Dear editor,
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Mr. Marquis alleged that the Tribune’s coverage of the criminal justice system has been inaccurate, biased, and duplicitous. I spoke with Mr. Miner in response to a phone message, and he indicated that Mr. Marquis had contacted him regarding the Tribune’s recent articles about the failure of some law enforcement authorities to reinvestigate crimes after individuals are exonerated or released.
Mr. Miner indicated that Mr. Marquis’s comments were not significant. Mr. Miner did not state what the comments were and left me with the clear indication that he was not even going to write about Mr. Marquis. As a result I did not feel there was anything that needed addressing.
e-mail. Again, failing to seek such response is a violation of journalistic tenets.
Because Maurice Possley is teaching out of state, we didn’t connect until after the day my column had been turned in and edited. So I can’t imagine what I might have said that led him to believe I wasn’t going to write about Marquis at all.
