Comments on: L.A. Times Series on MLK Hospital Begins

By: BigFire

BigFire — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

My question is this: is MLK a job farm or a hospital design to save lives?

By: the friendly grizzly

the friendly grizzly — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

It is a job farm, that should be obvious. And the fact that Burke, Yaroslavsky and the rest of those clowns are elected for life, they have little incentive to do anything concrete about the problem. The sheep in LA county keep voting them back in, over and over again.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

This story was a real eye opener. To think that most of these problems are swept under the rug with just the threat of labeling someone racist.

By: Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

But we also need bloggers to pass word of such stories when they are published.

By: Bryan C

Bryan C — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I just read part three. I agree, it seems excellent so far.

I think it’s also an example of where newspapers should concentrate their efforts: local stories. That where they have the resources, time, contacts, and experience to discover and report useful things. This is in contrast to, say, Iraq, where they know nothing more than a well informed blogger, and often less.

By: Juliette

Juliette — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I used to live a few blocks west of MLK. Thank God I never had to be taken there.

By: Doctah

Doctah — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Sheesh, Bryan C, even the most informed blogger is still sitting at his desk at home, not dodging bullets in Iraq talking to locals and trying to get a sense from officials there on what’s going on. There’s a difference between reporting and pundritry… you should know that.

By: damnum absque injuria

damnum absque injuria — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Man Bites Steak
Patterico catches the Dog Trainer actually doing its job.

By: L.A. Observed

L.A. Observed — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Blame for Killer King
The Times’ five-day series on the bad situation at King/Drew Medical Center wraps up with a story by Mitchell Landsberg pointing the finger at African American community politics and reluctance to act by the county Board of Supervisors, especially Yvon…

By: PRESTOPUNDIT -- "An intense brain-buzz, guaranteed" -- 2blowhards

PRESTOPUNDIT -- "An intense brain-buzz, guaranteed" -- 2blowhards — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

WHAT the LA Times did right
this year — Dog Trainer” href=”http://patterico.com/archives/003252.php”>Patterico has a run-down. There actually was some excellence at the Times this year. Highlight of the year — the MLK/Drew hospital series. Image…