Anonymous letter to Pulitzer Board spurs investigation by The Blade
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060528/NEWS08/605280346/-1/RSSOn April 3, Blade editors were informed that an eight-page anonymous letter attacking the newspaper's Coingate entry was received by the Pulitzer Prize Board at Columbia University.
Editors believed that the letter was written by someone working at the newspaper. The letter mentioned "our readers" and detailed Blade meetings, story assignments, and past disciplinary actions against staff members.
The letter raised questions about the journalistic ethics of Fritz Wenzel, former politics writer for The Blade. Mr. Wenzel had nothing to do with the reporting and writing of the Ohio Coingate scandal, which began with the newspaper's reports in April, 2005, into Tom Noe's failed $50 million rare-coin investment for the state and expanded into corruption in the office of Gov. Bob Taft.
Editors made a hard choice — to investigate their own staff to determine who wrote the letter. The probe would also address the allegations against Mr. Wenzel.
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Wow, a disgruntled employee, and a possible Republican operative in their midst. Fascinating. Much more at the link.