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'Balloon Boy' Anniversary: Lesson Learned?

(Oct. 14) -- Rewind to one year ago: We watched, transfixed, as a giant silver balloon hurtled across the sky, chased by aircraft and vehicles on the ground. Inside was an undoubtedly terrified 6-year-old boy. The nation held its breath. And then exhaled in a giant sigh of disgust as it slowly became clear the whole...

Adam Schefter, Mike Wise's Washington Controversy; Lessons in Accuracy

Like so many former print journalists, I have found a new home on the Internet. The information may flow a lot faster and the writing rules are a little looser -- especially in the 140-character Twitterverse -- but as I wrote in my final newsletter as President of the Pro Football Writers of America in 2007, the same rules...

Mike Wise's Point Buried by Lousy Delivery

Let's assume by now that all the backslapping and congratulations at Washington Post headquarters have ended, or at least slowed, since columnist Mike Wise was suspended for a month on Tuesday. After all, the paper's reputation has been protected and the Post staff has received the Important Message that deception, even...

Washington Post Suspends Mike Wise for a Month

Washington Post columnist Mike Wise fabricated a story on Monday in an attempt, he said, to demonstrate the declining standards and credibility of the sports media. In the end he damaged his own credibility, and as a result the Washington Post has suspended him for a month. "My bosses at the Post feel I need a month to...

Post Columnist Provides Bulletin Board Fodder

I'm sure that when Mike Wise (that's him working a gig with NBA TV) of the Washington Post sat down to write his column about Game Three of the Eastern Conference Playoff series between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers, he never dreamed that it might eventually turn into a handout to help to further...

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05/23/12 A few thoughts about this and that Source: The Baltimore Guide - Baltimore MD Signs are popping up all over town offering to buy houses for cash.
05/22/12 Steve Davis: âO' In Anthem Source: CBS - WJZ 13 - Baltimore MD Mike Wise from the Washington Post wrote a column chastising Orioles fans for their use of "O" in the anthem.
05/21/12 Schmuck: O, say can you lighten up about the National... Source: The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD I read with great amusement the column by my friend Mike Wise this weekend in the Washington Post -- the one where he takes Orioles fans to task for shouting "O!" during the National Anthem.
05/17/12 Bethesda Big Train celebrity softball game features... Source: D.C. Sports Bog The Bethesda Big Train is hosting a celebrity softball classic Sunday afternoon at 1:30 at Shirley Povich Field.
05/14/12 Mike Wise Talks About Washington Capitals And Redskins Source: CBS/CW - KOVR 13/KMAX 31 - Sacramento CA Mike Wise from the Washington Post was on to talk about the Washington Capitals.