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- Buildings matter too - Raskolnikov June 7, 2020, 10:22 am
- Most buildings tend to be white :-) - Shyaku June 7, 2020, 6:15 pm
Posted by Raskolnikov
on June 7, 2020, 10:22 am
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https://www.dumptheguardian.com/media/2020/jun/06/philadelphia-inquirer-editor-resigns-buildings-matter-too 'Buildings matter': Philadelphia newspaper editor resigns after headline sparks uproar Newspaper faced anger over claim suggesting equivalence between property damage and black lives The top editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer has resigned following an uproar over a headline bemoaning property damage incurred during the protests against police brutality and racial injustice. The newspaper announced on Saturday that Stan Wischnowski, 58, was stepping down as senior vice-president and executive editor, after apologizing on Wednesday for the “horribly wrong” decision to use the headline “Buildings Matter, Too” on a column Tuesday. suggesting an equivalence between the loss of buildings and the lives of black Americans. The tone-deaf headline, suggesting an equivalence between the loss of buildings and the lives of black Americans, prompted a public denouncement from staff. The features reporter Brandon Bell wrote on Twitter that he was calling in “sick and tired” to work on Thursday. About 30 members of a staff of about 210 skipped work for the same reason, a spokesman said. Bell was among those who distributed an open letter of protest, saying African American journalists were tired of careless mistakes that made it harder to do their jobs and, at worst, put lives at risk. “We’re tired of shouldering the burden of dragging this 200-year-old institution kicking and screaming into a more equitable age,” the letter read. “We’re tired of being told to show both sides of issues there are no two sides of.” Words the BBC could well heed. Also, and you really can't make this shit up, the "journalist and architecture critic" who wrote the offending article, Inga Saffron (yes really) also published a book..... Caviar: The Strange History and Uncertain Future of the World's Most Coveted Delicacy Out of touch much? |
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