The effort of diversifying contacts and resources has been a challenge for newsrooms of any size and location. But nine months after the paper had started the campaign, he knew that the paper had been doing the right thing. One morning at the breakfast table, his daughter pointed at a centerpiece picture of several girls in The Star's feature section. One of the girls happened to be an African American. Until that time, we were invisible.
Editors say the challenge of making the best use of a list is to keep it updated.
Many said they could do a better job to make sure that reporters are using it. And it's not just newspapers that are trying to diversify their reporters' address card files.