Executive Editor Bill Keller on The New York Times and WikiLeaks
On the Media | May 5, 2011
If a WikiLeaks document dump drops on the internet and no prominent newspapers report on it, does it make a sound? What precautions should The New York Times take when it’s printing potentially sensitive leaked cables? Is there anything The New York Times shouldn’t publish, even though it’s newsworthy? Bill Keller, executive editor of The Times, reflects on round three of substantial WikiLeaks disclosures.
