Newsday Editor
John Mancini told his staff that the three top editors' absence "was due to a difference of opinion with ownership over the editorial policy of Newsday. That has been settled." The editor wouldn't give details, but when asked if the words "you're fired" or "I quit" were used in the dispute, he said "words to that effect were uttered." || Related
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Earlier: Was the dispute over Newsday's coverage of a sexual-harassment suit filed against Knick center
Eddy Curry?
