Ken Doctor: Patch Reporters' Stories Lack 'Depth, Background, Nuance'

This morning we came across a post from Ken Doctor saying that while it’s cool that hundreds of journalists are getting jobs with the AOL-owned hyperlocal news startup, the stories aren’t quite as good as the competition.

“On Thursday, San Ramon saw a big breaking news story, of a 24-year-old menacing police outside a 7-11. They shot and killed him, after a standoff. Take a look at the coverage and you can see that the Contra Costa Times’ story has more depth, background and nuance.

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