Sure you do, they are competing for readership with the blogs. (Their on line readership undoubtedly skyrocketed in June.)

The difference, generally speaking – they are selling the news – whether you or I pay for it by purchasing a copy or subscribing to ‘Cox’ or ‘Time Warner’ cable, we gladly share it with anyone who wants to read it. Of course The Oregonian and others are also responsible for what they print to be factual.

At this point they at least, owe a quote from Val stating she has denied receiving information from the Hormans or their representative. No wonder the Hormans aren’t happy with the way The Oregonian does business.

Other than the one statement that I’m concerned could reflect poorly on the Horman/Young families….I have no issue with Ms. Wilson.

I just remembered this tidbit and just thought it worth sharing:

“Horman said the family didn’t like The Oregonian’s coverage and wanted them to leave. Horman said the daily had failed to be a “team player.”

“This is a team, and if we’re not going to play as a team, there’s no point in being here,” Horman said. “This is about Kyron.”

So, not surprising your comments and your position were not accurately portrayed!

Just sayin…….

Then I rely on all you great folks to keep me straight when I goof up. LOL….I get by with a little help from my friends, I guess.

There are a few more liberties taken in the article that I kind of take issue with, but they are minor. The part about Richard Jewell hanging as a specter that guides my moderation here is not true. Ms. Wilson is the one that brought up Richard Jewell while she was asking me about whether I ever become concerned about discussing someone as potentially guilty of something and then later finding they are not. Somehow that got written as implying I brought him up and that the situation that occurred with him guides me here at The Hinky Meter. That’s not what was said. The primary moderating factor here is common sense and critical thinking. And the thing I am proudest of (and shared this with Ms. Wilson during our phone interview) was that I actually have to do very little moderation here. The commenters here use common sense and critical thinking on their own, which means I rarely have to state “hang on a minute, you’re running away with yourself and there is no evidence of that”.

The things I take greatest pride in at this blog have little to do with me. They are the critical thinking and self-moderation that the regular commenters exhibit when discussing the cases we cover here. And I have noticed that when we get new commenters the behavior of the regulars is infectious and quickly those new commenters realize what is acceptable and what is not as far as how to present speculation and how to back any theories they present. That’s pretty neat to watch.

With you being one of the blog owners that actually knows what the nature of those exchanges were…I appreciate you stating that.

Val you are the best. I thank God for your reporting. At least it’s accurate, and if you make mistakes you say so.

I never thought you were in direct communication with the family! I have enormous respect for the work and analysis you do on so many of the current situations in the news.

Thanks for all you do!