L.A. TIMES BLOG EDITOR TONY PIERCE responds to critics: “I was really just reminding the bloggers that they write for the LA Times and they happen to be using blogging as a publishing platform . . . What I should have said is that if you find information — because these are real reporters — if you find any more information, or if there’s something that’s out there that you come across put out by a more reputable source, write it up and let’s talk about it.”