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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Andrew Clark

Wall Street tact

The widely expected removal of Merrill Lynch's boss, Stan O'Neal, requires a degree of sensitivity in reporting. O'Neal is the first African American boss of a Wall Street bank and his grandfather was a slave. Is it really appropriate, therefore, to characterise his departure as being "Merrill Lynched"? The headline writers at Management Today think so. Perhaps they would benefit from a diversity awareness course.

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