Comments on: A murder mystery. A few apologies.

By: macoyote

macoyote — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 17:52:01 +0000

I know exactly what I think about that chaplain.

By: Katherine Catmull

Katherine Catmull — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 12:21:23 +0000

Love this piece, so well-told, and I adore his annoyance about Rossetti (concur that he is WRONG however). Not sure what I think about that chaplain, though.

By: tanita

tanita — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 01:51:54 +0000

This is one of those things where you kind of wonder how long it will be allowed to go on (and then you say to yourself, “Forever,” and you roll your eyes at your self and ask why you keep asking). Repeatedly people are crucified on paper – and not just by the British press – and then, the cameras and drama-makers pack up and go camp on the next bloke’s lawn. Obviously, it’s not all in the pursuit of truth and justice but ratings, and will continue as long as… well. As long as. I think it’s been proven conclusively over and over that inflated press commentary feeds the trolls in the court of public opinion, fans the flames and causes harm, but… weak apologies and fines after the fact seem like that’s as good as it gets.

I hate to even ask what it will take to effect change.

By: marjorie

marjorie — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 23:12:34 +0000

WHAT? Goblin Market is AWESOME. I want Jefferies arrested for SNOBBERY!

More seriously: This week the NYT revisited its coverage of the Atlanta Olympics bombing, with a really interesting essay by Kevin Sack, a reporter at the time who was FURIOUS that the NYT let him get scooped and downplayed his story on suspect Richard Jewell. He writes about about how in retrospect his editors saved him from himself. Because, of course, Jewell was not guilty and he was pilloried by the rest of the press. The case really should be an object lesson for all reporters and editors.