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HuffPo is the New Sweatshop » A Charlie Tryin’ to Get By — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:06:09 +0000

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Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:43:15 +0000

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By: cmonster

cmonster — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:28:27 +0000

I called it a premature report because the original report by KING, on Dec. 8, was that the PI would close. period. end of sentence. They did not have all the details, nor did they name any sources, nor did they get the story right (the PI can’t close without first being [put up for sale for a minimum of 60 days due to the Joint Operating Agreement with The Times).

So, that report was done hastily, sloppily and before it was ready. More fuel for my argument that a world without newspapers is a scary one. Sure, they’re not perfect newsgatherers, but they will at least admit their mistakes via a correction rather than gloss over slipshod reporting by removing the original story from their Web site….

By: rjh

rjh — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:05:08 +0000

Why do you call KING5’s story “a premature report”? It was dead-on accurate in every respect, clearly sourced from someone at Hearst, and reported by one of the best TV reporters in town. (No, I have no ties to KING.)

Premature would suggest it was done hastily, before it was ready. Clearly that was not the case.