Quote #5

If so, our posture would be as follows: we published the story and said it was true, but now we are going to nominate it for a Pulitzer -- now that's serious business.

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  1. I believed it, we published it. Official questions had been raised, but we stood by the story and her. Internal questions had been raised, …
  2. I don't believe you on the 'Jimmy' story. No, I don't, and I'm going to prove it if it's the last thing I do.
  3. It would be absurd for me or any other editor to review the authenticity or accuracy of stories that are nominated for prizes.
  4. 'It's all over,' he said to Cooke. 'You've got to come clean. The notes show us the story is wrong. We know it. We can show you point by po…
  5. I think that the decision to nominate the story for a Pulitzer is of minimal consequence. I also think that it won is of little consequence…
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