Livingston released after contempt finding (2nd item)
Nate Livingston has all of the earmarks of a deadbeat dad. The number of domestic court cases filed against him is outrageous. I am still amazed that this accused abuser is allowed to be the leader of a so-called "civil rights group", the CJC. I have to wonder about the women who are listed as the co-leaders of the CJC. Are they codependent? Were they victims of domestic abuse of some type and have an emotional attachment to or tolerance of other abusers?
Nate Livingston is clearly a bad parent. His neglect for his family is only rivaled by his neglect of the truth. Why do most of the activists and nut cases supporting the boycott turn a blind eye to his record? This goes hand in hand with the tolerance of the outright racism and bigotry from other boycott supporters, including Nate. Why are the Enquirer, the Post and City Beat afraid of exposing Nate for the lowlife he is? Is it because he creates theater that makes for good copy, and they need all of the sensationalism that can fit into a single issue of their newspaper? You don’t have to answer that, do you?
Wednesday, October 02, 2002
Media Minded on the Enquirer Lawsuit
The anonymous blogger Media Minded comments on the lawsuit filed against the Enquirer. This is a conventional analysis of the issue from this conservative media critic. He/she is copy editor at a major newspaper; so their views are an interesting take on the interworkings of big media outlets.
The anonymous blogger Media Minded comments on the lawsuit filed against the Enquirer. This is a conventional analysis of the issue from this conservative media critic. He/she is copy editor at a major newspaper; so their views are an interesting take on the interworkings of big media outlets.
Tuesday, October 01, 2002
Cincinnati Post Editorial: "Learn from the masters"
"Patton's not alone" was their tag line for this editorial about recent political sex scandals. How could they leave out a certain local elected official who is the son of another elected official?
"Patton's not alone" was their tag line for this editorial about recent political sex scandals. How could they leave out a certain local elected official who is the son of another elected official?
For Ohio governor, efficiency means no e-mail
Taft, 60, has never sent a work-related e-mail as governor, doesn't have a computer on his desk and asks his staff to research information he needs on the Internet.My 82 year old grandmother has her own computer and uses email. Why does he not use email at his job? Email is clearly far more efficient to use as means of communication. I could not function effectively at work without email. The entire government is wired for email, which saves postage if nothing else. I guess using this: Governor.Taft@das.state.oh.us is pointless.
Enquirer Lawsuit Gets Wide Coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, Akron Beacon Journal, Austin American Statesman, Newsday, ABC News, Anchorage Daily News, Guardian, KTVU
These are most all just AP wire pick-ups. By morning this will hit most of the papers in the country I would guess.
San Francisco Chronicle, Akron Beacon Journal, Austin American Statesman, Newsday, ABC News, Anchorage Daily News, Guardian, KTVU
These are most all just AP wire pick-ups. By morning this will hit most of the papers in the country I would guess.
Lawsuit filed vs. police, Enquirer
Here is the Enquirer's version of the story on the lawsuit filed against them. This paints a significantly bigger picture of the lawsuit. The passages they quoted have Ken Lawson written all over it. I think the conspiracy has fewer legs on it than Mr. Lawson is stating. 5 police officers have been named as John Doe defendants, meaning they are believed to be real people, but their identity is unknown to the plaintiff. The claims against the Enquirer are outlandish. They are overstated and what could be considered bigoted. I think that if Mr. Williams III wanted to get Lt. Col. Twitty's job, I don't think he is going to do himself any favors by suing the organization he apparently has interest in joining.
I see this as a case of bad reporting. Ms. Prendergast had reported on Deangelo Williams in a story from last year, where Deangelo Williams got into a heavy shootout with police. A year later this guy is on the street getting arrested again, a whole different issue. Ms. Prendergast also could have been confused with the fact that there are 2 other Clarence Williams listed with drug offenses on the courtclerk.org website, both of whom are college age (20 and 21).
It will be interesting how this lawsuit progresses. I am more inclined to have the Enquirer fight it. At this point there are no documents listed on the court clerk's website giving any more details than in the papers. If I were the Enquirer, Ken Lawson would be in my editorial sites. There may be something to individuals in the police department knowingly giving the Enquirer bad information, but the Enquirer would not print what it new to be false, no matter what its detractors might think. They may have just been lazy, and need to fire either the reporter for not researching or a staffer for not doing the research.
Here is the Enquirer's version of the story on the lawsuit filed against them. This paints a significantly bigger picture of the lawsuit. The passages they quoted have Ken Lawson written all over it. I think the conspiracy has fewer legs on it than Mr. Lawson is stating. 5 police officers have been named as John Doe defendants, meaning they are believed to be real people, but their identity is unknown to the plaintiff. The claims against the Enquirer are outlandish. They are overstated and what could be considered bigoted. I think that if Mr. Williams III wanted to get Lt. Col. Twitty's job, I don't think he is going to do himself any favors by suing the organization he apparently has interest in joining.
I see this as a case of bad reporting. Ms. Prendergast had reported on Deangelo Williams in a story from last year, where Deangelo Williams got into a heavy shootout with police. A year later this guy is on the street getting arrested again, a whole different issue. Ms. Prendergast also could have been confused with the fact that there are 2 other Clarence Williams listed with drug offenses on the courtclerk.org website, both of whom are college age (20 and 21).
It will be interesting how this lawsuit progresses. I am more inclined to have the Enquirer fight it. At this point there are no documents listed on the court clerk's website giving any more details than in the papers. If I were the Enquirer, Ken Lawson would be in my editorial sites. There may be something to individuals in the police department knowingly giving the Enquirer bad information, but the Enquirer would not print what it new to be false, no matter what its detractors might think. They may have just been lazy, and need to fire either the reporter for not researching or a staffer for not doing the research.
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