Fox News’ Bret Baier has a legit question for New York Times reporters in light of their paper’s publication of the anonymous op-ed from a Trump administration official: “Will the @nytimes WH reporters be trying to find out & then report WHO wrote the anonymous op-Ed for the opinion page of the @nytimes? Or not?”
Here’s a legitimate news question – will the @nytimes WH reporters be trying to find out & then report WHO wrote the anonymous op-Ed for the opinion page of the @nytimes ? Or not? https://t.co/vMyExL80zo
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) September 5, 2018
From what we’re seeing, some of the Times’ reporters are pretty pissed that they’re in this position in the first place:
Should also note that all of the NYT reporters I’ve spoken to so far are livid that the opinion side has chosen to run an anonymous op-ed. Puts them in a really tough spot https://t.co/81cvISiIP2
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) September 5, 2018
Reporter Edward Wong tweeted that he doesn’t even know what his editors want him and others to do yet:
Looking forward to going to work and seeing if NYT editors want DC bureau reporters to try unmasking the op-ed writer. If anyone has a tip, send it to me on via encrypted app! (And yes, there is a firewall between the newsroom and op-ed page.) pic.twitter.com/eV01K9Vbrg
— Edward Wong (@comradewong) September 6, 2018
And the Times’ Jodi Kantor is asking the same question:
So basically: Times reporters now must try to unearth the identity of an author that our colleagues in Opinion have sworn to protect with anonymity? https://t.co/wj2nKmDHz9
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) September 5, 2018
Great job, NYT suits:
Or is the entire newspaper bound by the promise of anonymity? I don't think so, but this is fascinating. Not sure if there's precedent.
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) September 5, 2018
It sounds like, however, that the Times’ editors are ready for the Times’ reporters to try to figure it out:
From James Bennet, Opinion editor of the NYT, acknowledging that reporters will try to identify the author: “I’m obviously very concerned about preserving the anonymity of the writer,” Bennet told me, “but I understand reporters are doing their job.” https://t.co/r0DOCvah9L
— jodikantor (@jodikantor) September 6, 2018
So, go do your jobs! Unleash the hounds!
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Related:
Melania Trump releases statement on the #NYTimesOpEd and it's ABSOLUTELY PERFECT https://t.co/VfbMUh4wp1
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 6, 2018
SAVAGE: Sarah Sanders tweets the NYT's phone number so people can ask them who wrote the #NYTimesOpEd https://t.co/EGlbCn5npL
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 6, 2018
Chris Cillizza gets CALLED OUT for "absolutely absurd" speculation on #NYTimesOpEd writer https://t.co/8VNfqB6uoj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 6, 2018
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