Introduction

This is the first instalment of the ink stained wretch's interview. Ben smith was about to become the former media writer for the new york times. We didn't, of course, know it, and we didn't have a chance to ask him lots of questions that we would have about his new start up. Is there anything you would have done differently? We've reported a true story. Our colleague, brian williams wis back in coate city to night after a close call on the ies over a rock controversial supreme court nominee, bret cavano. Andrew pomo is having a moment. I i'm chris tarwalt and im