Trial dissects roles at newspaper

TRIAL DISSECTS ROLES AT NEWSPAPER
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: James Rainey]
After a year of name calling, serial litigation and dozens of newsroom defections, American journalism's nastiest in-house squabble debuted in a courtroom in Santa Barbara (CA) Tuesday. Attorneys for eight fired journalists accused Santa Barbara News-Press owner Wendy McCaw of trying to quash a union organizing drive, while the publisher's lead lawyer argued that the employees overstepped their authority and tried to seize control of the newspaper. The case contrasts two approaches to journalism and raises questions about how much an owner or a publisher should be involved in determining what ends up in print.
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