[Imc] meeting notes 10-8-00
Paul Riismandel
p-riism at uiuc.edu
Mon Oct 9 16:32:21 UTC 2000
At 10:51 AM 10/9/00 -0500, Zachary Miller wrote:
>I really want to see a follow up article on La Bambas. I know it will
>never happen.
No, that will never happen, because La Bamba sued, resulting in an
out-of-court settlement and Paul Young being fired by the parent
company. Records are sealed, and the Octopus published a hazy, double-talk
retraction.
So much for learning the lesson that if you're going to do investigative
journalism, you have to make sure you're not just publishing one-sided
accusations. Instead, the lesson the Octopus learned was "thou shalt not
question local businesses and their practices."
--Paul
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