Romenesko

Columbia Journalism Review
The corporate offices check it out, too. Gannett spokeswoman Tara Connell initially responded to Gannett Blog founder Jim Hopkins as she would to any journalist. "But over time, the blog has changed," she says. "When we asked the blogger to correct factual inaccuracies, nothing happened. Standards of accuracy and fairness were dropped in favor of rumor mongering and sensationalism. The attacks he inspired became personal, particularly against women in the company. For these reasons, we don’t participate."