FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2007
WP | Politico | Public Eye | Eat the Press | National Journal
Ben Smith "simply wrote more than he knew," says Politico editor-in-chief
John Harris. "It's his error, but also ours as editors, because we knew the information he had and what his source was." Smith's incorrect report about
John Edwards suspending his campaign was quickly picked up by television, notes
Howard Kurtz. Smith
writes: "I should have waited for a second source, or hedged the item much more fully. Or simply waited for the news conference like everybody else." || More from
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Brian Montopoli,
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the blogosphere.
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