Arianna Huffington: Russert Watch: Let Me Count the Ways

[Buck Turgidson]

As I got ready to watch Meet the Press today, the question in my mind was: how will Meet the Press deal with the issue dominating the thoughts of those who care about the press this Sunday? I'm talking of course about the long-awaited "full accounting" by the New York Times of its role in the Miller case and Miller's role in Plamegate.

After all, even though the accounts, one by the Times and one by Miller herself, are full of holes, it's at least obvious that the the Times has taken a big first step in trying to deal with these facts: (a) the Times is a major news outlet, (b) the Plame saga is a huge news story, and (c) one of the Times's own journalists is a participant in the story.

Well, the exact same conditions exist at NBC: Tim Russert is a participant. He was interviewed under oath by Fitzgerald. And, like Miller, he has an obligation to explain to the public just exactly what he knows as a result of his involvement in the story.

So now that Judy Miller and the New York Times have spoken (however incompletely), what about Tim Russert and NBC?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20051017/cm_huffpost/008983

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. See. Too many media people have horses in this race.

They should recuse themselves, or they should tell us their stories so we can decide if they're being objective or not.

[ray of light]

2. kick and nominate this! I didn't even know that!

[blm]

4. All the DC insider reporters KNEW this for 2 yrs and chose to NOT TELL

their audiences filled with voters.

[Demeter]

3. The NYTimes Has Yet to Come Clean over Miller and Iraq

but they shook up the top today with a new editor.....