<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by craz:
...Whats bad is why Jane printed anything especially when it was stated,its not allowed. I can only think what would be the case if I did the same to her sources B4 she printed anything,but then again I sort of doubt anyone at WSJ knows from anything thats not on The LIST or FT.</font>
I don't understand where Jane Costello at WSJ did anything wrong. She heard about the error, thought it newsworthy (and it is), contacted and interviewed a consumer who booked a $0 room, contacted and interviewed Hilton, then wrote an accurate article (see page 3 of this post) that referenced her one-on-one conversations. I've never been a journalist, but I can't see anything wrong with what she did.
If someone has a problem with the article, don't blame Jane - talk to the List member and the spokesperson at Hilton who gave the interviews.