Exclusive: Raines Writes NEWSWEEK Sept. 15 issue — In the issue of Details out Sept. 15, Howell Raines, the recently fired executive editor of The New York Times, writes a personal essay that he concludes by saying, “I was wrong and you were right.” IT’S THE FIRST piece of journalism Raines has committed (to borrow one of the poetically inclined Alabamian’s pet phrases) since he left the Times in June. But Raines’s essay isn’t about his divisive tenure at the newspaper; it deals with the fears and joys of watching a son grow into a professional rock musician.