A group of black staffers at the Atlantic sent objections to Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg and other Atlantic leaders. “The status of contributing editor is conferred with the honor accrued by an august institution such as this one, and, to the public, it is not distinguishable from staff positions,” the letter read. It cannot do both.”ADADWorking swiftly on the logic before him, Goldberg ended the contributing editor arrangement, according to sources. https://t.co/W7ND16BwqZ — Drew Magary (@drewmagary) May 22, 2019Discussion of Emanuel’s suitability for the Atlantic masthead tilts at a broader issue in journalism. If only journalists at more news organizations had the success of the Atlantic staffers in resisting this trend.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 21:00 UTC