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Line 17: {{block indent\|An article on Dec. 29, 2016, described the rise of deadly fentanyl overdoses on Long Island, based largely on official data and interviews with law-enforcement officials. It was written by a freelance writer, Kevin Deutsch, an author and former staff reporter for The Daily News and Newsday. Several weeks ~~later~~earlier, The Baltimore Sun had published a report that raised questions about claims in a new book by the ~~same~~ reporter, about the drug trade in Baltimore. The Sun reporters ~~also~~had informed The Times that, in the course of researching the claims in Mr. Deutsch’s book, they had reviewed the Times article and had been unable to locate two sources quoted by name in that article. The main facts of the article were upheld, and the story was not retracted. In response, editors and reporters at The Times conducted a detailed review of the fentanyl article. The main facts and thrust of the article, including the official data and quotes from the authorities, were confirmed. However, after extensive reporting efforts, The Times also has been unable to locate or confirm the existence of two people who were named and quoted: Jeffrey Sheridan, described as a resident of Oyster Bay, N.Y., who works as an addiction counselor and whose 34-year-old nephew died from a fentanyl overdose on Staten Island in 2015; and Andrew Giordano, described as a 26-year-old resident of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, who overdosed on a fentanyl-heroin mixture. Line 27: Deutsch has stood by all of his reporting, stating that he used the exact names given to him by his interviewees.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.imediaethics.org/exclusive-now-8-missing-sources-crime-reporter-kevin-deutschs-coverage-quits-teaching-job-last-minute-newsweek-does-review/\|title=Exclusive: Now 8 missing sources in crime reporter Kevin Deutsch's coverage, quits teaching job last minute, Newsweek stories also under review - iMediaEthics\|date=2017-03-13\|work=iMediaEthics\|access-date=2017-03-15\|language=en-US}}</ref> On July 12, 2017, Newsday, where Deutsch was on staff for more than four years, released the conclusions of its review of Deutsch's writing there. Newsday said that review was prompted by the Baltimore article questioning Deutsch's ~~work~~second book. Newsday found that in 77 or more than 600 articles written by Deutsch, 109 individuals he quoted could not be located. The editors said the main points of the articles were confirmed and cited many reasons that people might not give a real name to a police reporter. No corrections were issued, nor any of the stories retracted. In response, Deutsch issued a statement stating in part: "For me, journalistic ethics are sacrosanct. They've remained so throughout my fifteen-year criminal justice journalism career—a career I'm extremely proud of. I stand behind every word I've published. None of my work has been found to be inaccurate, nor any story I’ve worked on ever retracted. Newsday’s review confirmed the accuracy of the more than 630 stories I wrote for the paper--stories Newsday is standing behind."<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.kevindeutsch.us/blog/my-response-newsdays-review-7</ref>

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