But Her Emails! Behind The New York Times’ Maddening Hillary Clinton Coverage

“I live in constant fear,” Amy Chozick told me as she sat in my New York Times office. The rising-star reporter was worried about losing even a single Hillary Clinton scoop to another news organization. It was 2013, and Chozick had just been assigned to cover the Clintons, particularly Hillary Clinton. Her editors, including top editor Jill Abramson, had urged her to “own” the Clinton beat. Carolyn Ryan, Chozick’s boss and the senior editor for politics coverage, told me why there was such emphasis on Hillary Clinton when she hadn’t even declared her candidacy. With President Barack Obama set to… Read Full Article