Ms. Quiroz, while OTM does sometimes air repeat segments, staffer Rafsanjani explained, this was a new piece.

By the way, I once lived with a very tall CO at the nearby Whalley Ave. Correctional Facility but had to ask him to leave after he went on his two-week National Guard commitment leaving an uncooked steak on top of our kitchen cupboards (where I couldn’t see or reach it but sure could smell it) having meant to cook and eat it before departing. He was a nice enough fellow but HOW RIDICULOUS!

I have to say, while I have done plenty of blue collar work in my life to support it, I always have far more enjoyed working as a reporter and writer. So much so that almost all of it has been unpaid and, I dare say, unwelcome by those who own the media on which my words have appeared, been heard or read.

I commend Conover for being able to offer what sounds like such a comprehensive look at a many-sided issue without exploitation.

One of my class assignments is to listen to OTM every week. I found this piece very interesting and now it makes me want to go out and buy the book to read. I also wanted to tell my boyfriend who is a guard to read too. I think the author should be glad that the word is still getting out and people are still interested. Regardless of time past. It is appearently still relevant, is it not? Keep in mind there are new listeners all the time. Yes make is more clear that the peice is old but, be glad anyone is still interested.

While I did not have a question about the timing of this piece, I really appreciate Mr. (or Ms.) Rafsanjani's response to Mr. Pino. It furthers the idea I would like to see expressed with the comment portion of the show on this website, a dialogue between listners and the people behind the show.

Since every job I ever got started with either submitting a resume or a job history on an application, I always figured that those who hired me understood that they were potentially sources for a story. Leaving out his reporting experience on such a resume or application would be my only criticism of Conover's ethics and I agree that sometimes deception is the only way to get the story.

I just wouldn't be comfortable being the reporter following it.

I read Conver's book New Jack after reading his book migrants. He is an awesome, thorough writer. Thank you for this interview. I look forward to reading other books by this man. I have worked in law enforcement on the border as a sheriff's deputy and much of what he says rings very true.

Hi Conrad,

Thanks for commenting on the site. I can assure you that this interview with Ted Conover wasn't recycled. It's a new segment. Otherwise, I'm not sure what I was doing at work all week.

While introducing Ted Conover, we did mention that he went undercover 10 years ago but listening back I agree that information was easy to miss.

That said, you're right that we didn't explicitly peg the segments about undercover reporting to a recent specific event. That's just because it's a perennial debate in journalism and we decided we wanted to report on it this week.

Thanks again for writing.

Nazanin
OTM Producer

"Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" was published in 2000 (hard cover) and 2001 (paper back).

Nothing in this piece places it in time leaving open the possibility some listiners will believe this is a current event.

My question is are you trying to recycle old segments without appearing to be recycling?

Whatever the intent the appearance is less than kosher and I do not approve.