Climbing Journalism v Press Jornalists (16 Jan 2003)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
On Friday, 1st of December, 2000, I received an email from a press jornalist who had written to Geoff Birtles (pointing out inaccuracies in climbing journalism) who had printed an article by Joe Simpson who castigated press jornalists for the inaccuracy of their journalism.
In response to the journalist email, apparently, Geoff Birtles (Editor of High Mountain Sport)had replied in quite an abusive manner (press journalist): ´Seldom have I met with such aggression from a fellow journalist. You do not know me from Adam, so comments about my character are gratuitous…It now seems academic to reply to Simpsons article, as your petulant display of loyalty (to the person in question) shows that you place this above any kind of commitment to the truth.’
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