Dan Kimber’s first blog post for Montrose Patch (in suburban Los Angeles) is an attention-grabber. Titled, “My Contrition,” it explains how he lost his previous job at the Glendale News-Press and includes this in the lede:
I thank Patch for allowing me the opportunity to try and explain as well as offer an apology to those in the area familiar with my column.
Add: Poynter has an explanation from his Patch editor as to why they took him on as an unpaid blogger after his News-Press problems.