Fighting to get on A1 of The New York Times
There's two A1 gigs. There's the 10.30, where we discuss the stories of the day, what we're gonna offer. And then there's a 4 o'clock when the top editors make the decision.
Jill Abramson, Managing Editor at The New York Times
Bill Keller, Executive Editor at The New York Times
It's all the desk heads. Or at least somebody from the desk. You make your pitches and somebody asks questions. And then they decide if they want to put it in the newspaper the next day. You know, it's kind of a competition you got going there and lots of people want stories and we fight to get on A1. But it's very constructive fighting.
Alright folks, we're still waiting for a few people, but I think we can get started. First, Bruce.
This is our follow-up on the video that was released yesterday on the web. We're taking a look at Wikileaks, which is the organization that leaked it. I think it's a very interesting moment for them. They're getting a lot of notoriety, because of the Bagdad video. As Ian pointed out, they put up the raw footage, which is 38 minutes. They also put up an edited version, which is what many people are seeing and there are already people in the army and elsewhere saying that this actually distorts what actually happened there.
