L.A. Times suspends Pulitzer winner’s blog

The Los Angeles Times has suspended the blog of Pulitzer Prize-winning Michael Hiltzik “after discovering that the author used an alias to post material at Web sites operated by the Times and others, which is a breach of the Times’ ethical policies.” Hiltzik’s blog, Golden State, now carries this brief notice from the editors:

The Times has suspended Michael Hiltzik’s Golden State blog on latimes.com. Hiltzik admitted Thursday that he posted items on the paper’s website, and on other websites, under names other than his own. That is a violation of The Times ethics guidelines, which requires editors and reporters to identify themselves when dealing with the public. The policy applies to both the print and online editions of the newspaper. The Times is investigating the postings.

Via eWeek.

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