Word: newsrooms
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...upstairs neighbor, a St. Paul's alum, strolled towards the Hasty Pudding club. I found myself in the newsroom of The Crimson...
Last fall, however, final clubs came back into my life. Rumors drifted into the newsroom about a group of women who had formed their own final club, called...
...sure, one look in our newsroom does not show the most diverse bunch of faces. Progress can be made, especially with Blacks and Hispanics. Not only do we seek diversity for its won sake--we would like all students to feel welcome to take part in The Crimson--but we realize that this relative lack to diversity has implications. By not having not having people connected with Black and Hispanic communities on campus, our reporting can miss certain nuances of feeling within those communities--not by conspiratorial intention, but by simply not always knowing what's going on or whom...
...almost better to be rejected for bad reasons than to be told, "Dear Intern Applicant...our program is highly competitive as is the environment in the newsroom. The finalists who have been selected generally exhibit more experience, both in writing and reporting, on a professional level. I encourage you to pursue a job at another paper where there may be opportunities for you." Ouch...
...highest honor in the profession. The book tells the story of the Times women, from McCormick in the 1920s, who was hired after the death of Times founding publisher Adolph Ochs (who had refused to hire women while he was alive), to the women of the present. The newsroom which Robertson entered in 1955 was one entirely unwilling to help her realize her dreams; the few women who were allowed into the Times, she tells, were relegated to the women's pages--regardless of their background or interests--and assigned to stories covering food, fashion and family...