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“My very first editor used
to always say: ‘Yes, people are going to get angry at you, but don’t hand them
the stick to beat you with.’ That became my mantra as a reporter. So many
little things can go wrong with a story. And when they do, people who don’t
like you or your story barge through those tiny little holes that you left, and
beat the crap out of you.”
—Kelly
McBride, public editor, “Interview With A Coffee Shop Owner Upset Liberals: Here's
What Really Happened,” NPR.org, April 29, 2020.
• Editorial Comment: Hello, can I order a public flogging?
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