TextofemailfromNancyPhillipstoPhillyMagsJoelMathis,regardingthecomplaintfromthe NewspaperGuildaboutherjobevaluations.

Firstandforemost,itpainsmetothinkthatthisprocesshasleft anyoneupset,asthatcertainlywasnotthegoal.Allofthisisnewto ournewsroom,soit'safirstforeveryone.ContrarytoMr.Ross' characterization,theassessmentsIdidcontainedamplesometimes lavishpraise.Anyonewhoreadthemwouldseethattheyarefullof specificexamplesofworktobeheralded,aswellasconstructive criticismandsuggestionsforwaysinwhichtoimprove.Inquirereditors agreedasagrouptosetexactingstandardsinmeasuringperformance,as ourgoalisforeveryoneinthenewsroomtodoexcellentwork. Iresentandrejectanysuggestionofdiscriminationofanysort.That issimplynottrue.Idonotbelievethatanyofthereviewswere unfair,abusiveorretributive,andforMr.Rosstosuggestasmuchis offensive. Togetthefullestpictureoftheprocess,Isuggestyouspeakwith GabrielEscobar,thedeputymanagingeditorwhoworkedcloselywithme onthereviews,whichwereverymuchacollaborativeendeavor.Inhis roleoverseeingmetro,Gaberead,weighedinonandapprovedall evaluationsforthecity,JerseyandPennsylvaniasuburbanstaffs.I'd alsosuggestthatyouspeakwithStanWischnowski,whooversawthe projectandcoordinatedacrossdepartments.AndI'durgeyoutospeak withBillMarimow,whosetthestandardsinthefirstplace.