by Bach Polakowski | Mar 28, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
The Los Angeles Times re-enters the story of former LA Times sports reporter Mike Penner/Christine Daniels with a piece by Christopher Goffard based on several months of reporting after Penner’s death. Gone was quiet, circumspect Mike Penner, replaced by...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 18, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
There has been plenty of media coverage on the death of LA Times sportswriter Mike Penner, who for a time was known as Christine Daniels. The most recent example is “Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter” by Jacob Bernstein, a senior reporter for The...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 30, 2009 | Ina Fried
Covering this past week’s tragic death of a sportswriter who apparently committed suicide presents quite a challenge for reporters and not just because the loss hits so close to home. Mike Penner was noteworthy for the 25 years spent covering all manner of...
