11's halfway there. Remember their "Mexico City-based reporter Angela Kocherga?" They had to stop calling her "Bureau Chief" because the Mexicans thought that meant she worked for the government.
At one point the managers at 11 put together a list of local Hispanic experts for their reporters to talk to. When an expert was needed to balance a story or to provide some insight, the reporters were ordered to go to the "Hispanic List" first, then to look for a black person, and only pick a white person as a last resort. Fortunately, the edict was pretty much ignored, but it goes to show the mindset that runs that news department.
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11's halfway there. Remember their "Mexico City-based reporter Angela Kocherga?" They had to stop calling her "Bureau Chief" because the Mexicans thought that meant she worked for the government.
At one point the managers at 11 put together a list of local Hispanic experts for their reporters to talk to. When an expert was needed to balance a story or to provide some insight, the reporters were ordered to go to the "Hispanic List" first, then to look for a black person, and only pick a white person as a last resort. Fortunately, the edict was pretty much ignored, but it goes to show the mindset that runs that news department.