NAILS: I don't think you sound bad. I don't think you need to sweat it, really. Anyone who thinks negatively upon you after reading this is projecting, honestly. If that was my name in place of yours, I wouldn't be apologetic - whether the article is all truths or 100% fiction: either way, you've nothing to apologize for. Do you want the reporter to provide the audiotapes and notes in defense of her account in this article?
MS. GARRETT: Of course you will not put much weight to the criticism, for it expectably comes with the territory. Would your audio tapes and notes please be offered for public airing? I appreciated this article much more than your related interview with the homeless outreach worker; I find those questions more than a little leading. I wish you would have asked why a Homeless Outreach Worker plainly states that she doesn't want to enable choices made by the homeless (or perhaps it's Community Kitchen policy, she did say "WE do not want to"). Is there seriously nothing to follow up on there?!? What if a Red Cross worker does not want to allow blood transfusions? Suppose a theater ticket seller doesn't want to issue tickets for certain movies? Couldn't you have asked, A) Why don't you want to enable the choices of the homeless? and B) Why are you working under the guise of helping the homeless if you don't want to give them the aid they want? And shouldn't you have asked that?
COMMENTERS: You're being ridiculous. What's the point of the paragraph about Punk & DIY? Are we going to try to pretend that today's trainhoppers are not substantially influenced by Punk, that 95% of kids seen at catchouts don't know of or listen to or have a shirt or patch or tattoo of some band like Conflict or DIRT or Exit-Stance? And the other 5% know Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, etc. Is it suggested that if not for this article, police would be friendly and tolerant of travelers and punks at the big Fest? No. How is the reporter so "clearly naive," and about what? This piece was narrative journalism, it is not straight reportage of events, but this does not mean it can't be accurate. The department or Executive Editor approved the piece, and defended the reporter against criticisms, citing audio recordings and paper notes. Surely the editor has done his/her job and heard/seen these, and isn't simply gambling that the reporter didn't fabricate or embellish.
Hard like Nails?
NAILS: I don't think you sound bad. I don't think you need to sweat it, really. Anyone who thinks negatively upon you after reading this is projecting, honestly. If that was my name in place of yours, I wouldn't be apologetic - whether the article is all truths or 100% fiction: either way, you've nothing to apologize for. Do you want the reporter to provide the audiotapes and notes in defense of her account in this article?
MS. GARRETT: Of course you will not put much weight to the criticism, for it expectably comes with the territory. Would your audio tapes and notes please be offered for public airing? I appreciated this article much more than your related interview with the homeless outreach worker; I find those questions more than a little leading. I wish you would have asked why a Homeless Outreach Worker plainly states that she doesn't want to enable choices made by the homeless (or perhaps it's Community Kitchen policy, she did say "WE do not want to"). Is there seriously nothing to follow up on there?!? What if a Red Cross worker does not want to allow blood transfusions? Suppose a theater ticket seller doesn't want to issue tickets for certain movies? Couldn't you have asked, A) Why don't you want to enable the choices of the homeless? and B) Why are you working under the guise of helping the homeless if you don't want to give them the aid they want? And shouldn't you have asked that?
COMMENTERS: You're being ridiculous. What's the point of the paragraph about Punk & DIY? Are we going to try to pretend that today's trainhoppers are not substantially influenced by Punk, that 95% of kids seen at catchouts don't know of or listen to or have a shirt or patch or tattoo of some band like Conflict or DIRT or Exit-Stance? And the other 5% know Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, The Ramones, etc. Is it suggested that if not for this article, police would be friendly and tolerant of travelers and punks at the big Fest? No. How is the reporter so "clearly naive," and about what? This piece was narrative journalism, it is not straight reportage of events, but this does not mean it can't be accurate. The department or Executive Editor approved the piece, and defended the reporter against criticisms, citing audio recordings and paper notes. Surely the editor has done his/her job and heard/seen these, and isn't simply gambling that the reporter didn't fabricate or embellish.