Columnist Pia Hansen sent me the following this morning after reading the threads on the girl in the bikini. From Pia: "Shouldn't we be at least as concerned (if not more) that we run a business story about a new Pop Shoppe, without realizing that the sales manager has charges filed against him for indecent exposure? Of course he pleaded not guilty - the hearing is coming up - he hasn't been convicted of anything. Yet his business appeals to kids, is right next to a school (Grant) and a park with playgrounds and basketball courts. We do have a brief in the paper today (find it here) explaining that charges are filed against the guy and when the hearing is coming up. The story on the Pop Shoppe ran on Wednesday (find it here)" -- Editor Steve Smith/News Is A Conversation.
Question: Was today's brief warranted or should we have waited?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
we be at least as concerned (if not more) that we run a business story about a new Pop Shoppe, without realizing that the sales manager has charges filed against him for indecent exposure? Of course he pleaded not guilty - the hearing is coming up - he hasn't been convicted of anything. Yet his business appeals to kids, is right next to a school (Grant) and a park with playgrounds and basketball courts. We do have a brief in the paper today (find it here) explaining that charges are filed against the guy and when the hearing is coming up. The story on the Pop Shoppe ran on Wednesday (find it here)" -- Editor Steve Smith/News Is A Conversation.
