Diana Diamond
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Diana Diamond is an American journalist who has edited a number of newspapers including the Palo Alto Daily News
, and was a columnist at the Palo Alto Weekly
. At the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, she was editor of their magazine, Valley Life Quarterly, and a columnist and editorial writer for the Journal. She is currently associate editor for the Palo Alto Daily Post
, and writes a twice-weekly column on political topics of interest to the city, the state and the nation.
Diamond began her career in journalism in the suburbs of Chicago, where she was a reporter, managing editor and finally senior managing editor for Lerner Newspapers
, a group of publications in 49 communities with a combined circulation of 325,000.
In 1978, she was awarded a Knight Fellowship at Stanford, one of 12 journalists to receive this international honor that year.
Diamond was an editorial writer and columnist for the San Jose Mercury News
. Tony Ridder, who would later become chairman and CEO of Knight Ridder
, personally hired Diamond when he was publisher of the Mercury News. She served on the Mercury News' Editorial Board and launched the paper's Sunday Perspective section, now discontinued as not viable.
In 1982, Diamond started California Lawyer, a magazine then published by The State Bar of California. She was its first editor-in-chief.
In 2001, she became a columnist for the Palo Alto Daily News
, tackling topics ranging from "traffic calming" to teacher training, from pension perks to police misconduct, from business revitalization to beautification. In 2005, publishers Dave Price and Jim Pavelich named her executive editor of the Daily News Group, which included the Palo Alto Daily News
, San Mateo Daily News
, Redwood City Daily News
, Los Gatos Daily News
, and East Bay Daily News
.
Price and Pavelich sold the paper to Knight Ridder
. After Price and Pavelich left in December 2005, Knight Ridder appointed a publisher, Shareef Dajani, who, only days after taking over, fired Diamond and replace her with a former colleague from the East Bay weekly newspaper. Diamond's departure was reported by Dajani's Daily News as being a mutual "parting of the ways," but Diamond said she was "shocked" by the decision. Her dismissal triggered numerous letters to the editor and the Weekly picked up her column. In addition to writing for the Weekly, she is also a special sections editor at the San Jose Business Journal. In May 2008, Mrs. Diamond announced that she was leaving the Weekly to join the Palo Alto Daily Post
, founded by the Daily News’s founders and located in its original offices.
In addition to her newspaper work, Ms. Diamond serves on the Palo Alto board of the American Red Cross. She is also a member of the Rotary Club of Palo Alto and served as its President in 1999. She started the local Rotacare program, a Saturday morning clinic staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses in East Palo Alto. She has also served on a number of other nonprofit boards over the years.
Palo Alto Daily News
The Daily News, originally the Palo Alto Daily News, is a free daily newspaper owned by MediaNews Group and located in Menlo Park. It was formerly published seven days a week and at one point had a circulation of 67,000...
, and was a columnist at the Palo Alto Weekly
Palo Alto Weekly
The Palo Alto Weekly is a weekly community newspaper in Palo Alto, California, owned by Embarcadero Media. It serves Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, Stanford, East Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills....
. At the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, she was editor of their magazine, Valley Life Quarterly, and a columnist and editorial writer for the Journal. She is currently associate editor for the Palo Alto Daily Post
Palo Alto Daily Post
The Daily Post is a revival of the original Palo Alto Daily News, founded in 2008 by the Daily News’ founders Dave Price and Jim Pavelich. The Post is published Monday-Saturday and distributed in more than a dozen communities on the San Francisco peninsula...
, and writes a twice-weekly column on political topics of interest to the city, the state and the nation.
Diamond began her career in journalism in the suburbs of Chicago, where she was a reporter, managing editor and finally senior managing editor for Lerner Newspapers
Lerner Newspapers
Lerner Newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world. Founded by Leo Lerner, the chain was a force in community journalism in Chicago from 1926 to 2005....
, a group of publications in 49 communities with a combined circulation of 325,000.
In 1978, she was awarded a Knight Fellowship at Stanford, one of 12 journalists to receive this international honor that year.
