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Inexcusable!
RECEIVED Mon., Oct. 15, 2018
Dear Editor,
The article by Michael King and Chase Hoffberger, "Election Ticker: Almost Deadline Time" [News, Oct. 5], had flawed content. Bias is one thing, but incorrect facts are another and inexcusable, lousy journalism. The City Council endorsements from the ANC Forum meeting are done by the whole ANC membership, not the ANC Executive Committee as reported in such incorrect detail! (This was a very strange thing to write, as if it were an incredible fact?) I expect "more" from the ace journalist, Michael King ...
The article by Michael King and Chase Hoffberger, "Election Ticker: Almost Deadline Time" [News, Oct. 5], had flawed content. Bias is one thing, but incorrect facts are another and inexcusable, lousy journalism. The City Council endorsements from the ANC Forum meeting are done by the whole ANC membership, not the ANC Executive Committee as reported in such incorrect detail! (This was a very strange thing to write, as if it were an incredible fact?) I expect "more" from the ace journalist, Michael King ...
Mary Ingle
News Editor Chase Hoffberger responds: By “the whole ANC membership,” Mary Ingle is apparently referring to the attendees at the candidate forum who also vote on the organization’s choices. We stand corrected, and the brief item is updated online. It should be noted, however, that the ANC purports to represent as a coalition “nearly 100 member neighborhood associations” throughout the city, and those NAs are not consulted on the endorsements.