Apartheid. USA 1988

February 9, 1987:

After years of legal maneuvering and investigation, and fruitless efforts at settlement, the trial of a combined group of civil rights suits by four black journalists against The Daily News of New York City is scheduled to begin. It is the first time that editorial employees take action against a major news organisation. Representatives of both sides predict a bitter courtroom battle. The black plaintiffs, who are still employed at the News have charged that they were paid less, given worse assignments and were promoted less frequently than white colleagues because of race discrimination. ‘The fact that it's going to trial will bring out problems that exist in news-rooms throughout the country, and will be good for the industry,’ said Albert E Fitzpatrick, president of the National Association of Black Journalists.^45.

45. The New York Times, from a report by Alex S Jones