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Okay...then why hasn't NYTimes or Washington Times done a story???

I really don't know....I am not being facetious, I can't figure it out...because this case seems like it could, if legally pursued, end up affecting all sorts of media.

Well, I know why the NY Times hasn't done a story on it. First, at present, it's still mostly a local thing and second the NYT and the Washington Post are both liberal, and are going to cover each others behinds as much as they can. I did just read a thread about the NY Post bashing the NY Times about a story they did which was inaccurate, so I know newspapers go after each other.

Why the Washington Times hasn't done a story is a question I currently do not have an answer to. Like I said maybe they're waiting to see how this pans out first. I'll be waiting to see what happens.

Okay...then why hasn't NYTimes or Washington Times done a story???

Both papers did stories back in February, when the story first broke. The Washington Times has been reporting on the MD firing probe investigation every now and then.

This story is very complicated. It's not easy to explain to someone who knows nothing about it. And as Chip Franklin said on WBAL Radio on Friday, it's become a wonkish story. Without the media being able to confirm MD4Bush's identity, it's no longer about someone pushing rumors of Mayor O'Malley's marital infidelity. It's about a fairly dry issue - whether the Washington Post acted ethically or illegally when it logged on Free Republic using someone else's password.

Kristinn - Was anybody from Editor & Publisher at the news conference? You'd think they'd be interested in the story.