To be clear, you did NOT do that at all on 21Q… and in MY comments here, I did just what I was taking you to task for.

So, please accept my apology. Nothing like making a point at ones’ own expense.

Have a fine Tuesday.

Ted.

Second off, I’m a blogger, not a journalist. I do not work for a newspaper. I am not required to write in AP style. I am not required to clear my news articles with lawyers. While I try to remain as accurate as possible and cite as many sources, there are bound to be the occasional slipups. People usually are quick to point them out, and I fix them where necessary—go through more of my posts, and you’ll see comments that prove as such.

Third, please don’t tell me what I do or don’t want on my blog. This is my place and while I am open to comments and even criticism, I’m not up for people telling me what I want or don’t want.

Fourth, you don’t come off as someone who wants to help me “improve” my writing. You deliberately sought out and commented on a blog entry that you felt was an easy target of attack. And you did it publicly, so I responded publicly, but nothing stopped you from sending me a private e-mail, pointing what you call “inaccuracies” out. Even if you had, I would have told you the same thing. I’m not worried about my reputation as a “blogger.” People who are frequent readers of this blog know me to be very accurate, very articulate and extremely interesting. Those who don’t usually don’t stick around, and that’s cool with me.

Last, but not least, I’ll tell you what I tell everyone who becomes confrontational about the content that is written on this site—if you feel you can do better, sign up with WordPress.com or Blogger and start your own blog. If you can do better than me, by all means, do better than me. But don’t be condescending and disguise it as constructive criticism.

Let’s be accurate:

What you wrote leads readers to think that KSAC took a feed from KGO and broadcast Christine’s KGO show.. either live or delayed.

But, Christine didn’t do a simulcast or anything close.

If she subbed at KGO on days she also had her five-day a week show on KSAC, KSAC got her live and local… and never aired anything that aired on KGO.

If you’re going to publish information, spend some time checking the material… because your reputation (good or otherwise) depends on it.

I popped into your blog to see what was here after seeing your post on 21Q bonking Rachel for making a bonehead mistake.

It seems that you’ve got a few of your own.

And lest the pot seem to be calling the kettle “black”(as my mother would say) I’ve been writing news professionally since my high school days in the early 1970’s.

I’ve made a few mistakes along the way, and have learned from them.

Learned that my writing and clarity is better from spending some time verifying what I write (from spelling to the accuracy of information) and really LOOKING at the meaning of what’s conveyed by the arrangement of the words.

Accuracy. Clarity. And trying to do so briefly.

Sometimes brevity or being in a hurry to “get something out there” leads to unclear communication, and I don’t think you want that on your blog.

Just some thoughts from an experienced writer and reporter who’s more interested in seeing you and your blog improve as a resource than having an argument with you.

Ted

When?

Ya gotta do a little more research. Christine Craft’s KSAC show originated from…. KSAC!

Where you got the idea it came from KGO would be worth hearing about.

Ted.