I love this. CJR Daily interviewed Tim Golden, who wrote the Afghanistan abuse stories (Part 1, Part 2) in the NYT last week. In the course of it, the interviewer asks about the timing of the articles so closely following the Newsweek kerfuffle:
A few conservative bloggers and pundits have questioned the timing of the series. Glen Reynolds (Instapundit) went as far as suggesting that The New York Times was trying to avert attention from the Newsweek ordeal by running it. What would you say to these critics?TG: I am reluctant to respond to people who call themselves by names like "Instapundit."
Indeed.
Posted by Linkmeister at May 28, 2005 02:53 PMOT - I don't think I have an email for you re: the Big Brass Alliance. Can you email me at your convenience so I can add you to the list? Thanks!
Posted by: Shakespeare's Sister at May 28, 2005 06:31 PMThey are using the old "question the timing" ploy to claim that the New York Times is working behind the scenes to protect Newsweek...?
Pathetic, and a preview of debacles yet to come for these folks, I hope.
Posted by: Ralph at May 29, 2005 04:46 PM