Doug Henwood Talks

[Kurt Eichenwald writes to Romenesko]

http://poynter.org/forum/?id=3Dletters

[…]

Finally, about Debbie Nathan. This is a woman who has a vendetta =

against me. I already know that one publication has refused to =

publish her articles on this matter because of their concern that she =

seemed too determined to hurt me. She has a deep, personal conflict =

that cannot be resolved by disclosure. And now, she and I are =

litigants. My wife and I have instructed our financial advisor to set =

aside $100,000 to finance the initial portions of this lawsuit. This =

woman has falsely accused me of breaking child pornography laws, of =

subscribing to gay porn sites, of admitting that I was wrong in =

sending the money, of acknowledging that I violated journalistic =

rules, etc. I have done none of that. She has acknowledged engaging =

in libel per se. She is about to learn the consequences of that.

At this time, I consider Salon to be a victim of Nathan=92s =

unprofessionalism, and will not be naming them in this suit. New York =

Magazine has, so far, been very professional about dealing with this =

issue, and are examining whether Nathan=92s statements about my =

testimony actually coincides with what I said. As a result, I also =

consider them Nathan=92s victims, and will not be naming them. Jack =

Shafer, who cited Nathan extensively in his piece, did so in good faith.

However, anyone else who relies on Nathan=92s misleading and false =

report to depict what occurred in the courtroom in Michigan is on =

notice. If you wish to speak to lawyers in the case, go to it. If you =

want a transcript of what I said, I will provide it when I have it. =

But I will not be held accountable for the statements that Nathan =

falsely depicts me as having said. And if you choose to rely on this =

conflicted woman for your reports, you do so at your own legal peril.

[…]

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