New York Times Bill Keller’s Exercise in Trust
I am late to blogging this, but here is how Bill Keller’s memo Friday to his staff begins:
As you can imagine, Ive done a lot of thinking — and a lot of listening — on the subject of what I should have done differently in handling our reporters entanglement in the White House leak investigation.
It is a very strong statement, and here is CJR’s Steve Lovelady’s advice:
This is a document that had to be painful for Keller to write, and we commend him for doing so. Read it. For these are the words of an honorable man confessing to mistakes that grew out of the best of intentions
