[blake6900]

However, the Ombud's op-ed does not necessarily rise to the standard of a retraction, much less an apology, and it's clear that officially, the NYT is standing by, that is, repeating the libel. In fact, it hurts the NYT's posture, since one of their employees is agreeing with the aggrieved party.

Thank you...that was partly my point. What page was it on? And was it actually a retraction? Clearly it wasn't. The fact that Stanley's editor found nothing wrong with her statement--and clearly said so on the record--basically puts the Times in the position of standing behind it. This latest attempt at a "retraction with retracting" is no different that an Al Goresque apology of "I didn't do it and I won't do it again. It's meaningless and Jerry should continue seeking legal damages.

He finally has an opportunity to burn the Times' ass after years of criticism. I hope he uses it.

[VastRWCon]

It seems the Baltimore SUN is having problems selling thier version of the news as well. For the last several weeks they have been delivering for FREE the Sunday edition to my entire neighborhood. Good thing sunday nite is paper recycle nite.