PsychoticDan
13-09-2007, 22:08
In college my original major was journalism. I eventually rose to become Editor In Chief of my college newspaper and did a stint as a small beat reporter for the Valley section of the Los Angeles Times. While I may not be a practicing journalist, I do feel qualified to write this:
David Lohr sucks as a journalist.
See, I like to read Crime Library while I'm sitting at work and I'm done reading the important news. Lohr writes what are billed as news stories and listed under "Latest News." Here are some snips:
The story you are about to read should serve as a reminder that abusers, like leopards, generally do not change their spots. Cheesy line? Perhaps, but the reality is all too real. Time after time, I see cases where the warning signs were there, and as in this case, there was a previous history of abuse. Nonetheless, the victims generally hold onto the belief that their partner will change and that the situation will eventually improve. They blind themselves to the obvious, and when their world comes crashing down, they are left beaten or in some cases dead. For those of you involved in such a relationship, I urge you to take something away from Mary Heather Spencer's story.
That's his lead! His lead!
What about the fucking story? It starts in paragraph two:
On Tuesday morning, the Jackson Police Department received a report of a man holding a woman at gunpoint inside a black Infiniti sedan at Highland Village. When a patrol unit arrived on the scene, he followed the car to the BP station at McWillie and Northside. The female occupant quickly exited the vehicle and approached the patrol unit, at which time the driver put a .38 caliber handgun to his head and threatened to kill himself.
God this guy sucks. Journalism 101: Tell the story in the first paragraph. Flesh out the story in the rest of the print.
Look at this:
Heather may have unknowingly listed the reason why she stayed with Bell, despite his obvious abusive nature: "Instead of seeing things the way that they are, I see them the way I want them to be." So despite the fact that Bell was an abusive jerk, Heather stayed with him, perhaps believing that he would eventually conquer his demons. Unfortunately, and I mean no disrespect by saying this, Heather was wrong. In the end, Heather's naivety may have come at the cost of her life.
Not only are his opinions in a story in which they on't belong from a news standpoint, but they're not even well written and are often expressed in the most jouvenile sense.
God this guy sucks.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/0907/1301_heather_spencer.html
http://www.crimelibrary.com/graphics/photos/about/authors/lohr/small_pic2.jpg
Sorry. I just had to rant. I don't know how this guy got a job as a news reporter.
David Lohr sucks as a journalist.
See, I like to read Crime Library while I'm sitting at work and I'm done reading the important news. Lohr writes what are billed as news stories and listed under "Latest News." Here are some snips:
The story you are about to read should serve as a reminder that abusers, like leopards, generally do not change their spots. Cheesy line? Perhaps, but the reality is all too real. Time after time, I see cases where the warning signs were there, and as in this case, there was a previous history of abuse. Nonetheless, the victims generally hold onto the belief that their partner will change and that the situation will eventually improve. They blind themselves to the obvious, and when their world comes crashing down, they are left beaten or in some cases dead. For those of you involved in such a relationship, I urge you to take something away from Mary Heather Spencer's story.
That's his lead! His lead!
What about the fucking story? It starts in paragraph two:
On Tuesday morning, the Jackson Police Department received a report of a man holding a woman at gunpoint inside a black Infiniti sedan at Highland Village. When a patrol unit arrived on the scene, he followed the car to the BP station at McWillie and Northside. The female occupant quickly exited the vehicle and approached the patrol unit, at which time the driver put a .38 caliber handgun to his head and threatened to kill himself.
God this guy sucks. Journalism 101: Tell the story in the first paragraph. Flesh out the story in the rest of the print.
Look at this:
Heather may have unknowingly listed the reason why she stayed with Bell, despite his obvious abusive nature: "Instead of seeing things the way that they are, I see them the way I want them to be." So despite the fact that Bell was an abusive jerk, Heather stayed with him, perhaps believing that he would eventually conquer his demons. Unfortunately, and I mean no disrespect by saying this, Heather was wrong. In the end, Heather's naivety may have come at the cost of her life.
Not only are his opinions in a story in which they on't belong from a news standpoint, but they're not even well written and are often expressed in the most jouvenile sense.
God this guy sucks.
http://www.crimelibrary.com/news/original/0907/1301_heather_spencer.html
http://www.crimelibrary.com/graphics/photos/about/authors/lohr/small_pic2.jpg
Sorry. I just had to rant. I don't know how this guy got a job as a news reporter.