Word: newsrooms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...editorial. But some readers take that disagreement a step further, arguing that a paper with such a right wing/left wing/libertarian/socialist/just plain stupid staff editorial, is likely unfair in its coverage of news events related to that editorial--or, worse yet, that an attitude consistent with the editorial pervades the newsroom...
...issues from its reporters, and though as reporters and editors we may miss the mark from time to time, we are scrupulous in making sure our personal views--which, significantly, may very well differ with the staff view--stay off of page one. This newspaper also demands that its newsroom, like its editorial meeting room, be an open forum for discussion of ideas and opinions, and that its reporters and editors be respectful of and sensitive to the views of colleagues...
This fall, The Crimson held a conference (co-sponsored by the Nieman Foundation and the Afro-American Studies Department) aimed at recruiting minorities and at educating the community about diversity in the news and in the newsroom. Editors also attended meetings of many minority groups in an effort to recruit compers. By adding a structure within The Crimson expressly for the purpose of diversifying the staff, we hope to build on these efforts and insure a sustained effort...
Applying theories like these to The Crimson is a difficult task, because generalization can be so dangerous. Take, for example, hypotheses about women in the newsroom atmosphere...
...organization--before the number of women who reach the top is proportional to the number of women who join in the first place--we need to make some cultural changes. The Crimson needs to accept and embrace more than one style of discourse in editorial meetings and in the newsroom...