NYT To The WHO Thru Slate: No, No, Eff You
Hey, guess what???s starting to seem a lot like high school? The New York Times???s fight with the World Health Organization.
For those who haven???t been following (for shame), the New York Times published a 60-word summary of a WHO report on measles. But in so doing, accidentally broke the WHO???s embargo on the study.
So the WHO bitch-slapped the Times with a two-week suspension from their media list. It was sort of like when the unpopular girl your only friends with because you???ve known her forever tells you she???s not inviting you to her party because you didn???t talk to her in gym, and in your head, you???re like, ???sweet, that party was going to sa-uck.???
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