Obama Snubs New York Times, Breaks Pre-Inauguration Tradition

Although New York Times columnists David Brooks and Bill Kristol sat down with Barack Obama last night, the paper's White House team still hasn't had the opportunity to do so since Election Day.

Unlike recent White House occupants--such as George W. Bush and Bill Clinton--Obama has yet to provide The Times with the sort of free-wheeling, pre-Inauguration interview the paper's come to expect. And there's little expectation it will happen before Tuesday.

"We would certainly like it to happen," said Times political editor Dick Stevenson, "but the days are running short at this point."

Stevenson said that although The Times has put in multiple requests to the Obama team, and "pointed out the historical precedent for this," they've had no luck securing a sit-down.

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Comments

[KMan1]

Well now here is something eles Obama and I have in common. Cool

[publanski]

You've turned down requests to be interviewed by the NYT?

[rogerze]

It's very good to snub papers like the new york time

[mcantwell]

Politico = Blah!

[OverIt]

Dinner with Kristol doesn't count?

[Nofsdad]

The New York Times needs to get over itself.

[amdezurik]

Bingo! It gave up the "paper of record" title long ago.

[AnnfromCA]

I didn't vote for Obama, but I swear.....­he is winning me over. *haha

Good for him. The NYT's is out of control, was out of control throughout the election, and is a blight on paper news media.

[Charmed]

THe NY Times are acting like they are the only organization that can ask questions.

[MorningJoeMikaIsMarried]

Well the NYtimes has not always been kind to Obama when they were the championing the selection of Hillary Clinton until it became clear that her campaign was getting out of control