A reader writes:
In regards to your follow-up a few weeks' back regarding the exposure of Courtney Messerschmidt as a hoax, I thought you'd find this article from UGA's student newspaper worthy of your time. Especially since, unbeknownst to you, you actually inadvertently started the chain of events to expose her/them.
Some back story: I live in Athens, GA, home of the University of Georgia. Upon seeing your initial post on GsGf back in July, I forwarded the link along to a person I know at the Red & Black and basically said, "Y'all need to talk to this girl." The article pretty much picks up from there.
A little more back story: The Red & Black bills itself as "an independent paper serving the UGA community". It is self-supported and not funded by or affiliated in any way with the University. It is a rock star in the world of college newspapers, having won every major peer award to be had. This article is ostensibly a few college kids out-reporting Carl Prine, who attempts to dismissively fall back on his once-made but never again referenced notion that he suspected this was a hoax all along.
For all your pertinent arguments regarding the laziness of the media, I thought it might hearten you to see some real journalism being conducted by the next generation.
The Dish 