Cohen posted a response to the article weeks before it was published, so Lomax has apparently been working on the article for a little while. WLN should be glad that Lomax did wait until after this year's event to publish. It could have come out the day before.
@KyleJack Whether it had come out the day before or 3 weeks before, it wouldn't have affected the number of people attending and having an excellent time. It's a great event. That our leading alternative newspaper dedicates a front-page article to a $100 grievance and "he said/she said" is the part that makes me shake my head.
For the most part, I greatly respect what Mr. Lomax does. Yet, "investigate journalism" (if that's what we're calling his piece) carries the burden of fallout. Framing some simple mistakes as "fraud" could as much as threaten someone's future job prospects. Even tone is not without its implications. And the omission of certain facts and "testimony" by a few close to the situation most assuredly reflects a bias. Even the title reflects a bias.
Scrutiny and oversight are legitimate. But Lomax, in his subsequent comments, clearly expresses his opinion that Mitch should not be running the event. That, my friend, reflects a bias. Period.
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@KyleJack Whether it had come out the day before or 3 weeks before, it wouldn't have affected the number of people attending and having an excellent time. It's a great event. That our leading alternative newspaper dedicates a front-page article to a $100 grievance and "he said/she said" is the part that makes me shake my head.
For the most part, I greatly respect what Mr. Lomax does. Yet, "investigate journalism" (if that's what we're calling his piece) carries the burden of fallout. Framing some simple mistakes as "fraud" could as much as threaten someone's future job prospects. Even tone is not without its implications. And the omission of certain facts and "testimony" by a few close to the situation most assuredly reflects a bias. Even the title reflects a bias.
Scrutiny and oversight are legitimate. But Lomax, in his subsequent comments, clearly expresses his opinion that Mitch should not be running the event. That, my friend, reflects a bias. Period.