You be the editor

First, you should recall that talented sportswriter Mitch Albom (right) wrote “Tuesdays with Morrie,” the heart-warming story of his relationship with his college mentor, Morrie Schwartz . Now, you need to know that Albom was caught fabricating a column for the Detroit Free Press. Editors at a national confab said they’d give the talented writer a break if he showed true contrition here . Bill McCrory /Whitecaps asks: Should Mitch Albom be fired? Does the experience level and the public visibility of the reporter matter in deciding? If not, would a new-hire reporter be fired if s/he did the same thing? What about the editor(s) who let him do it? How much damage to the company’s credibility has been done?