New Republic senior editor Lee Siegel was suspended Friday for anonymously attacking people who left mean comments on his TNR blog.
Yes, we are aware how much this says about the American media’s maturity and intellect. And in a bold attempt to get things back on the right track, we refuse to report on charges that Siegel shot spitballs at his homeroom teacher and TP’d the gym coach’s house.
New Republic Suspends an Editor for Attacks on Blog [New York Times]
An Apology to Our Readers [TNR]
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