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A Reporter's Career as Dead as Tupac, Biggie - The Root (blog)
The man who supplied the documents, James Sabatino, also provided significant additional information that was included in the article, attributed to an anonymous source. As Chuck and his editors later discovered, what Sabatino had told him was ...
May 23, 2012


Heart & Soul Makes Plans to Re-Emerge - The Root (blog)
The writers, who asserted that they represent more than 60 writers and editorial contributors, said they did not want to be identified publicly for fear of retribution. They continued, " ... Initially, the acquiring company -- headed by journalist ...
December 16, 2011


ESPN Writer Alleges Racism After Arrest - The Root (blog)
Their cameras were confiscated and footage was deleted, and a press card was taken away from Yoon, who wrested it back from an officer who refused to give his name. " 'We found out many other journalists were treated the same and, in some cases, ...
March 1, 2011


Surplus Four Loko Going to Skid Row in LA - The Root (blog)
“Keeps people warm, you know,” said the man, who wouldn't give his name. “It's been fucking cold out here.” The man said the Four Loko shipments have been ...
November 23, 2010


Helen Thomas' Sisters: The Media Got It Wrong - The Root (blog)
We feel that there should be a two-state solution in Palestine," said one sister, who did not want to be identified. The sisters, who spoke from the home of ...
June 10, 2010


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