Okay so let me get this straight: Maureen Dowd wrote a column that was datelined "DERRY, N.H." but was filed from Jerusalem, and it turned out that she wasn't at the event she wrote about. Media critics think that smells funny. Is it a big deal, or not?
Let's start with the definition of "dateline." What does it mean to put the name of a place at the head of your story? According to...
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