Posted April 1, 2008 – When The New York Times got word a letter from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright blasting one of their reporters got out, they quickly attempted to set the record straight.
Last week, BET.com posted a letter that Rev. Wright, Sen. Barack Obama’s former pastor, sent to the paper almost a year ago, lighting up The Times journalist for focusing on him supposedly being “disinvited” to the event where Obama announced his presidency instead of highlighting the positive role he’d played in Obama’s life. He went on to say the reporter lied to his face, and called the paper’s editor a “sensationalist.”
The New York Times recently decided to circulate its own letter, defending the paper, the article and the journalist in question, Jodi Kantor.
In the letter (complete with article links) written by Richard Stevenson, a political editor at the paper, he combats claims that Kantor lied or misrepresented herself in her dealings with Rev. Wright. In fact, Kantor, he writes, even made attempts to reach out to Rev. Wright after receiving his fiery letter, to no avail.
Go to the next page to read The Times full response to his letter (written to time.com).