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It will be interesting to see whether this turns out to be a product of a high executive instinctively defending his turf without first examining the facts.
Having tried to fly by the seat of my pants upon occasion in the past, I can testify that it’s very embarrassing, at best, to, like Wiley Coyote, find myself still spinning my wheels way beyond the edge of the cliff, only to finally look down and see what a predicament I’ve created for myself.
As has been observed in the past, it’s not the fall that hurts, it’s the sudden stop when you finally hit the ground.
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Much like the old roadrunner cartoons, I find myself smiling so much my face hurts.
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“decreasing resources for in-depth investigative journalism” and whose fault is that? Profitizing by the management, high salaries and bonuses for management.
Don’t blame someone else for your business decisions.
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Bill Buzenberg’s open letter is well worth the read. It clearly paints a picture of a writer who spends years toiling over a work, only to have a diva sweep in at the last moment, perform the work at center stage, listen to the applause, and then announce that she deserves the Tony award for best play. Just because you’re the performer, you don’t deserve the credit for the writing. What ABC did wasn’t investigative journalism or even journalism. It’s broadcasting. Nothing wrong with that, but they shouldn’t try to pretend that they provided any actual journalism for the story. That credit is entirely due to Chris Hamby, who rightly deserves the Pulitzer.
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I especially liked this part…
You mention ABC “sending a producer into West Virginia medical exams undercover.” This occurred two months after Chris had attended exams by the same doctor at the same hospital (which is in Virginia, by the way) and told ABC what they could expect if they decided to try to visit.
ETA: It’s worth reading the entire Sherwood letter first.
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