Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plain Dealer ombud
Ted Diadiun says the sex-related allegations against Ohio gubernatorial candidate
Ted Strickland were checked by the paper's reporters and found to be "unsupported, meaningless or distorted." Yet, the Plain Dealer "shined a light" on some of the charges in
a story last week. Why? "Because it would have been irresponsible, unfair to Strickland and unfair to our readers NOT to run it," says Diadiun. Editor
Doug Clifton adds:
"At some point, ignoring charges has the effect of buttressing them."
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