Sunday, December 18, 2005

NY Times held off publishing for a year at request of White House ...

At the Times, a Scoop Deferred: "By Paul Farhi |`Washington Post Staff Writer | Saturday, December 17, 2005; Page A07

The New York Times' revelation yesterday that President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to conduct domestic eavesdropping raised eyebrows in political and media circles, for both its stunning disclosures and the circumstances of its publication.

In an unusual note, the Times said in its story that it held off publishing the 3,600-word article for a year after the newspaper's representatives met with White House officials. It said the White House had asked the paper not to publish the story at all, 'arguing that it could jeopardize continuing investigations and alert would-be terrorists that they might be under scrutiny.' ...

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