Hiltzik's Blog Suspended - What Next?

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Here's the statement:

The Times has suspended Michael Hiltzik’s Golden State blog on latimes.com. Hiltzik admitted Thursday that he posted items on the paper’s website, and on other websites, under names other than his own. That is a violation of The Times ethics policy, which requires editors and reporters to identify themselves when dealing with the public. The policy applies to both the print and online editions of the newspaper. The Times is investigating the postings.

Now, the question is: Will Hiltzik himself be suspended? After all, it wasn't the blog that did anything wrong. Blogs don't violate ethics requirements; bloggers (like Hiltzik) do.

So far, it seems that the LA Times is very forgiving of repeat ethical offenders.