"I would be lying if I didn't say that I can't help wonder why after all these years of struggling to establish our work and credibility in the newsroom — to be seen as top-notch journalists — as soon as controversy arises, an African-American reporter and an African-American senior editor are automatically viewed as suspect."
| A quote in Renee C. Lee's Associated Press (via Penn Live) story "Former N.Y. Times editor Boyd shares blame"
"I was wanting to know why someone in his position didn't [mentor Blair]. Did he and Jayson Blair not mesh? Was he not able to do it? I didn't want to ask the question in an accusatory way. I just wanted to know. The boy needed something, some kind of help."
| A quote from Fort Myers, Florida, News-Press columnist Deron Snyder in Lonnae O'Neal Parker and Darryl Fears' Washington Post article "Boyd: Race Was No Factor With Blair"
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