Journalism can be generally defined as high acts, whether intentional or accidental, that run to the idea of journalism to report news events and en? Where would we find an honest black woman columnist who wrote with such power and grace?" McNamara wrote. Her editors proved that Smith's sources were fake when they could not find people in her columns, like cosmetologist "Janine Byrne," whose jobs are state-licensed. A similar problem was discovered in columns by Sacramento Bee columnist Diana Griego Erwin, who resigned in 2005 amidst charges of fabulism.