Story on Archer Huish Called Off the Mark

The Aug. 20 article trumpeting Justin Huish’s prior arrest put your paper squarely in the ranks of the supermarket tabloids. The L.A. Times is now willing to publish derogatory information about any prominent individual’s past, primarily for its titillation value.

This trashy article (which took two reporters to write) could have been the story of a young athlete who righted himself and acquired the maturity and focus to become an Olympic champion. Instead, The Times took the low road of sensationalism.

OLIVER SANDERS

Los Angeles