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It's well worth reading, as it is truly embarrassing to note all the mistakes that were made, and the stories of mistresses popping up out of the woodwork with no evidence to back them up, or supposedly reliable papers knowingly using "sources" that themselves were flimsy. The worst offender seems TMZ, the celebrity gossip site that initially said in a widely spread report that Woods' wife inflicted his injuries. A month later, TMZ contradicted itself by saying "Tiger's appearance gave them (police) no reason to believe he was the victim of domestic violence" ... and it couldn't be bothered to retract, apologize for, deal with or even acknowledge its first error. On the Media Game blog is written by Gerry Storch.
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Paul Farhi, who writes for the Washington Post, turned out a About Gerry Storch
Gerry Storch, is an accomplished reporter and editor. From 1986 to 2001, Gerry served as the night news editor, business editor and sports editor of Gannett News Service, working out of USA Today's headquarters in northern Virginia. Previously, he worked for the Detroit News editing the Accent section and leading a team of eight investigative reporters. He also worked for the Miami Herald, the Associated Press in Richmond and Philadelphia, and interned at the Detroit Free Press. He served as a junior officer in the Navy and earned a B.A. in political science and M.A. in journalism from the University of Michigan.
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