Meanwhile, the condition of constant solidifying, accumulation, and circulation formed a polarized "Matthew effect," and thus, the professional authority and autonomy of functional bureaus became more fragile (Dewatripont et al. 1999).
The bill — which had already passed the Senate unanimously — would have granted the bureau director more autonomy to address longstanding political and bureaucratic problems in the execution of the decennial census and other important bureau surveys.
As the channel matured, Mr. Marash said, the headquarters in Doha provided more and more direction about the assignment of stories, which meant that the other three regional news bureaus — in Washington, London and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — saw their autonomy shrink.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Tom Johnson, the publisher, said in an August talk to the Washington bureau that the decision to give Narda Zacchino and Lawrence Higby autonomy in Orange County had led to "blood all over the floor" in Los Angeles.
Mr. Marash said that the headquarters in Doha provided more and more direction about the assignment of stories and the point of view of news coverage, which meant that the main news bureaus — not only in Washington, but also in London and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — saw their autonomy shrink.
The director of its regional African bureau (AFRO) based in Brazzaville, Congo, is appointed by governments and has access to locally raised funds, allowing autonomy from Geneva.
Seven former bureau directors from both parties support the bill and have made clear how constraints on the director's autonomy have contributed to delays, mistakes and misplaced priorities that harm not only the execution of the decennial count, but the preparation of many important surveys.
The bureau found nothing.
