Posted on 06/13/2018 9:49:27 AM PDT by Magnatron
On previous occasions, I’ve written about the blunt way legendary New York Times editor Abe Rosenthal dealt with a conflict of interest. The story bears repeating after the indictment of a top Senate official over his contacts with reporters, including one from the Times with whom he had a romantic relationship.
The Rosenthal standard on conflicts was shaped by a remarkably similar case decades ago. Soon after a woman who had covered politics in Philadelphia was hired by the Times, a story from Philly said she had a secret affair with a politician she covered and accepted expensive gifts from him.
Rosenthal asked the woman if the story was true and, when she replied yes, immediately told her to clean out her desk and said she would never work for the paper again.
Word of the incident spread quickly through the newsroom, and several female reporters complained to Rosenthal. They argued that the woman was treated unfairly, at which point Abe raised his finger for silence and said something to this effect: “I don’t care if you f–k an elephant on your personal time, but then you can’t cover the circus for the paper.”
The meeting was over, case closed.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
They screw the elephant, the circus crew , and the hired help and write a story about it.
Well, yeah... but jimmy takes the billy jeff approach that oral is not sex.
Wipe that *SMIRK* {I'm sure it's just SMIRK} off your face.
“Rules” of “Journalism?”
Finally! “Military Intelligence” has a legitimate rival for the “oxymoron” prize.
New York Times reporter broke the biggest rule in journalism
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I thought the biggest rule was to never say anything good about a Conservative.
Is it ok to start slut-shaming the elephant?
antonio villagrosa. Ex Los Angeles mayor and a news reporter boinking each other didn’t matter.
*SNORT* :)
In ‘journalism,’ one is only allowed to F@#K others in certain ways.
So the NY Slimes appears to agree that Ali Watkins' standards, such as getting b@nged out by her sources, are their standards too.
No big deal. The NYT has been screwing their readers for decades with FAKE NEWS.
So, publishing national security secrets on the front page did not violate any “rules” of journalism?
Neck-and neck down to the finish line. Which, I hope, is not too far away.
Such eloquence.
Hi Musicman! :-)
The relevance of your post to mine is not apparent.
“Once you go pach, you never go back”
LOL! Put that next to the GOP Elephant symbol and that would make heck of a bumper sticker!
When was that graphic created?
It’s missing at a minimum James Clapper and Laura Jarrett.
A few years ago. It’s been around a while....................
Ali Watkins as well.
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