Disgraced former journalist in the doghouse
Washington Post ombudsperson Deborah Howell has received hundreds of calls and e-mails from readers since [Wednesday's] revelations about Bob Woodward's involvement in the Valerie Plame case, and none of them are positive.
"I am getting a lot of reaction and, from readers, it is all bad," Howell told E&P, referring to the fallout from Woodward's disclosure. "We are being barraged with calls. They think it was wrong for him not to tell his editors and wrong for the Post not to tell readers."
" Some people are angry about it, but Bob has his defenders," Howell said. "But everyone wishes he had told the paper earlier about this -- his involvement."
"I am out in the newsroom talking to people and everyone is concerned who I have talked to," Howell added. "Everybody is talking about it. They should be concerned, they should be talking, this is a newspaper."
"I am getting a lot of reaction and, from readers, it is all bad," Howell told E&P, referring to the fallout from Woodward's disclosure. "We are being barraged with calls. They think it was wrong for him not to tell his editors and wrong for the Post not to tell readers."
" Some people are angry about it, but Bob has his defenders," Howell said. "But everyone wishes he had told the paper earlier about this -- his involvement."
"I am out in the newsroom talking to people and everyone is concerned who I have talked to," Howell added. "Everybody is talking about it. They should be concerned, they should be talking, this is a newspaper."
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