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March 24, 2008
Oops! Unfortunate timing on AY for the Courier-Life chain
Atlantic Yards Report
Whoopsie, despite the cozy relationship between Forest City Ratner and Courier-Life Publications, the development company kept the local weekly paper in the dark when it came to bad news about New York's most controversial project.
Norman Oder explains:
The article is dated March 21, the same day the New York Times reported that the project, except for the arena, was essentially stalled.
Now, given that the deadline for the Courier-Life article was before the Times's report, the Courier-Life can't be completely blamed for accepting Riegelhaupt's spin. Then again, given the copious statements about delays facing the project, the Courier-Life (and the Times) should've been more skeptical.
NoLandGrab: "The Courier-Life can't be completely blamed for accepting Riegelhaupt's spin" — is Norman Oder going soft? Just because another paper falls for the same thing, doesn't absolve the first.
We're not journalists, but we're under the impression that just because a spokesperson says something, doesn't mean that a paper has to report it. Aren't reporters supposed to check things out, or something? [At least that's what Norman Oder has taught us!]
Posted by lumi at March 24, 2008 5:16 AM