School of Journalism. Women in Newspaper Management;
Indiana University, Bloomington. Center for New Communications;
Indiana University, Bloomington. School of Journalism;
Women in Communications, inc.;
Frank E. Gannett Newspaper Foundation
Tape 5 & 6: New York Times James Goodall
[AI-Generated Summary] Details two separate perspectives regarding a class action lawsuit and the status of women at The New York Times: one from James Goodale, the company's executive vice president, and another from a female editor who serves as the editor of the op-ed page. Goodale defends the paper as a historically enlightened and fair institution, arguing that the lawsuit is a symptom of broader societal shifts rather than internal communication failures or systemic discrimination. He dismisses the need for quotas, attributes the lack of women in senior management to a historical shortage of qualified candidates in older age brackets, and maintains a firm stance against legal settlements. Conversely, the female editor reflects on a career defined by assertiveness and navigating a male-dominated industry where women were once restricted to specific roles, such as writing "sob stories". While she chose not to join the class action suit to maintain professional independence, she admits the paper has moved "shockingly slowly" in its affirmative action efforts and credits the labor union, rather than management, for the primary gains in women’s rights and job security.
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