By Joe Strupp, editorandpublisher.com
NEW YORK The New York Times rejected an Op-Ed piece written by John McCain that defends his Iraq war policy and responds to a Barack Obama column published in the paper last week, CNN.com reported.
In a story on its Web site, CNN stated that "in an e-mail to the McCain campaign, Opinion Page Editor David Shipley said he could not accept the piece as written, but would be 'pleased, though, to look at another draft.'”
“Let me suggest an approach,” Shipley reportedly added. “The Obama piece worked for me because it offered new information (it appeared before his speech); while Senator Obama discussed Senator McCain, he also went into detail about his own plans. It would be terrific to have an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator Obama's piece.”
Shipley and Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal could not be reached by E&P for comment Monday. Shipley is reportedly on vacation.
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