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"Luke Ford reports all of the 'juicy' quotes, and has been doing it for years." (Marc B. Shapiro)
"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Category Archives: Journalism
The Danger Of Blogs
Eric Spillman writes for KTLA: Blogs are useful and entertaining, but most of them do not substitute for legitimate news. Sometimes they scoop us in the "mainstream media." But sometimes they report gossip that turns out to be false. Just … Continue reading
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L.A. Times Sneers At Tabloid-Style Questioning Of Mayor
Mickey Kaus writes on Slate: "L.A.’s mayor faces some N.Y. tabloid-style questioning at a news conference. The L.A. Times reporter who didn’t get the story doesn’t know quite what to make of this new state of affairs–I detect a mild … Continue reading
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For Villaraigosa: Sex, lies and eyes that pry
Tim Rutten writes in the Los Angeles Times: The news of Villaraigosa’s marital difficulties was broken by a blogger, Luke Ford, then fleshed out by the Daily News, which immediately posted the story on its website. The paper’s editorial page … Continue reading
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Who’s Afraid Of Lashon Hara?
Jewish Journal’s Brad E. Greenberg writes: Lashon hara is Hebrew for "evil tongue," which I imagine looks something like a serpent’s. It is forbidden in Judaism not just to gossip, but to say anything that might hurt another person, even … Continue reading
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Mickey Kaus Writes: ‘Luke Ford 1: LA Times 0’
Kaus writes on Slate.com: This may be a first: If you watch the third local news video linked on this LAT page** ("Mirthala Salinas reports Villaraigosa’s separation") you’ll see the news of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s separation from his wife announced … Continue reading
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