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People are calling The New York Times following Press Secretary Sarah Sanders' statement

US news September 7, 2018
Several of the newspaper's staffers shared accounts of callers thanking the publication after Press Secretary Sanders said people should call the Times to find out the identity of the "gutless loser" who penned the anonymous op-ed.
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· 5 Sep 2018

An anonymous "senior official in the Trump administration" published an opinion piece in , claiming to be part of a resistance within the White House determined to thwart parts of the president's agenda.

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· 6 Sep 2018

For those of you asking for the identity of the anonymous coward:

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· 7 Sep 2018

Responding to Sarah Sanders, a reader calls The New York Times:

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· 7 Sep 2018

"Keep up the good work," a caller tells The New York Times. Thank you, for the referrals.....

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Responding to Sarah Sanders, a reader calls The New York Times:
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· 6 Sep 2018

Not sure this is what had in mind when she urged people to call The New York Times general switchboard to demand the identity of the writer of the anonymous op-ed.

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· 6 Sep 2018

umm... that's not the Opinion Desk phone number.

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· 6 Sep 2018

Just FYI, folks, the NYT'opinions desk isn't going to divulge the name of an anonymous source, no matter how many times you call. Protecting sources is kind of a thing for reporters.

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· 6 Sep 2018

So the NYT switchboard is routing calls for Opinion to...me. And you can guess what people are calling about. Caller 1: "Thank you!" 2: "Oh, well if you're a reporter, can you explain this anonymous sources stuff to me?" [a nice 5-min convo about journalism ensues] 3: just a rant

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· 6 Sep 2018

This just resulted in a caller from Georgia leaving me a three-minute voicemail message warning that unless people support , "true Americans" will only make up 20% of the country's population soon

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· 6 Sep 2018

I once answered phones for opinions section 8 years or so ago and was in tears almost every day, even though I never wrote an op-ed. It'd be a better world if everyone remembered how to be civil, even when you can't see who you're talking to.

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· 7 Sep 2018

One thing I'll never forget about journalism in this era: the supportive cards, calls, and high-fives from readers (including strangers who spot the NYT badge on the subway.) To the subscriber who just left me a beautiful voicemail: thanks for making my Friday.

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· 6 Sep 2018

just as an aside, the number to call to leave a comment for the White House is 202-456-1111

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· 6 Sep 2018

President Trump wants The New York Times to "turn over" the op-ed writer on grounds of national security.

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