Category Archives: Journalism

What Ails The MSM

I write for the Los Angeles Times to KTLA reporter Eric Spillman in the last edition of our "Dust-Up": Dear Eric, I expect that in a hundred years people will look back on our dialogue as the great leap forward … Continue reading

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Bill Boyarsky: ‘The Mayor is cheating … on L.A.’

Boyarsky writes in the Jewish Journal: I was disappointed because he offered hope for uniting a fractious city behind some common goals important to the middle class and poor — the majority of the city’s residents, which includes many Jews … Continue reading

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Reporting Shades Of Truth

From LATimes.com: How should media organizations deal with assertions by public figures that they know or strongly suspect to be deceptive? All this week, blogger Luke Ford and KTLA reporter Eric Spillman debate ethics, credibility and high-profile snafus in the … Continue reading

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Who makes news that’s fit to print?

I write for the Los Angeles Times Dust-Up: Dear Eric, I want to make a difference. I want to give my readers something they can’t get elsewhere. As a blogger with no love, no life and no money, I must … Continue reading

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L.A. Mayor Routinely Got Questions In Advance From Univision

It is not just Mirthala Salinas who’s been in bed with the mayor but L.A.’s entire Spanish-language news media. From Telemundo to La Opinion, Antonio is their guy. Eric Longabardi reports: ERSNews has exclusively obtained e-mails documenting that Los Angeles … Continue reading

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