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Joan,
I wish someone would address the issue of the SF blogger who got into the private fundraiser because she was an Obama supporter.
As a retired print journalist, I was always alert as a reporter and as an assignment editor not to use dishonest ploys to get stories.
There are times it would be simple for a reporter to misrepresent himself/herself in order to gain the confidence of a source. If I had been the Huffington Post editor, I would never have used the Obama quotes, as they were collected under false pretenses.
The Internet is a great thing for getting more news, but lowering our ethical standards as journalists shouldn't be part of it.
Thanks.
Robert Bruce
(formerly a Bay Area resident)
