While I did attend the photo walk (the chalk grafitti was the extent of my participation), I exercised as much objectivity as humanly possible when writing the article.

The general rule is to cite at least three sources. In this case, I cite photographer Chip Py, the Peterson Cos. rep (as reported by Just Up the Pike), and a story from The Baltimore Sun. (There’s also some uncited stuff from people with the Silver Spring Regional Center.)

Also, I try to make clear that the opinions expressed are those of the people interviewed.

I leave it up to Penguin readers to determine whether my reporting is objective.

Thanks for your question, Mike!