workforce. The underlying reason for the change is that for
information to be fair, appropriate,and subjective,it should 65
be reported by the same kind of population that reads it.
A diversity committee composed of reporters,editors,
and photographers meets regularly to value the Seattle 66
Times’ content and to educate the rest of the newsroom staff
about diversity issues. In an addition,the paper instituted a 67
content audit(审查)that evaluates the frequency and
manner of representation of woman and people of color in 68
photographs.Early audits showed that minorities were
pictured far too infrequently and were pictured with a
disproportionate number of negative articles.The audit has









