Washington Post Fails Again; So Does USGA

I read with dismay the recent articles in the Washington Post (Monday, August 23, 2009 and Tuesday, August 24, 2009) regarding Kevin McLister and the USGA Am in OK. I have no idea who Kevin is other than what I read in the article. He has never shown up on the radar of any of the local junior tournaments when he was a junior. He is now a student at Delaware. But he isn't my concern or question.
I was truly angered that the Post would devote 24" of column space to this article (plus photo) and NOT mention the other local players. Yes, I know that Denny McCarthy is a local player and I have more than a passing interest in his success. But what about Zach Lese and Steve Delmar? Why did the Post choose to ignore them?
So I ripped off an email to the offending "journalist", Bill Oram, who responded with "Bob, Thanks for your note. I had no idea that these other golfers had qualified. From what I'd found Kevin seemed to be the one who was closest to DC. I've forwarded your note to our editors encouraging them to put in the scores from these other golfers in future days.

Thank you for reading."

What kind of "journalist" is Bill Oram? He could not find the info? Just check the web site for the USGA! There is a list of local qualifiers. He could have checked the one that Kevin McLister played in and noted that Denny played there as well! As my mother was fond of saying "Bend your knees." - meaning you've got to put some effort into looking!But I realize that the Washington Post has NOT covered a single important local Junior Golf tournament this entire summer. They did run a short blurb when Denny won the Big "I", probably fed from the tournament itself. Rip and print stuff. Not one mention of the Schoolboy - oldest junior tournament in the area, which was celebrating its 75th! They use to cover that tournament every day - in depth. They don't "cover" anything anymore. Just look at any other local summer sport. No golf, no swimming, no track and field. But they will print "fluff" pieces they think show their in-depth coverage of sensitive issues. Please, they don't cover because they won't cover.
USGA Goofs
Ken Klavon is the hack who "reports" on the USGA tournament, this time at the AM in OK. He files a number of articles each and every day so it might be safe to assume that he might miss some facts or two.
BUT in his "Amateur Story lines" he indicates all the junior players in the field and he fails to include Denny AND he lists all the juniors who played in the USGA JR AM and are playing in the Amateur AND again fails to include Denny! He even lists Kevin McLister as 39 and a Mid-Amateur. I think Kevin is 20.
Aggravating that these "journalists" get paid for putting material out there and they can't bother to cover the facts or get ALL the facts.
Examiner Rules
At least I can count on Kevin Dunleavy of the Examiner to get a story correct. He wrote a good article on Denny's feats at the Big "I" earlier and managed to get a few other bits in the piece as well. So how does Kevin get it right and the Washington Post and the USGA get it wrong. Easy. The other writers shanked it.