[But when it came time to run the story, on February 7, the photos were cast aside, and the story was softened in the editing process and cut back to a meager 326 words. I learned about the episode from a source outside the News . Both Martin Dunn, editorial director of the News , and Bill Boyle, the senior managing editor, who shepherded the piece into the paper, declined to comment.] Just for the record, ... I make it a policy never to talk to the tabloid press, especially free newspapers. |
Aerosol cans explode like a bomb. When they are subject to heat they become very dangerous. |
In 35 years, I can't recall anything quite like this. I know journalists over the years might get a bottle of scotch from someone, but I've never known it the other way around, where someone says, 'I can control accurate and inaccurate stories in return for a huge amount of money.' It's the most extraordinary thing. |
It brings a tear to the eye, doesn't it? ... It's so moving to see how many people are prepared to make sacrifices for those who lost everything. |
The possibilities here are really just beginning. |