1.   Although their numbers did not increase, minority journalists were reported to be gaining in newsroom rank as supervisors and senior editors.

2.   And, she said, many experienced minority journalists feel they are blocked from promotions.

3.   At a convention of minority journalists, there was much debate about the way the news media cover the world.

4.   Bush first caught criticism for not attending the Unity conference of minority journalists in Seattle where he was campaigning.

5.   But many of the minority journalists and speakers here say mainstream news organizations still present a distorted, stereotypical and, sometimes, demeaning view of minorities.

6.   But while minority journalists undoubtedly have much in common, their alliance also has made clear their many differences.

7.   But within magazines, the lack of minority journalists is widely considered an embarrassment.

8.   Gore addressed a conference of minority journalists a day after Texas Gov. George Bush made an unexpected visit to the conference.

9.   How can minority journalists, like those who gathered in Atlanta last week, respond to such criticism from their own?

10.   However, one of the biggest problems is retaining minority journalists, Seaton said.