Slimy Journalism

Evan Gahr writes:

I just read the Jewish Journal story about you. The piece relies heavily on anonymous sources which is slimy because you don’t know your accusers and without their name attached to the accusation they can speak without regard to truth or accuracy.

The New York Times has strict standards for anonymous sources. Basically there must be a compelling reason, such as the person is divulging information without authorization. They would never publish a story like this with its anonymous sniping.

The anonymous sources are all the more ironic because the piece accuses you of being a gossip monger however by quoting anonymous critics the article traffics in crude gossip.

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).
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