Comment by bilch
18 years ago
This is journalism so bad it makes me sympathize with Reiser. No, you don't lie to the people you interview, and no, the fact that someone murdered his wife does not make it okay to lie to them, either. And when people "read what was written and their reflection punches them in the face", most of the time it isn't "their reflection" that punches them in the face so much as the journalist's bad work. Which is exactly why every interviewee should ask to see the manuscript before it's published, and if the journalist tells you "it doesn't work that way", don't consent to the interview.
The main problem with the article is that it is not journalism, even though it's in the News section of Salon. The guy even tells Reiser, "I'm not really a journalist." This is why the article is peppered with "I"s, "me"s, opinions, speculations, breaches of ethics, and an awkward window onto the author's BDSM experiences.
Its from salon though... Gotta be reputable. This is the kind of news that HN has been missing though! We need to be more like reddit and digg!
Please for the love of sweet zombie jesus, tell me that was sarcasm.