Judge Stefany Miley (Ret.) — not a slacker.

This is how it works in the world of the modern media: one media outlet reports on something, and then other media outlets pick up that story and either run it verbatim or enhance it with their “original reporting.”

And so that’s how a story as libelous as the one Sanson wrote and published on the VIP website about former Las Vegas Judge Stefany Miley reverberates around the echo chamber of like-minded media entities.

Sanson wrote a piece about Miley’s apparent lack of work ethic, excitedly reporting that “Clark County District Court Judge ONLY worked 14 afternoons in 2018!” That was their headline, and yes, the exclamation point was added by them, not us.

Then an online news entity called 360 News Las Vegas picks up the story (slanderous in our opinion) and runs with it, adding very little to the story. Here’s their headline: VEGAS JUDGE STEFANY MILEY WAS ON THE BENCH 14 AFTERNOONS IN 2018 (360’s all caps, not ours).

And that’s how it goes. Shameful.

You’d think before one “news” organization picks up another’s report that they should be very careful about what they’re doing. But these days it seems all journalistic standards have been thrown out the window.

“According to our sources, she has been spotted at Lifestyle Athletic Club working out, or getting her nails and hair done at the local beauty shops during work hours,” writes Sanson in the VIP post. “According to our sources, she has been spotted at Lifestyle Athletic Club working out, or getting her nails and hair done at the local beauty shops during work hours,” writes 360 News Las Vegas in its post.

Really? So you both had the same sources? And your “sources” saw Judge Miley working out or getting her nails and hair done during work hours? And, of course, these “sources” are not identified by either entity. No specifics around exactly when Miley was seen or how many times this kind of activity was observed by these “sources.” How many “sources” were there. The word, “sources” implies there was more than one. Was it two? Was it twelve? Was it twenty-two? We’d like to know.

Was it just once source, and you’re inflating the number to sound like a cadre of people reported in to you on these incidents? Any photos of Judge Miley engaged in these activities and time-stamped so we can be sure it was during typical working hours?

Was a source, or “sources” perhaps her now-divorced husband trying to make her look irresponsible. Perhaps trying to build his case around the divorce proceedings to make her look aloof and disengaged?

And where is the comment from Judge Miley herself when you called to confront
her about your “sources” findings? Oh, you didn’t call her for comment? Well, that certainly is a crack investigative team you’ve got there, Steve Sanson. Maybe you should think of hiring reporters for your investigative team who are well versed in reporting these kinds of stories. Someone with a little background in handling these kinds of things.

Or was it just you, Steve Sanson? Doing a write up without any real investigation at all, other than listening to someone who apparently wanted to trash Judge Miley and her reputation.

Nice work. Downright slanderous, we’d say.