A reporter who scoops his own paper
Cory Bergman October 1st, 2006
So Bob Woodward and his publisher Simon & Schuster had a plan. The Washington Post would break excerpts from his new book, “State of Denial” on Sunday. 60 Minutes would interview him on Sunday night. And his book would hit store shelves on Monday. But instead, the New York Times and The Daily News broke the juiciest parts of the book on Friday, which resulted in the publisher releasing the book on Saturday and the Washington Post scrambling a story into print. Adding to the intrigue, 60 Minutes began promoting the story on CBSNews.com on Thursday. Finally, to add insult to injury, the NY Times published a story today with the title, “A Reporter Who Scoops His Own Paper,” which asks why Woodward gets to break some of his best news in his books, instead of in the paper he works for. Good question.
3 Comments Add your own
1. Safran | October 2nd, 2006 at 6:40 am
And in the article, this bon mot: .
“It took him three books to arrive at a conclusion thousands of basement-bound bloggers suggested years ago…”
I love it when the NYT makes sideways swipes at bloggers, as it continues to collapse under its own massive bloat.
2. John | September 15th, 2007 at 9:55 am
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3. tx | January 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Wow, thanks for the excellent information!
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