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Godwin's note
Godwin appeared to reiterate her call for an independent investigation into the
matter on Wednesday. "We are going to invest in additional resources to
support our group," she wrote in a memo, "and call upon both internal and
external expertise to help guide us." Notice her inclusion of the word "external"
there.
In her note, Godwin interestingly praised The Culture Council, the same group
that wrote Rice asking he address the newsroom. She said the group's work is
"more important than ever" and that its members are "working hard to help us
create positive change." She added, "We need to continue to support and
promote this work, to push it forward, and to continue to evolve it."
Godwin also announced that, for now, ABC News will be expanding its Human
Resources team. "For GMA and the DC Bureau, we are taking immediate
steps to assign dedicated HR business partners to those teams," Godwin
said. Godwin ended her note saying that "this is just the beginning..."