Pittsburgh PG executive editor Keith Burris re @alexisjreports:
“No fair person could make the case that our actions were race-based. We will not apologize for upholding professional standards in journalism or attempting to eliminate bias.” /MORE
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“No fair person could make the case that our actions were race-based. We will not apologize for upholding professional standards in journalism or attempting to eliminate bias.” /MORE
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2/ Burris says Johnson was barred from coverage because her tweet betrayed bias.
Does not address case of white colleague warned about tweet disparaging man accused of looting was allowed to keep writing about protests until union pointed out disparity - as NPR reported Monday /
Does not address case of white colleague warned about tweet disparaging man accused of looting was allowed to keep writing about protests until union pointed out disparity - as NPR reported Monday /
3/ Burris confirmed tgat 80 Post-Gazette journalists, including Michael Santiago, were also sidelined from covering protests for retweeting @alexisjreports’ original offending tweet in solidarity with her.
It compares looters to those who trashed area after concert tailgate.
It compares looters to those who trashed area after concert tailgate.
4/ Burris is known in newsroom for calls for civility. Some reporters say that is meant to stifle debate.
As editorial page editor, Burris argued Trump's remarks should never be characterized as racist. He called charges of racism “the new McCarthyism.”
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As editorial page editor, Burris argued Trump's remarks should never be characterized as racist. He called charges of racism “the new McCarthyism.”
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5/ Now, as other newsrooms seek to make amends with black citizens, readers, and colleagues during a period of intense protest over racial justice, and as they stand accused of bias, Pittsburgh PG execs draw line in sand, saying they serve as arbiters of journalistic propriety.
6/ Burris calls charge of racism a “repugnant” union tactic - again, without addressing disparate treatment for white colleague warned about his own tweet using a vulgarity to describe a looting suspect the same day.
