Comment by Monty (Guest)

Monty (Guest) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:12:56 +0000

I have not been following this case specifically, but there is a reason that good journalists almost never use anonymous sources.

While I have my own beefs with The N&O, at least while I worked there I saw several potentially interesting stories go nowhere because the sources would not allow reporters to use his or her name, so when another source could not be found, the story had to die.

Plus, not being familiar with the reporter/columnists at the Freep, if what this guy says is true, I would agree with him:

"In my primary field (writing about politics) no respectable newspaper would dream of letting an opinion columnist who had crusaded against an administration write a news article claiming to uncover dirt on that very same administration. It's wildly improper."

This Is Why Newspapers Fail

Ken — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:03:32 +0000

If you're a Michigan football fan at all, you're probably aware of the recent hoo-hah that some folks are calling "PracticeGate". Last Friday, The Detroit Free Press published a sensationalist article accusing Coach Rich Rodriguez of violating NCAA rules concerning limits on practice time for football players.