tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post6588629793854540294..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: N&O says “lines are open”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-21477693214188648412007-08-23T22:54:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:54:00.000-04:00John: Professor Johnson finally acknowledged Khann...John: Professor Johnson finally acknowledged Khanna's role in the frame. But he praises Blythe, whose byline accompanied that of Khanna on one of the most infamous N&O stories:<BR/><BR/>From KC's blog:<BR/>Here’s an early April 2006 quote from N&O reporter Samiha Khanna, author of the widely condemned (and almost wholly false) March 25, 2006 “interview” with Crystal Mangum.<BR/><BR/>"I think Tim Tyson taught readers Sunday about a history not many were aware had occurred. Durham is a place of many new residents, people who may not have the institutional knowledge of the university's history in the community. We are trying to explore these notions as we follow up on the story in the coming weeks. In response to your specific question about Mr. Tyson’s piece—I haven’t seen an equivalent piece in other publications. Many people have spoken out about a history of sex crimes on college campuses, but not issues of race and gender on the Duke campus specifically. These are keys to thorough follow-up stories that we are working to document."<BR/><BR/>Though it would take a few weeks, the N&O eventually recognized the inappropriateness of Tyson’s analogies for the specific case at hand. By late April, Khanna (and with her, the Tyson line) was basically off the case, and the work of Joe Neff, Ben Niolet, Anne Blythe, Eric Ferreri, and Michael Biesecker moved the paper in a very different direction.<BR/><BR/>On campus, however, it was full speed ahead for the Tyson/Group of 88 mindset. And Khanna’s quote provides a useful reminder that at a critical juncture in this case, journalists (unfortunately, as it turned out) were treating the guilt-presuming remarks of Duke professors seriously.[End of KC's comments]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-67222176944097668032007-08-23T22:18:00.000-04:002007-08-23T22:18:00.000-04:00Sill won't answer your questions because the N&O w...Sill won't answer your questions because the N&O worked with Nifong to frame those kids.<BR/><BR/>KC Johnson knows that.<BR/><BR/>But he promised Sill he won't tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-18869057137674448222007-08-23T21:04:00.000-04:002007-08-23T21:04:00.000-04:00Has anyone tried to contact Mr. Pruitt, the head o...Has anyone tried to contact Mr. Pruitt, the head of the McClatchy newspaper company, about the N&O "coverage" in late March of last year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com