Transparency was still part of the conversation though. Editors agreed reporter John Stucke's reporting and writing was accurate and fair, and that it was a good decision to have a reporter write this story rather than a manager. And to further keep operations separate, editor Steve Smith and managing editor Gary Graham passed the editing of that story to Carla Savalli, senior editor for local news. Stucke is also a board member of the Spokane Editorial Society (SES, local journalist union). Managers aren't supposed to share details with union folk before negotiation, which starts today. As a result, one fear was that a manager would be more reluctant to share industry details to a member of the union, but then again, editor Steve Smith said he essentially shared details that he could safely share with the public/Thuy Nguyen, Daily Briefing (full post with video).

More Info: Editor Steve Smith wonders if we're spending too much time obsessing about our internal affairs in his blog here.

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