Friday, March 28, 2014

Christie in the News Again



The New York Times, Friday, March 28, 2014  Front Page:  Report Details Claim by Ally:  Christie Knew, Internal Bridge Inquiry Clears the Governor

Based on an "internal review that lawyers for the Governor released," by NYT Reporter Michael Barbaro.

I've been thinking about this article.  I think Barbaro's writing astutely reflected personal confusion with the report.  Terrific reporting!  Now, I want to read the report.  

Why would Christie authorize a million dollars for the preparation of an internal report if he were innocent?  At what level is he cleared?  An internal report, I suspect, could be admitted as evidence during a Congressional hearing or court hearing. That doesn't mean the findings of alleged facts would not be carefully scrutinized.  This all feels increasingly odd.   I read the article--thanks to Barbaro for addressing what appears to be a cumbersome and somewhat convoluted report.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/28/nyregion/chris-christie-lawyer-bridge-scandal-report.html

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 2, 2014 at 10:03 PM

    Diane -

    Thanks for posting this. Every time I see Christie in the news, I have to check it out. I like the "internal" report. Regardless of what they call it, "internal" means they have control of the final product.

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  2. communicationspecialistApril 3, 2014 at 1:45 PM

    Diane,
    You have made a great point here. We all know how challenging it is to remove our opinions from the articles we write, and when we don't -- it is clear, like in this article. This situation is even worse b/c it looks like Barbaro not only included a sense of "tone" but also did not provide all of the hard facts that were needed.

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