July 31, 2005
It's all about integrity
About Jim Defede's firing from Miami Herald editor Tom Fiedler in today's edition:
But extraordinary cases aside, the people with whom we deal cannot think that they can trust us some of the time, even most of the time. They have to know that they can trust us all the time, in every encounter.When we tell them a conversation is off the record, it will remain so. And when we don't tell them that their words are being recorded, they can know that they aren't.
It's all about trust. I could suspend Jim for a time, and he would, I am sure, never repeat his mistake. But the message that would send to all others who deal with us is that The Herald tolerates those who have breached that trust, even if just once.
Once, my head tells me, is too often.
Posted by Val Prieto at July 31, 2005 10:22 AM
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If Tom Fiedler means what he says, I applaud him. Now maybe he can work to eliminate the pro-Castro and anti-Cuban biases that permeates the heart and soul of the Herald's writing.
Posted by: George L. Moneo at July 31, 2005 10:44 AM
Nicely said, Fiedler.
Posted by: A.M. Mora y Leon at July 31, 2005 10:53 AM
