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we set out to cover the campaign issues, which is exactly what that story accomplished. Mr. Cordani was never promised anything or told what the article would say, nor was Sheriff Woodward. Both were given ample opportunity to discuss their views, and both took advantage of that opportunity.
Mr. Cordani showed up for the scheduled interview not because of any quid pro quo promise of a glowing record of his achievements, but because it was and is in his best interest to let the voters of Rappahannock know where he stands.
He implies that it was somehow unfair to allow Sheriff Woodward equal time in the same article. Mr. Cordani’s campaign is based in large part with his dissatisfaction with the way Sheriff Woodward runs the department. If Mr. Cordani says the dumpsters are too well patroled, it’s only fair to find out what the other side says about it. Not allowing Sheriff Woodward a response would have been unfair — and soliciting his reaction was simply sound journalism.
Mr. Cordani complains that three of his positions were distorted: radar, the landfill and the jail’s profitability. Yet Mr. Cordani himself acknowledges that much of his position in the article was directly adapted from his own campaign literature, and his “clarifications” of those positions are little more than watered-down versions of what our article said. We stand by the story.
Mr. Cordani’s campaign may be in need of issues, but attacking the credibility of our coverage is a smokescreen. As they say down South, “That dog won’t hunt.”
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