To clarify, we used three local researchers in Papua New Guinea, as my initial report –of the name you cite–makes clear. This report is published and is 10,000 word. Go to http://www.stinkyjournalism.org/latest-journalism-news-updates-149.php#comment

The 40, 000 report is forthcoming –of a different name.

Next, about Wemp saying the stories and names are true and he says they are “inaccurate”. This is not a riddle but makes sense. They were–when he told them to Diamond–Diamond made them inaccurate. That the names are real is a big problem.

The truth is Tribespeople blame Daniel for the New Yorker “lies” about the raping and endless murderous ways of the Handa and Ombal because it is untrue and common knowledge with government official, police and local tribes.

What Handa member and lawyer Mako Kuwimb meant was that Daniel was telling stories causally–like at a bar. When you don’t know you are being interviewed this naturally effects the precision of what you say–here or there in PNG.

The ugly fact is no one indigenous person named in the article was ever contacted before or after publication.

Isum, the co-plaintiff, for example, never met Diamond, never spoke to fact checkers. Factcheckers and editors admit they only have notes from May 2006…then why are all the quotes attributed to Daniel as spoken in the car during 2001-2002?

Media outllets simply cannot write about criminal activities of named parties when they don’t have a clue if they are real people, or if they are truly criminals or not.

New Yorker will not be able to spin doctor their way out of this one. The facts–and their negligence–speak loudly for themselves.