I felt strongly that, one, Judy deserved the support of the paper in this cause - and the editorial page is the right place for such support, not the news pages. And secondly, that this issue of a federal shield law is really important to the nation. |
Journalists should not have to face the prospect of imprisonment for doing nothing more than aggressively seeking to report on the government's actions. |
Maybe a deal was possible earlier. And maybe, in retrospect, looking back, you could say this was a moment you could have jumped on. If so, shame on us. I tend to think not. |
She'd given her pledge of confidentiality. She was prepared to honor that. We were going to support her. |
The decision to hold [the story] never even got to me. It was made for good journalistic reasons. |
This car had her hand on the wheel because she was the one at risk. |
This is a very serious crime. Once the hackers are identified, we will prosecute them to the full extent of the law. |
Today's decision means everyone loses. The Times has lost this case and will now undertake the difficult and sad process of removing significant portions from its electronic historical archive. |
We are grateful to Judy for her significant personal sacrifice to defend an important journalistic principle. I respect her decision to retire from The Times and wish her well. |
We are trying to make a product, a news experience, that more fully engages our readers, that allows them to want to spend more time with us. |