Off the Record: Newsrooms talk diversity – with big push from social

Shonda Rhimes says she's moved on since her proverbial clash with The New York Times over the publication's description of the TV producer as "an angry black woman." While that may be true, the dust-up continues to feed a meaningful national conversation about how newsrooms handle diversity with staffing and story treatment.

In this edition of Off the Record, an occasional look at standards and ethics in media coverage, Paste BN editors and writers talk openly about present and past mistakes by newsrooms; the needs, challenges – and ideas – behind reaching wider audiences; and the rising role of social media in bringing different perspectives to light.

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If you wish to share with editors a comment about this discussion, please email letters@usatoday.com or nudge the show's host, Standards & Ethics Editor Brent Jones, on Twitter: @tweetbrentjones.