tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post7858604743527237705..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Only one black reporter left at the Wichita Eagle...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-14488414046679700482009-09-20T18:37:33.786-07:002009-09-20T18:37:33.786-07:00Interesting read:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/...Interesting read:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/21/business/media/21papers.html?_r=1&ref=businessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-54867472361749878002009-09-20T16:46:33.175-07:002009-09-20T16:46:33.175-07:00"...Most newspapers lost minorities as subscr..."...Most newspapers lost minorities as subscribers long ago, if they ever had them..."<br /><br />Untrue. ABC zip code reports bear this out to be incorrect if you look at traditionally "minority" neighborhoods. Sure the percentage may be lower than "white" neighborhoods but minorities do subscribe. Additionally, there are plenty of minorities (e.g. Black, Hispanic, Asian) in high-rent districts that subscribe and read.<br /><br />"...It was corporate directives and guilt that made newspapers hire minorities years ago..."<br /><br />I guess there could never be a minority qualified and desiring to work for a newspaper company, eh? Your line of thinking would apply to any industry, right?<br /><br />"...Losing minority reporters won't help or hinder newspapers..."<br /><br />I think the more salient point is losing tenured reporters will and does hurt newspaper quality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-27004271178176004272009-09-20T14:43:57.149-07:002009-09-20T14:43:57.149-07:00Please. Most newspapers lost minorities as subscri...Please. Most newspapers lost minorities as subscribers long ago, if they ever had them. It was corporate directives and guilt that made newspapers hire minorities years ago. Losing minority reporters won't help or hinder newspapers. Their slow decline will continue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com