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Topic: Letters Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 9/11/2009 3:02:19 PM
Title: Ball State paper corrects Jason Whitlock story
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From VINNIE LOPES, editor-in-chief, Ball State Daily News. We've corrected our online story [about Jason Whitlock] today and are publishing a clarification in our next print edition, Monday. In fairness to Whitlock, we’re asking if you could update your link accordingly.

Our online story erroneously implied that Whitlock said his current feeling is that he's making a sacrifice through his journalistic efforts and will never be rich.

In fact, Whitlock indicated in his talk that this was his attitude as a young journalist. Whitlock in his talk indicated that he is justly well compensated. He indicated his motivation remains, however, to challenge conventional assumptions and to challenge those in power.

Secondly, in print and online we said that Whitlock as a Ball State student wrote about a fight between two football players.

In fact, while a football player for the school, Whitlock said he witnessed (but did not write about) a fight between two football players and complained to the coaching staff when only one of the players – a black student – was kicked off the team. Eventually, Whitlock said, the student was allowed back on the team.

We've made these changes to our online story and hope you might update your link on the blog so that Whitlock isn’t unfairly maligned because of our mistake.

We note that your link on the blog says:

Sports columnist Jason Whitlock told a Ball State audience that "the sacrifice I'll make is that I'll never be rich." That, he said, "was really the most patriotic thing I could do: challenge the authority."

More accurately, that should read:

Sports columnist Jason Whitlock told a Ball State audience that as a young journalist he determined "the sacrifice I'll make is that I'll never be rich." That, he said, "was really the most patriotic thing I could do: challenge the authority." [Permalink]

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