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Thursday, December 22, 2005 12:00 AM

Prying open the Times

Once again, the paper's lack of transparency has put it on shaky ground with readers.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, December 22, 2005 06:32 PM

    Who told the White House?

    One question I've yet to see answered about this story is how the White House found out that NYT reporters were working on the story. It seems to me, if reporters are working on a story based on leaks of secret information, they're not likely to call the White House and say, "Somebody gave us this information that we're not supposed to have because they're not supposed to give it to us; is the information true?"

    So -- how did it happen that the White House knew about the story and was thus able to tell the Times not to run it?

    —OBC Read OBC's other letters

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