REBECCA AGUILAR UPDATE: Stiffing other journalists, and getting this noble reaction: “Incidentally, my change of heart has nothing to do with the text message I received from Aguilar this morning telling me that she had been interviewed by Ed ‘Uncle Barky’ Bark for his blog. This message came after our two off-the-record conversations Tuesday and her promises that’d she’d call me — the first reporter she had spoken to at length, she said — if she decided to talk. Changing my opinion of Aguilar’s story because I was stiffed on an interview would be petty, mean and vengeful, and that’s just not me.”

The “Uncle Barky” interview is here. Related item here.

Meanwhile, Aguilar gets support from UNITY: Journalists of Color, who opine: “Upon reviewing the interview, it is apparent that while Aguilar used bold tactics to pursue the story, she did not violate any journalistic standards.”

Remember this when bloggers start ambushing TV reporters in parking lots and driveways. It’s not “stalking,” it’s just “bold tactics.”