Great Moments in Journalism XXIX
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June 23, 2010, 7:45 am
Filed under: journalism
Filed under: journalism
A shout-out to Denver’s own Glendale Cherry Creek Chronicle reporter Glen Richardson, who defended his use of fabricated direct quotes in an article on crime in the Lowry area by arguing:
“I’m not sure that it was misleading. It was, in a sense, probably embellished.”
(Hat tip: 5280′s Daniel Brogan)
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This is the newspaper that also has hosted a “blog” by Peter Boyles. So, there ya go…
Comment by Vill Robinson June 23, 2010 @ 9:05 amGreat quote of the century: “I’m not sure that it was misleading. It was, in a sense, probably embellished.”
Comment by Dos June 23, 2010 @ 11:34 amGlen was my boss at Dairy Magazine. Hooray for Glen. But whatever happened to his twin, Len Richardson? I thought Glen made him up, but I REALLY saw them together at one time!
Comment by Marketing Sociologist June 23, 2010 @ 5:14 pm