Dear New York Times: Do you really–really, in your heart of hearts–think that the following is an appropriate use of your “Breaking News Alert” feature?
Megan Garber is an assistant editor at the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University. She was formerly a CJR staff writer.Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Friday, July 24, 2009 — 3:03 PM ET
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Obama Says He Regrets His Language on Gates Arrest
President Obama said Friday that he “could have calibrated”
his words more carefully in the racially-charged controversy
over the arrest of a Harvard professor, making a surprise
appearance at the daily White House briefing to try and cool
the tensions surrounding the case.
Mr. Obama said he had talked to the arresting officer and
hoped the case could become “a teachable moment” to be used
to improve relations between minorities and police officers.
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