Diamond was an editorial writer and columnist for the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
. Tony Ridder, who would later become chairman and CEO of Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006, it was the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspapers sold.- History :The corporate ancestors of...
, personally hired Diamond when he was publisher of the Mercury News. She served on the Mercury News' Editorial Board and launched the paper's Sunday Perspective section, now discontinued as not viable.
In 1982, Diamond started California Lawyer, a magazine then published by The State Bar of California. She was its first editor-in-chief.
In 2001, she became a columnist for the Palo Alto Daily News
Palo Alto Daily News
The Daily News, originally the Palo Alto Daily News, is a free daily newspaper owned by MediaNews Group and located in Menlo Park. It was formerly published seven days a week and at one point had a circulation of 67,000...
, tackling topics ranging from "traffic calming" to teacher training, from pension perks to police misconduct, from business revitalization to beautification. In 2005, publishers Dave Price and Jim Pavelich named her executive editor of the Daily News Group, which included the Palo Alto Daily News
Palo Alto Daily News
The Daily News, originally the Palo Alto Daily News, is a free daily newspaper owned by MediaNews Group and located in Menlo Park. It was formerly published seven days a week and at one point had a circulation of 67,000...
, San Mateo Daily News
San Mateo Daily News
The San Mateo Daily News was a free daily newspaper in San Mateo, California published 6 days a week with an average daily circulation of 22,000. The newspaper was founded August 9, 2000 by Dave Price and Jim Pavelich, who also published the Palo Alto Daily News...
, Redwood City Daily News
Redwood City Daily News
The Redwood City Daily News was a free daily newspaper in Redwood City, California published 6 days a week with an average daily circulation of 8,000. The newspaper was founded August 9, 2000 by Dave Price and Jim Pavelich, who also published the Palo Alto Daily News...
, Los Gatos Daily News
Los Gatos Daily News
The Los Gatos Daily News, now called the Los Gatos News was a free newspaper in Los Gatos, California published 3 days a week. The newspaper was founded May 15, 2002 by Dave Price and Jim Pavelich, who also published the Palo Alto Daily News. Both papers were distributed in newspaper racks and in...
, and East Bay Daily News
East Bay Daily News
The East Bay Daily News was a free daily newspaper in Berkeley, California published 5 days a week with an average daily circulation of 10,000. The newspaper was founded May 20, 2005 by journalist Dave Price and Jim Pavelich, who also published the Palo Alto Daily News...
.
Price and Pavelich sold the paper to Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder
Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by The McClatchy Company on June 27, 2006, it was the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspapers sold.- History :The corporate ancestors of...
. After Price and Pavelich left in December 2005, Knight Ridder appointed a publisher, Shareef Dajani, who, only days after taking over, fired Diamond and replace her with a former colleague from the East Bay weekly newspaper. Diamond's departure was reported by Dajani's Daily News as being a mutual "parting of the ways," but Diamond said she was "shocked" by the decision. Her dismissal triggered numerous letters to the editor and the Weekly picked up her column. In addition to writing for the Weekly, she is also a special sections editor at the San Jose Business Journal. In May 2008, Mrs. Diamond announced that she was leaving the Weekly to join the Palo Alto Daily Post
Palo Alto Daily Post
The Daily Post is a revival of the original Palo Alto Daily News, founded in 2008 by the Daily News’ founders Dave Price and Jim Pavelich. The Post is published Monday-Saturday and distributed in more than a dozen communities on the San Francisco peninsula...
, founded by the Daily News’s founders and located in its original offices.
In addition to her newspaper work, Ms. Diamond serves on the Palo Alto board of the American Red Cross. She is also a member of the Rotary Club of Palo Alto and served as its President in 1999. She started the local Rotacare program, a Saturday morning clinic staffed by volunteer doctors and nurses in East Palo Alto. She has also served on a number of other nonprofit boards over the years.
External links
- http://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/index.php?c=11&d= Diana Diamond's blog on the Palo Alto Online site
- http://www.penpressclub.org/archive/2006_03_01_archive Diana Diamond's out at Daily News