I'm With Byron: NY Times Needs To Answer NSA Story Questions
New York Times Public Editor Byron Calame agrees that the refusal to answer a single question about the spy story is "woefully inadequate." I e-mailed a list of 28 questions to Bill Keller, the executive editor, on Dec. 19, three days after the article appeared. He promptly declined to respond to them. I then sent the same questions to Arthur Sulzberger Jr., the publisher, who also declined to…
The Worst Journalism of
As 2005 winds down, it's a good time to recall some of the worst journalistic moments of the year. The Media Research Center polled 52 distinguished media experts -- talk show hosts, columnists, journalism professors and other keen observers -- who generously supplied their picks for The Best Notable Quotables of 2005. A few of the highlights:Newsweek's Managing Editor Jon Meacham won the "…
NYT Takes Another Shot at NSA Spy Story
The New York Times has a follow up on the NSA spy story. It's written in NYTease (pronounced new-yor-tease), so I will translate it for you. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 - The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after the Sept. 11,…
