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She gets mad and (almost) even

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For Laurie Garrett, the award-winning health writer for Newsday, it was one broken embargo too many by her competitors at the New York Times. She emailed a complaint to the World Health Organization, which had imposed the embargo, and posted the response in a letter to Romenesko.

All journos in the field received similar packets of info last week and advance interviews: ALL STRICTLY EMBARGOED for release this afternoon (Sept. 22). Imagine my astonishment when I picked up the Times and saw the story I was working on -- jumping the embargo. I complained to WHO. Their response is amazing.

Search there for "Laurie Garrett" to read the whole thing.


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