The Inimitable Tiff

The online adventures of Tiff Fehr (@tiffehr), a UX engineerette at The New York Times. Feel free to peruse my somewhat popular geek-themed Tumblr, too, if that's your thing.

More personally than the above or below, I document notable adventures (much later than when they actually happen): Oktoberfest '04, Guatemala '08, Europe '10, Wisconsin '10, Middle East '11*. (* in progress)

Feb 23

Seattle Times “$1.5M condo on 20K income” Story Full of Gaping Holes (Seattle Bubble)

The story printed in the Seattle Times portrays a starry-eyed, helpless group of individuals that were taken advantage of by a slimy real estate agent (who is inexplicably not named by the Times), shady lenders, and overzealous salespeople. … It would appear that Nancy Bartley, the author of this article, had a story in mind that she wanted to tell, and did not bother to even spend 30 minutes researching the supposed victims online and in public records.

…when we are given a more complete picture of the individuals involved in this story, it becomes clear that it is not as cut and dry as the Seattle Times has made it out to be. In reality, it would appear that everyone in this story likely attempted to victimize everyone else, and in the end, they all lost.

Seattle Bubble comes out blazin’. I hope they continue to eviscerate half-assed, panic-fuelling reporting like this.

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