{"id":895,"date":"2007-09-25T10:54:06","date_gmt":"2007-09-25T17:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=895"},"modified":"2007-12-06T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2007-12-06T22:47:28","slug":"when-does-the-los-angeles-news-media-take-bloggers-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=895","title":{"rendered":"When Does The Los Angeles News Media Take Bloggers Seriously?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When they show up on Kevin Roderick&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laobserved.com\">LAObserved.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Once my <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=81\">Jan. 29, 2007 story<\/a> on the disintegration of the mayor&#8217;s marriage was cited on LAObserved.com (that same day), that put the story in play and soon the LA Times and KFI radio were covering it.<\/p>\n<p>A long time reporter and editor at the Los Angeles Times, Roderick employs the same standards as his former employer. 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