L’affaire Doran
(Oct. 1, 2009) Editor:
In your business credibility is everything, for without it, no one would believe anything you print. Considering the tenure of Bob Doran, and the obvious experience gained due to his tenure, I believe that I and other readers of the Journal are due an explanation from the offender himself. (See “To Our Readers, An Apology,” Sept. 17.)
While the Journal has outlined the most obvious reasons for this transgression — a desire to conceal and mislead — it doesn’t adequately explain why he did this. While I applaud the Journal‘s decision to publicly acknowledge this egregious violation of the reading public’s trust, the reality is that until Doran addresses the issue himself, myself and others like me will always have that sliver of doubt, something that erodes both the efficacy of the author and, by extension, the paper he writes for.
Jeffrey Cash, Oakland
Editor:
Just a brief note to say that Bob Doran is still my man. His dedication to the arts in Humboldt is legendary.
There is sometimes a very fine line between supporting a cause out of principles, and doing so out of love for one of the principals.
Rick Park, Arcata
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Comment / By Henry Simpson / Oct. 1, 2009, 3:45 p.m.
I think I remember you spending a year going after a political activist for using pen names because you felt that he owed your readers an explanation, and this was a professional journalist, who should be held to a higher standard then a freelance activist. Seems almost anyone can make an error in judgement, doesn’t it?