News & Record editor John Robinson is on the defense once again as he attempts to paint the News & Record of Greensboro...in a positive light. This, after a crap storm surfaced following initially-published stories over the past few days involving the Scott Sanders trial taking place downtown.Area bloggers are letting Robinson know quite clearly of their dissatisfaction at the way the initial stories were reported. Coupled with the CBS-2 story that aired the other evening that caught flack with many bloggers, it is almost a situation of stressing the "citizen" in citizen journalism.
Tony Wilkins is probably the best place to start. "Follow him [Robinson] as he dosey does his way gracefully around the room trying to explain how a newspaper could “error” at this stage of the story, equating the N&R to Bill Buckner’s error at first base in the World Series of 1986."
Robinson's blog: "Casual? You're in error if you think I'm casual about it. I also understand that mistakes happen and that attorneys point out anything and everything that will help their case. The mistake was acknowledged. You are thinking it is going to have a big impact on the trial. Fine. Let's see."
Ed Cone: "But is it really a "clear case" of collusion in order to prejudice potential jurors?"
Jerry Bledsoe, commenting on Guarino's blog:
The N&R headline—“Case that led to Wray exit goes on trial”—is simply false. The lead of the story also is false. The incident for which Sanders is facing charges had absolutely nothing to do with Wray’s resignation. He didn’t even learn about it until the indictments more than a year and a half later. It is outrageous behavior on the N&R’s part.
The front page story today was equally outrageous. It ties Sanders' case to the supposed surveillance of black leaders that never happened. It allows Mitch Johnson to say, “The person who was managing the process was Mr. Sanders.” Sanders was an assigned detective. Detectives don’t manage. In the criminal case during which black leaders were incidentally recorded, the manager was Vice & Narcotics Capt. Rick Ball.
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For citizens who read widely, follow current events & appreciate real journalism, WFMY TV & N & R are just not relevant. I haven't watched WFMY news in years. I'm sure that they are both in trouble & that the changing ways of acquiring information and the economy are partial reasons. There are also other reasons, such as the fact, that neither are very good at what they do, anymore.
John Robinson has put his journalistic morals in a blind trust.
Agreed, Anon. John Robinson is either supremely arrogant and does not give a damn what people think of his paper or his reporting, or he is an incompetent fool making it up as he goes along. Some choice.
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