Assume Nothing

According to a story in the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times has suspended the blog of one of its top columnists after it was discovered that he had posted derogatory comments on his and other's blogs under an assumed name. The Times said that Michael Hiltzik, a Pulitzer Prize winner admitted posting comments on both his own Times blog and on other Web sites under names other than his own. The paper says it is investigating the matter.

While Mr. Hiltzik may be a Pulitzer Prize winner, he certainly showed a lack of understanding of modern technology. The Post story says that when he posted derogatory comments on a rivals blog, he used the times computer to do it. The internet address was easily traced back to him.