Thursday, August 09, 2007

Letter to Managing Editor of Standard Examiner

Subject: The Examiner Story on the Weber County Commission Meeting, Aug. 7,2007

Andy, I was disappointed in the story written by Jamie Lampros. I agree that citizens should not try to manage a story like this, but when there is an obvious lack of research and many basic facts are missing or in error in the story, it demonstrates that some reporters may do a questionable job.

The problem starts with the headline. It is obvious that this reporter did very little research into the issue, and did not research several major facts. If your reporter would have demonstrated the basic investigator's skills, these facts would have been in the story.

"Summers won't pursue approval for rock crushing" is inaccurate. Click here to read more...

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