The Public Editor: The Truth and Alberto Gonzales

Why doesn't The New York Times just come out and say that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is a liar?

Sometimes, something seems so obvious to many readers -- that Gonzales lied repeatedly -- that they want their newspaper to say it just that plainly, and they're frustrated when it won't.

Take Bob Garfield, co-host of NPR's "On the Media." I was Garfield's guest on last week's program. He told me that he had read all the coverage leading up to Gonzales's resignation and concluded "that the attorney general has been lying through his ... Full Story »

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Jo Asmundsson
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by Jo Asmundsson - Oct. 1, 2008

This story showed the true role of the Public Editor, which is seldom seen so forcefully as in this particular story. The article was well written and revealing. This is journalism I appreciate and would be happy to see more often.

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