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More Jeff Gerth Trouble Around Hillary Book
Another entry for the Jeff Gerth chronicles. Picking up on this, today's New York Post reports:
June 1, 2007 -- The New York Times, which is usually so scrupulous, failed to alert its readers to a conflict of interest regarding Jeff Gerth, the co-author of "Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton." In an excerpt from the book in the Times' upcoming Sunday magazine, Gerth is described as "a former investigative reporter for The Times." It doesn't mention that Gerth is married to Janice O'Connell, a top foreign policy aide to one of Clinton's Democratic presidential primary opponents, Sen. Chris Dodd.
No question, The Times screwed up here. The real question, though, is this: Why didn't Gerth insist that the paper include a disclaimer telling readers that his wife works for one of Hillary's rivals?
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The NYT needs to run the disclaimer: Gerth & Van Atta's "Hillary's War" will be the cover story of this Sunday's NY Times Magazine. The bio says nothing about Gerth's wife's job.
June 1, 2007 10:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
More from The Man in the Grey Turtleneck from Media Matters
Sounds like Gerth & Van Natta are two peas in a pod.
June 1, 2007 11:19 AM | Reply | Permalink
Ummm ... because he's a worthless hack?
June 1, 2007 12:44 PM | Reply | Permalink
"On June 1, 2007 - 12:44pm gonzone said:
Why didn't Gerth insist that the paper include a disclaimer telling readers that his wife works for one of Hillary's rivals?
"Ummm ... because he's a worthless hack?"
Appears to me he's a relatively monied hack. Er -- sorry -- liar.
I can't think of a reason why the "NY Times" should run a disclaimer. Their motto isn't, ya know, "All the Disclaimers Fit to Print".
Will you next be demanding they finally publish a disclaimer concerning Judith Miller?
Shit, I doubt you'll be satisfied (I agree this might be a long-shot) if they decide not to pick up the tab for "Scooter" Libby's lawyers.
Some people are simply impossible to please.
June 1, 2007 1:24 PM | Reply | Permalink
Heh. How well you know me! (and the NYT)
June 1, 2007 1:42 PM | Reply | Permalink
James Carville is married to Matalin does that mean I can ignore everything he says too?
June 4, 2007 12:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
Certainly anything about good taste.
Looks like a match made in heaven to me. It saved at least two others from a horrible marriage.
"By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." - Socrates
Best, Terry
June 4, 2007 5:45 AM | Reply | Permalink