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Wednesday, 10 January 2007

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I don't know whether to laugh or to cry at this entry from Patterico. Actually, scratch that: it's pretty clearly cryin' time. The LA Times' cluelessness is chuckle-worthy, but their subject matter here is outrageous and tragic.

In 2005, the LA Times wrote a sparkly puff piece about a "community leader" and former gang member named Hector Marroquin who founded an inner city group called "No Guns". That name is the subject of considerable black humor, as Patterico walks us through an LA Weekly account of Marroquin's organization, including details like this:  ...

Read both posts. Your media at work.

Posted by Bill Faith on January 10, 2007 at 11:14 AM in Media Malpractice | Permalink

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