Where is the New York Times’ treasure-trove bookshop?

Posted by Martin Stabe on 5 October 2006 at 12:57
Tags: Journalism, New York Times

For the second time consecutive Thurdsday, the New York Times has landed a scoop by simply buying a book.
The paper today reports that in an autobiography to be released next week, former HP chairman Carly Fiorina had revealed that she had authorised leak investigations at the company last year.
Her successor, Patricia Dunn, recently resigned over the scandal that developed as the company’s probe the confidential sources of at least nine journalists at four publications expanded. Dunn now faces criminal charges in California overt the tactics used by the company.

What’s interesting is how the paper got its scoop:

Her book, “Tough Choices” (Portfolio Hardcover), which is embargoed for release on Tuesday and has been made available to reviewers only if they sign a nondisclosure agreement, was purchased at a bookstore yesterday by a reporter for The New York Times.

Last Thursday, the paper scooped the Washington Post, by revealing the contents of the new book by its reporter Bob Woodward, ahead of its scheduled release. Again, the source of the book, State of Denial, was a bookshop that seemed confused about the launch date of the book.

Tags: Journalism, New York Times