It is very unusual for papers carrying out sensitive sting operations to rely on freelances, especially those who do not seek byline glory for their scoops.
1940's: Hedda Hopper, left, and Louella Parsons were among the first gossip columnists to become famous -- not just for their scoops but also for their personas as knowing members of the glittering celebrity swirl.
It has long been Times policy to credit other news organizations for their scoops: "Such and so was first reported Monday in 'The Daily Bugle.' " It has even longer been part of the paper's genetic code never to let someone else's scoop lie unmassaged by Timesian hands.
According to an article in The Washington Post, The A.P.'s staff sat on their scoop for five days in May 2012 at the request of the C.I.A., then were asked to hold off for one day more — not because of additional security concerns, but because the administration wanted to announce the successful counter-terrorism effort itself.
This is the same conglomerate that publishes tabloid scandal sheets worldwide and was itself scandalized by revelations that journalists were hacking phones for their news scoops.
With news and chatter, Decide scores sites by how accurate their scoops are for particular categories of goods.
SUCCESS has been sweet for the stars of "Dallas Buyers Club" recently, as Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto both scooped Oscars for their performances.
The idea behind this memoir seems simple: a prizewinning author of six novels and a previous memoir, books praised for their witty and sophisticated prose, scoops up her husband and two children and escapes dreary England for Tuscany, where she will relish the landscape, the weather, the food and, above all, the art.
C9 elected to choose Lee over a more comfortable fit in Elise, who SKT scooped up for their team comp.
