Kilgannon

Corey Kilgannon, another colleague, talked to some people near the Capitol earlier today as former President Bush headed for the helicopter:

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Corey Kilgannon, another colleague, talked to some people near the Capitol earlier today as former President Bush headed for the helicopter:

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They said Kilgannon had falsely described Jones as a recluse.

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Yet Kilgannon wrote what I considered a balanced piece.

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010

Ramirez told Kilgannon that he was getting ready to pack up Jones 'belongings for his family, then used a hammer and a chisel to cut a hole in the door and unlocked it.

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He quoted Jones 'niece, who wrote that her uncle had recently been "withdrawing" from the caregiver, suggesting that Kilgannon had been gulled into thinking that Ramirez spoke for Jones.

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010

So what was the Public Editor's beef with Kilgannon?

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010

"Asked about Mr. Levitt," Kilgannon wrote, "Paul J. Browne, the Police Department's chief spokesman, wrote in an e-mail message: 'His self-absorbed bitterness and inaccuracy remind me of the old biddy, an aging malicious gossip I knew growing up in the Bronx."

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010

While his criticisms may be worthy of debate at the Columbia School of Journalism, any police reporter police can sympathize with Kilgannon.

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010

The Public Editor, Clark Hoyt, suggested that in recently profiling the late jazz great Hank Jones, Kilgannon violated an undefined ethical standard.

Len Levitt: The NY Times: Those Who Live in Glass Houses... 2010