New York Times skips White House Correspondents' Dinner

[DeepModem Mom]

Editor&Publisher: Bush's Last White House Correspondents' Dinner Promises Surprises, But No 'New York Times'
By Joe Strupp
Published: April 25, 2008

....Missing, in any case, will be The New York Times, which bought two tables last year and counted among its guests Karl Rove. Times officials have said they will no longer take part in the dinner, citing the uncomfortable pairing of journalists with those they cover.

"These events can create a false perception that reporters and their sources are pals, and that perception could cloud our credibility," Spokeswoman Diane McNulty wrote. "It's not worth it."...

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003794676

[EFerrari]

1. Well, they deserve credit for that. n/t

[Jim Sagle]

2. Trouble is, it hasn't been a false perception.

Better late then never, I suppose.

[annabanana]

3. What year did they first buy a table for this yukfest?

Or have they been at this thing from it's inception?

[chapel hill dem]

4. Or, facing financial trouble and looming layoffs, the NYT decided not to spend

the money on a glam-fest and save enough to cover at least one job this year.

[notfullofit]

7. Perhaps they just could not afford it. nt

[Captain Hilts]

5. I have to give them some cred for this. I hope others follow suit. nt

[90-percent]

6. I know why

They're protesting the replacement of Stephen Colbert with Rich Little.

This administration has gone too far.

-90% jimmy

[deminks]

8. Pals? I was thinking more of a customer/prostitute relationship, or

perhaps an abused/abuser relationship - where the reporter must have access to those who make the news, but they have to do a painful little dance for it.

[sharesunited]

9. Since when did the NYT get religion on this??

Or is this just window dressing, and the paper fully intends to continue editorially to be a propaganda organ of the White House?