[PLUG] Oregonian Done Good

Rich Burroughs rich at paranoid.org
Mon Dec 20 23:37:26 UTC 2004


Rich Shepard wrote:
>   I just realized that the reporter whose name is on the byline, John
> Markoff, is the same person who badly distorted what Kevin Mitnick did.
> Markoff's efforts resulted in more severe penalties for Mitnick than would
> otherwise have applied.

Yeah, Markoff is still writing, despite the huge ethical issues with the 
way he handled Kevin's case. The man has a real knack for 
self-promotion. I consider him to be barely a step above people like 
Jayson Blair (who also write for the Times) and Stephen Glass.


Rich





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