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By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:10:41 +0000

Bill – I agree with you about the story being made for citizen journalism but I bet it would also hit up on ethics issues too – for example, how much do you expose and still let the person live – or try to live/rehab? As with Stephanie Studebaker, at a certain point, people (most, though not all), want to let people sort things out – then follow up, you know?

So – what do the journalism ethics say is the place to stop and then start up again?

By: John Ettorre

John Ettorre — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:12:17 +0000

Bill, George Forbes also represented him the last time. And as you know, Forbes is an all-purpose influencer in this region. He controls the major black media outlet (the Call & Post) for his client Don King, and is even reliably said to personally draft some (perhaps many) of its editorials. And he has more than a little pull with the senior levels of the PD and with the court system and the NAACP (which he chaired for years) and on and on. None of this is really a mystery, but nor does it really prove much in terms of undue influence being applied. Yes, having Forbes on your side in Cleveland surely helps.

By: Bill Sloat

Bill Sloat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:29:18 +0000

Hi Jill –

Who was the councilman’s defense lawyer in the priors? Did he contribute to the judge, same political party, a prominent figure in Cleve/Cuyahoga politics? There seems to be some sense out there that the councilman was treated favorably, or got off lightly, because of either his connections or his position. That kind of story looks to be made for citizen journalism with some docket pulling and etc. Is anybody working on that?It’s a little far away for me, and it might be a dry hole, but the topic sure seems worth checking into.

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By: Jill Miller Zimon

Jill Miller Zimon — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:57:33 +0000

I found the story by googling “zach reed” – I think at cleveland.com – I might even have just put in “reed” I think.

Yes – I think the reporter meant the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. I’m sure it was just a word count thing.

I think, but I don’t remember precisely, that she was appointed to muni and then ran and won, then she stepped in to run against Christine Russo for the county court of common pleas. I’ve written about Synenberg a few times because I’ve thought that the PD is a bit obsessed with her. If you search on her name on this blog, you’ll find some of the older posts with links, but if they are PD links, they’ll probably be deadends now.

By: Bill Sloat

Bill Sloat — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:52:46 +0000

Hi Jill –

JUst wondering what exactly is the “County Court” mentioned in the extract from a news story about Joan Synenberg that was in the above post? Is the extract incorrect in that it should have said Common Pleas Court? I don’t know where you got that story, but did the reporter toss around terms without knowing what they meant? Just curious?