The fact that Edward Snowden didn't approach the New York Times hurt a lot. It meant two things. Morally, it meant that somebody with a big story to tell didn't think we were the place to go, and that's painful. And then it also meant that we got beaten on what was arguably the biggest national security story in many, many years. Not only beaten by the Guardian, because he went to the Guardian, but beaten by the Post, because he went to a writer from the Post. We tried to catch up and did some really good stories that I feel good about. But it was really, really, really painful.
I always thought that digital first was a simplistic notion, and I am not even sure quite what it means. It should be stories first. Let's take the P… - Dean Baquet
I always thought that digital first was a simplistic notion, and I am not even sure quite what it means. It should be stories first. Let's take the P…
- Dean Baquet
The fact that Edward Snowden didn't approach the New York Times hurt a lot. It meant two things. Morally, it meant that somebody with a big story to … - Dean Baquet
The fact that Edward Snowden didn't approach the New York Times hurt a lot. It meant two things. Morally, it meant that somebody with a big story to …
I know this is going to get me in trouble, but I'll say it: The whole notion that I am supposed to constantly tweet is ridiculous. There are a lot of… - Dean Baquet
I know this is going to get me in trouble, but I'll say it: The whole notion that I am supposed to constantly tweet is ridiculous. There are a lot of…
It used to be, if you were a reporter, you wrote a story and then you moved on to the next one. We were used to people coming to the New York Times. … - Dean Baquet
It used to be, if you were a reporter, you wrote a story and then you moved on to the next one. We were used to people coming to the New York Times. …
I grew up in the traditional American newspaper world with a morning paper and an afternoon paper competing with each other beat by beat by beat. It … - Dean Baquet
I grew up in the traditional American newspaper world with a morning paper and an afternoon paper competing with each other beat by beat by beat. It …
We, in the New York Times, have not yet figured out how to grow our international readership. We started a website in China, which the Chinese govern… - Dean Baquet
We, in the New York Times, have not yet figured out how to grow our international readership. We started a website in China, which the Chinese govern…
Everyone has a story if you just listen and shut up. - Dean Baquet
Everyone has a story if you just listen and shut up.
The New York Times is and has always been a digital leader. The report only cited some areas where we fell down. - Dean Baquet
The New York Times is and has always been a digital leader. The report only cited some areas where we fell down.
My job is to cover the hell out of the story, very aggressively. The real place to be courageous if you're a news organization is where you put your … - Dean Baquet
My job is to cover the hell out of the story, very aggressively. The real place to be courageous if you're a news organization is where you put your …
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