Letters: Dorner series has its critics and fans

Re “On a night of fear, violent ambushes in the streets,” third in a five-part series, Dec. 12

Since when does old news command the front page of The Times — and in the form of pulp fiction, no less?

Upon seeing these articles recounting the search this year for former police officer Christopher Dorner, I wondered if I had gotten the wrong newspaper. The fact that I was somehow spared seeing the first part of the series on Sunday was merciful.

This is packaging news as entertainment, and old news at that — a bit too far for my taste.

Lisa Blok-Linson

Los Angeles

I would like to give huge acknowledgment to The Times for the currently running series on the manhunt for Dorner, which is in the best traditions of what print journalism can do better than any other medium.

Not only is such in-depth and insightful coverage highly welcome, but the beautiful reportorial illustrations by Doug Stevens add so much dimension that I honestly don’t think it’s possible to overstate their contribution. I hope this is the beginning of a trend to returning to this type of feature, in which The Times has excelled in years past.

This is precisely why I have always loved print journalism and have steadfastly tried to remain faithful to it. Please, keep this up.

Tony Gleeson

Los Angeles

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