listings.html"><b>Professional Property Management</b></a> company has posted on their website. The website provides details about various real estate properties and projects in the city. The real estate agents in Baltimore have all the latest information about new construction in the city and you can seek information from them by searching for <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/tenants.html"><b>Baltimore Rental Properties</b></a>. You just have to work with the authorized real estate agent who has a valid license and registered company, to find homes for rent in Baltimore.</p></div>Rent Your Property with the Assistance of Property Managerhttps://www.theblacklist.net/profiles/blogs/rent-your-property-with-the2010-10-29T07:25:39.000Z2010-10-29T07:25:39.000ZRamesh Booapthyhttps://www.theblacklist.net/members/RameshBooapthy<div><p style="text-align:left;"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}3828520962,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="" /></p><p align="justify">Finding a suitable renter to put property on rent is big issue. It is very difficult to find good renter on whom you can trust and put your property on rent. But with the assistance of property managers you can easily find a renter and rent your properties. People who are engaged in managing properties remain regularly in contact with the tenants. They have ideas regarding their background and financial status. They will accordingly put your properties on rent to the suitable person. <br /></p><p align="justify">They deal with all types of properties. They help the property owners to put even small space on rent and let them get benefit out of them. They deal with flat rental, space rental, office renting, godowns renting, <a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com">Apartment Rentals</a>, etc. They will find suitable renter for you who can give you maximum rent for your property. They look after all types of paper work involved in renting properties. They help in preparing rent agreement, collection of monthly rent, payment of electricity bill, etc. They also help in leasing and selling of properties. They are very helpful to both property owners and tenants. Property owner can find get trustable tenant and tenants can get a property or space according to their pockets. So, they acquire good position in the Baltimore as they really help people. <br /></p><p align="justify"><a href="http://www.landlordssolutions.com/management.html">Property Management</a> is not an easy task. One cannot rent his hardly earned asset to any person. One must know the background of the person before putting his properties on Rent. The tenant must have a regular source of income to pay the fixes rental amount on time. They must have golden credit record and must value the property as their own. Maintenance of property is a big issue in renting property. Generally tenants do not pay heed in the maintenance of the property. So, one must find tenants who can look after the maintenance. However, property managers look after the maintenance. They visit the property time to time and care the property and repair them when needed. So, people in US depend on Baltimore property management to get their property managed. <br /></p><p align="justify">With the assistance of these property managers, renting properties has become easy, tension-free and profitable for the property owners. The managers levy little charge for all these tasks. When you compare the benefit with the charge of the managers, you will also be in the profitable zone. So, rent your properties and draw the benefits.</p></div>