He Intended For It To Be Made Public
Remember the Los Angeles Times story about Chico State — the one that had about forty-five gajillion errors? Some of us had wondered what the dude’s writing must look like before it has been massaged by 3-4 experienced Times editors.
The answer is: like this — the reporter’s “apology” for the story.
Be sure to read both versions . . . And then be sure to e-mail him about his handsome BMW GS1100 Paris-Dakar motorcycle.
[…] 1; and that Slater’s travel records aren’t conclusive. Perhaps he went on his handsome BMW GS1100 Paris-Dakar motorcycle. […]
Patterico's Pontifications » L.A. Times Investigates Its Reporter (0c6a63) — 4/14/2005 @ 1:18 pmAstounding, stupefying. He writes for a living?? Could this be an Andy Kaufman-style hoax??
L. Barnes (1b54e8) — 4/7/2005 @ 7:47 pmAstonishingly, GM is withdrawing its advertising from the LAT, for inaccuracies: see:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050408/us_nm/media_gm_latimes_dc
Ruth (7534aa) — 4/8/2005 @ 4:38 amLooks like the L.A. Times has become as bad and the New York Times i mean you cant get worse then this just shows the only good use for this wretched news papers is for bird cage liner
night heron (4363a6) — 4/8/2005 @ 6:37 amI didn’t read his original article as I no longer read the INCREDIBLE SHRINKING LOS ANGLES TIMES, but his “apology” is incoherent, as I read it. Am I missing somthing here???
RMM
Ruritania Militia Member (86bf57) — 4/8/2005 @ 11:43 am