A veteran journalist, Diane Goldie began her career at the South Florida Sun-Sentinel before moving on to a decade-long stint at the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and, eventually, the New York Daily News . By the time she started at Newsday.com as an editor in June 2001, Goldie had almost two decades of daily reporting and editing under her belt. Used to a fast pace, she found the Newsday culture to be far more conservative and deliberate than the hectic newsrooms she was used to. In addition, working in a news organization resistant to new media, Goldie felt unwelcome and that she was not accorded the respect that her experience and years in the field had earned her. She worked at Newsday ’s Kew Gardens, Queens, bureau.

At Newsday.com, Goldie supervised Web writers Amanda Barrett and Vera Haller. She reported to Debbie Krenek, the associate editor in charge of Newsday ’s Internet component. Krenek, in turn, reported directly to Howard Schneider, Newsday ’s managing editor.