The Times evidently has a post-Jayson-Blair "tips" email address that readers can use if they spot inaccuracies in a story. The Daily News' Zev Chafets says Maureen Dowd's column is being internally reviewed, which would be big news, but then he explains that he's the one that reported her. Chafets apparently emailed something about Dowd's use of elipses to take a quote out of context and a NYT spokeperson saysof coursethat they'll look into it. I find Dowd's column encouraging on some level because if Maureen Dowd can have a column, anyone can have a column. But I can't read it without desperately wishing I could have those seconds of my life back immediately afterward. That said, Chafets is basically reporting that she's being investigated and insinuating that it's even worse than a Jayson Blair-type offense. The glee is virtually dripping off the page, and I feel dirty just reading it. He might want to try a little harder to thinly veil that agenda.
The Times also has a columnist problem [NY Daily News]