Jonathan Dienst
Jonathan Dienst on WNBC's Inaccurate Steroid List
On Thursday morning, ESPN broke the news that Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte would be among the players named in George Mitchell's forthcoming report on steroid use in major league baseball.
Shortly thereafter, a link on the Drudge Report -- "complete steroid list" -- directed browsers to the Web site of WNBC, the New-York-based flagship station of the NBC network. There, justice reporter Jonathan Dienst had posted a roster of player names, "expected" to be included later in the afternoon in the official Mitchell Report, which included stars like Albert Pujols, Nomar Garciaparra, Johnny Damon, and Jason Varitek.
But soon after posting that list, Mr. Dienst received a phone call from an official at Major League Baseball questioning the accuracy of his reporting. read more »
What Was Brian's Role?
But there's still a basic, unanswered question: What was Brian's role supposed to be? Bid-rigging is a time-honored scheme doesn't require the participation of anybody other than executives at the companies making the bids. Was he allegedly taking care of the details on the electrical-workers union side? Was he allegedly using high-level political connections? Why would these guys need to pay off Brian McLaughlin?
The feds must have a theory. Over to you, Jonathan Dienst.
Getting Mixed Messages on Terror Threat—And Giving Them, Too
Getting Mixed Messages on Terror Threat-And Giving Them, Too
