"It's a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions."

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"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other."

Enemy

"I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean."

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"I'm afraid we'll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars."

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"I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits."

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"Right, but there's expertise and then there's inside information. And I think we have to make a distinction."

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