MRC's Graham Discusses NY Times Reporter Who Paid Source $2,000

By NB Staff (Bio | Archive)
March 7, 2007 - 14:30 ET

MRC Director of Media Analysis and NewsBusters Senior Editor Tim Graham appeared shortly before 1:00 p.m. EST today on Fox News Live. Graham commented on former New York Times reporter Kurt Eichenwald who paid a source $2,000 for information but who denies doing so in his capacity as a journalist.

Video clip (2:30): Real (1.82 MB) or Windows (1.54 MB), plus MP3 (718 kB).


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The funniest part is that t

March 7, 2007 - 13:51 ET by sarcasmo

The funniest part is that the NYT "journalist" asked for the money back & actually got-repaid! "Source as sucker."
JMR

Is it Fox that must go or NYT

March 7, 2007 - 14:57 ET by JDW

Is it Fox that must go or NYT?

JDW

Wounded skier, beware of mistakes.

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The New York Times- all the

March 7, 2007 - 16:17 ET by Tim the Enchanter

The New York Times- all the news that's s*&% to print.

Times Reporters - Jounalists or Johns?

March 7, 2007 - 21:47 ET by acumen

Are NY Times reporters journalists or Johns?

I don't understand why the re

March 7, 2007 - 22:31 ET by

I don't understand why the reporter first paid him the money and then asked for it back. That part is confusing. Did he figure on asking for it back, from the get-go, in order to post the story? If so, then it sounds like he tricked the kid. I don’t get it. And logic says that for the grandmother to have paid it for the kid, that she must have thought her grandson could get into trouble if it did not get paid back. I think there is more to this than just that he paid a source.  –Just my thoughts…