Richard Prince

Richard Prince (born 1947) is an American journalist for newspapers, including The Washington Post, and long-term columnist of "Journal-isms," formerly for the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, now on its own site, journal-isms.com. Prince won multiple awards during his career and is known for coverage about diversity in journalism. In 1972, he was a member of the Metro Seven group who protested racial discrimination at The Washington Post. Personal Journalist Richard Prince was born on July 26, 1947, to Jonathan and Audrey Prince. Prince was raised in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, where he graduated from high school in 1964. He graduated from New York University in 1969 with his bachelor's degree in journalism. Career Richard Prince's first job as a newspaper reporter was for The Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey. After getting his start at the Star-Ledger, Prince went on to The Washington Post where he became part of the Metro Seven, a group of African-American journalists who took issue with the paper's discriminatory practices. At the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Prince served in various capacities, such as assistant metro editor, assistant news editor, columnist, and finally as editor of the op-ed page, "Speaking Out." He would later return to the Washington Post as a part-time copy editor. Richard Prince created the "Journal-isms" column in 1991. While it was supported by the Maynard Institute, where it launched online in 2002. the column broke with the institute in 2016. In 2015, the "Journal-isms" column accounted for 43.25 percent of page views on the Maynard Institute site. The column also began appearing on The Root in 2010. At the time, Prince was searching for a new home and funding stream for his column, which is a mix of commentary and reporting. It is described in publications as the "intersection of news media, race, society and newsroom diversity."