We hope you didn’t miss this outstanding post from Sedosi yesterday, but in case you did, check out how he takes the Chronicle‘s Michael Hedges to task for what might be some questionable reporting:
If Culberson is being honest in his account of the interview, and if Hedges really has conducted himself in the manner that has been related to the listener’s, then the Chronicle has some ‘splainin to do.
Not only is the conduct alleged in this situation unethical, it is a disservice to the public that the Chronicle purports to serve. That the Chronicle has staffers that are unsympathetic to conservative local leader’s is not a closely held secret. As a matter of fact, MOST of them openly admit that they are further to the left then are most (all) Houston Republicans.
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Articles like this, on the heels of the Chronicle’s poor handling of the West Virginia Coal Miner Headline blunder raises serious concerns about the reporting capabilities of Houston’s major print daily.
Was this article an attempt by Hedges to drag Culberson into a situation to which he has no solid ties?
Was it a conscious decision to omit printing a scan of the text of the letter that was written (which Culberson has said he provided the Chronicle)?
Would publishing this letter cast Culberson in a more favorable light?
Serious questions that need to be answered by the Chronicle in this situation.
UPDATE (01-13-2006): A Chronicle representative emailed Sedosi, and he posts a followup here.
