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charles apple

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Joined: 09 Mar 2004

Posts: 3734

Location: Norfolk, Virginia

Posted:
Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:07 am

Editor & Publisher's Joe Strupp reports today:

Quote:

Los Angeles Times Sportswriter Mike Penner revealed today that he plans to undergo a sex change operation, returning in several weeks as a woman.

In return, the Chicago Tribune-owned LA Times agrees to pay Penner less for doing the same job.

Read it here:
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003577004
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Rob Weir

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Joined: 23 Feb 2006

Posts: 57

Location: Columbia, MO

Posted:
Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:09 am

Have to love this quote from his editor:
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He also revealed that when he told his supervisor, Randy Harvey, the editor said "Well, no one can ever say we don't have diversity on this staff."
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Autumn Heep

Contributing editor

Joined: 01 Apr 2006

Posts: 161

Location: Syracuse (Yes, we get a lot of snow), NY

Posted:
Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:29 am

charles apple wrote::

In return, the Chicago Tribune-owned LA Times agrees to pay Penner less for doing the same job.

Now THAT would make things interesting.

martin gee

Ninja

Joined: 15 Jul 2004

Posts: 851

Location: the merc

Posted:
Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:08 pm

65 cents to the dollar right?

watch for a memo coming from the tower: we're offering buy outs and encourage sex changes (men only).
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Janna Fischer

Contributing editor

Joined: 27 Sep 2004

Posts: 230

Location: The Denver Post

Posted:
Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:39 pm

Good Lord, Charles. I thought you were serious about the pay.

I'm fascinated by this. I think Penner/Daniels made the right decision in explaining to Times readers what was going on. I think I'd want to know that the new byline on the column was really the same person.

Thoughts, anyone else?

Autumn Heep

Contributing editor

Joined: 01 Apr 2006

Posts: 161

Location: Syracuse (Yes, we get a lot of snow), NY

Posted:
Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:00 am

Janna Fischer wrote::

I'm fascinated by this. I think Penner/Daniels made the right decision in explaining to Times readers what was going on. I think I'd want to know that the new byline on the column was really the same person.

Thoughts, anyone else?

What do other columnists/reporters do that when they're changing their names (married/divorced, etc)?

Christine's column: http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oldmike26apr26,1,3394028.story?ctrack=2&cset=true

Since it's both names, it would need at least a sentence explaining it. Anything beyond that should be the person's choice. How many of us would want thousands of people to know about our lifelong struggles? It took a lot of courage to explain what she's been going through the last 40 years and she was really opening herself up to the community. Fortunately "Daniels said she had received only two negative responses out of 538 e-mails."

The L.A. Times has reported on her transformation:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-daniels27apr27,1,3595294.story?ctrack=1&cset=true

Props to the L.A. Times for using this as a chance to enlighten its readers with Christine's story.
Anyone who watches The Daily Show knows not every employer does the right thing in these situations.

Janna Fischer

Contributing editor

Joined: 27 Sep 2004

Posts: 230

Location: The Denver Post

Posted:
Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:48 pm

Autumn Heep wrote::

What do other columnists/reporters do that when they're changing their names (married/divorced, etc)?

Good point, Autumn. I don't think I've noticed anyone else explaining a name change. Which doesn't mean it hasn't happened. Most reporters I've known have left their bylines alone even if they change their names legally.

I admire Daniels quite a bit for putting her story out there. She certainly wasn't guaranteed a friendly reception.

Autumn Heep

Contributing editor

Joined: 01 Apr 2006

Posts: 161

Location: Syracuse (Yes, we get a lot of snow), NY

Posted:
Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:50 pm

I just heard this interview with Christine on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12783193

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