Newspapers must combat the perception of being aloof, arrogant and divorced from the community. Make every possible effort to obtain information for a caller or writer without referring them to yet another desk or person. All requests for corrections should be directed to an editor for discussion. The editor, executive editor or managing editor must approve any obscenity to be published. Source and context will be considered.
Obscenities offend many readers and often divert attention from the story.
Nepotism Relatives or spouses may work in the news department, but no relative or spouse can report directly to that relative or spouse. Freelancing, Outside Work Freelancing must be approved in advance by your department head. It must be in a non-competitive medium, done on your time and cannot interfere with your Dallas Morning News obligations. Discuss outside employment in advance with your supervisor to assure that no conflict or appearance of conflict exists. The same guidelines apply to freelance work published on Internet websites.