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As Hiltzik believes, there is nothing wrong with sharing public information, and in his world "shaming" because of political views is OK. So, it is time to remind the readers of Mr. Hiltzik's articles that his behavior over the years shows a lack of ethics. For example, The Colombia Journalism Review wrote that:

"According to today’s New York Times, this isn’t the first time Hiltzik has made himself look foolish via the wonders of technology. In 1993, when he was a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Moscow, he was caught hacking into colleagues’ email messages, and he was recalled from the bureau."

The Colombia Journalism Review also wrote that:

Late last week, we found that we could add Los Angeles Times columnist and blogger Michael Hiltzik to the long list of journalists who thought that they could make up their own rules as they went along."
"In a screw-up more embarrassing than criminal, it was revealed that Hiltzik had posted comments on his “Golden State” blog on the Times Web site and on other blogs with which he had long-standing feuds, using phony names he assigned himself to hide his identity."

Coming from a guy who hacks into other people's personal emails, and sets up fake accounts to harass other people on line, Hiltzik's opinion on whether or not doxxing political contributors is appropriate isn't worth much.