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>I agree, Dennis is bad assed. Beyond that, what do you >think about reporters destroying notes and erasing >recorded interviews? Should it be done right after a >story is written. Should they be kept for a while? How >long? > > >>My point exactly. It boggles the mind that people >>think they can get away with that kind of cheap-assed >>intimidation tactic, much less think it would be seen >>for anything other than what it was. Dennis sometimes >>shoots himself in the foot when he comes over here and >>vents instead of ignoring petty cheap shots, but he is >>still one badassed and thoroughly gifted reporter and >>writer even with his thin skin. >> >>>When it's all over, Dennis, the reporter, will not be >>>the one in jail. That's the bottom line. The one >>>with the power will be. Any sniping at him is >>>bullshit and no better than the trumped-up charges >>>that were dismissed. >>> >>> >>>>I will be the first to agree Dennis can be a little >>>>much, especially when he comes storming over to this >>>>site he claims to loathe, to spew a lot of venom >>>>around at those who disrespect his paper, his >>>>colleagues and especially, perhaps most >>significantly, >>>>his PG superiors. >>>> >>>>Keeping that in mind, what I've read about this >story >>>>doesn't quite justify the shots being taken at him >>>>regarding this particular case. You want to slam >>>>Dennis when he is out of line, by all means have at >>>>it. To me, though, in this specific case he doesn't >>>>appear to be the heavy. >>>> >>>> >>>>>When in doubt, overreach for an inappropriate word: >>>>> >>>>>"Mr. Roddy testified that Ms. Jordan was >>>"gob-smacked" >>>>>when he told her she gave $10,000 to judicial >>>>>candidate Cheryl Allen." >>>>> >>>>>Paging Dr. Roddy, Dr. Roddy ... >>>>> >>>>>"Mr. Roddy said that his experience ran contrary to >>a >>>>>doctor's report that Ms. Jordan was psychotic and >>her >>>>>memory was very impaired." >>>>> >>>>>2 + 2 = 5. Just take Dennis' word for it: >>>>> >>>>>"Under cross-examination from defense attorney >>Thomas >>>>>J. Farrell, Mr. Roddy said he threw away the notes >>>and >>>>>deleted the tape recording of the interview." >>>>> >>>>>Of course, the note destruction issue is crucial to >>>>>both the case and journalism in general. Here's a >>>>>fairly brief story on different sides of the debate >>>>> >>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>href="http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1785">http: >/ >>/ >>>w >>>>w >>>>>w.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1785</a> >>>>> >>>>>My practice and experience with other reporters is >>>>>that we all keep stacks of full note books for a >>long >>>>>time. What do you do? And what have you seen of >>>>>Dennis' desk and drawers? Full of papers and >>>>>notebooks, or neat as a pin?

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