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Offline Chris_

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NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« on: February 23, 2008, 03:28:10 PM »
WASHINGTON - The embattled executive editor of the New York Times defended its John McCain story Friday with a novel explanation for the flood of critical e-mails the newspaper received: slow-witted readers.

"Personally, I was surprised by the volume of the reaction," Bill Keller wrote in a Times Web site Q&A forum. Readers posted 2,000 comments and sent in 3,700 questions.

"I was surprised by how lopsided the opinion was against our decision, with readers who described themselves as independents and Democrats joining Republicans in defending Mr. McCain from what they saw as a cheap shot," Keller added.

The problem, Keller went on, is that readers didn't get it.

"Frankly, I was a little surprised by how few readers saw what was, to us, the larger point of the story."

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/02/23/2008-02-23_new_york_times_editor_blames_readers_for.html


Ah, yes.  The "larger point" of the story... that a major national newspaper could run a story attributed to two anonymous sources about something that may or may not have happened nearly a decade ago and not have it accepted as Gospel.  Sucks you to be you.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2008, 04:07:15 PM »
Sure, blame everyone but yourself.   ::)   NYT published that article with less-than-honorable intentions, yet they refuse to accept the blame for it. Typical liberals. :mental:
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2008, 05:45:26 PM »
Yeah, I don't think it was the readers who "Didn't get it," K?

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Sounds to me like the readers got EXACTLY "The larger point of the story," they realized it was transparently a hit piece, however they also saw it was a very poorly-done one.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2008, 07:51:40 PM »
NYT ombudsman scolds editor over story...

The New York Times' ombudsman has strongly criticised the newspaper's insinuation that Republican White House hopeful John McCain had a tryst with a female lobbyist 31 years his junior, nearly 10 years ago.

"The newspaper found itself in the uncomfortable position of being the story as much as publishing the story, in large part because, although it raised one of the most toxic subjects in politics - sex - it offered readers no proof that McCain and (Vicki) Iseman had a romance," public editor Clark Hoyte wrote in the Times' online edition.

In an article signed by four reporters that provoked more backlash against the daily than the candidate, the Times on Thursday cited unnamed McCain advisers who, "convinced the relationship had become romantic", had asked Ms Iseman to keep away from the senator.

"The article was notable for what it did not say," wrote Hoyte in his column to be published tomorrow.

"It did not say what convinced the advisers that there was a romance. It did not make clear what McCain was admitting when he acknowledged behaving inappropriately - an affair or just an association with a lobbyist that could look bad," he said of alleged comments McCain made to his advisers.

Hoyt also criticised Times executive editor Bill Keller's explanation that the article's main thrust was not the alleged affair but the political favours the Republican bestowed on a lobbyist, which Hoyt said "ignored the scarlet elephant in the room".

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23267260-1702,00.html?from=public_rss
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2008, 08:15:47 PM »
McCain wants this story to go away because it is a distraction to his campaign. He hired a high profile attorney, B.B,, but does not plan to sue the Times. I think he should sue the SOB's so that less of this type of smear journalism will come his way. You can bet that the liberal media will be looking for dirt on McCain and he needs to nip it in the bud in my opinion. They want a Democrap in the oval office bad; McCain might want to keep Mr Bennett on the payroll thru November.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2008, 09:54:02 PM »
Keller's wrong anyways, readers did get his point. What I think happened was he got talked into going with the story and now he's sorry. That paper used to be great, now it's just another dying liberal rag.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2008, 11:07:28 PM »
He's be suing the crap out of them if they were a "tabloid" paper. Since they want to play like one they should be sued like one.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2008, 01:28:27 PM »
WaPo: McCain Disputed On 1999 Meeting

Looks like the Washington Post is trying to get in on the McCain/Iseman story...  :whatever:

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Broadcaster Lowell "Bud" Paxson yesterday contradicted statements from Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign that the senator did not meet with Paxson or his lobbyist before sending two controversial letters to the Federal Communications Commission on Paxson's behalf.

Paxson said he talked with McCain in his Washington office several weeks before the Arizona Republican wrote the letters in 1999 to the FCC urging a rapid decision on Paxson's quest to acquire a Pittsburgh television station.

Paxson also recalled that his lobbyist, Vicki Iseman, likely attended the meeting in McCain's office and that Iseman helped arrange the meeting. "Was Vicki there? Probably," Paxson said in an interview with The Washington Post yesterday. "The woman was a professional. She was good. She could get us meetings."

The recollection of the now-retired Paxson conflicted with the account provided by the McCain campaign about the two letters at the center of a controversy about the senator's ties to Iseman, a partner at the lobbying firm of Alcalde & Fay.

The McCain campaign said Thursday that the senator had not met with Paxson or Iseman on the matter. "No representative of Paxson or Alcalde and Fay personally asked Senator McCain to send a letter to the FCC regarding this proceeding," the campaign said in a statement.


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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2008, 01:32:39 PM »
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

I hope McCain soon comes to realize that liberals were never his friends, they never held a principled stance on anything they pretended to laud him for and that his truest, best interest is gathering the conservative base and doing what is right instead of all this futile "bipartisan" pandering.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2008, 01:43:27 PM »
Quote from: Tess Anderson on February 23, 2008, 09:54:02 PM
... That paper used to be great, now it's just another dying liberal rag.

The crossword puzzle and Book Review section are still enjoyable.
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Re: NYT editor blames readers for dustup over John McCain article
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2008, 09:00:19 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on February 24, 2008, 01:32:39 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again:

I hope McCain soon comes to realize that liberals were never his friends, they never held a principled stance on anything they pretended to laud him for and that his truest, best interest is gathering the conservative base and doing what is right instead of all this futile "bipartisan" pandering.

I hope you are right because weak minded daddy Bush and Jr never did get the message that Democraps will stab you in the back while you are not looking. McCain is in for a big surprise in the general election cause the liberal media is going to do attack pieces on him over and over.
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