While introducing himself and Janet to Doug Forcett, Michael says that they're reporters from The Calgary Times Examiner, while their name tags say The Calgary Times Gazette.
Very early on, it should be obvious that Doug Forcett cannot be the role model for getting into The Good Place, because his motivations are corrupt. Because he knows how the afterlife system works, his motivations are corrupt, which is explained several times throughout the series to stop you from earning Good Place points.