How Did Gigot Scoop The WSJ's DC Bureau?
From Michael Calderone:
At 6:46 a.m., The Journal published a news story that essentially reiterated what Mr. Gigot discovered in his exclusive interview, with the byline, “Wall Street Journal Staff Reporter.”
It wasn’t until the next hour that The Journal’s White House correspondent John D. McKinnon filed a news story. (Now, that piece includes a video interview with Mr. Gigot discussing his scoop).
So where was the Washington bureau on this story?
We don’t talk about our internal news decisions,” said David Wessel, the Journal’s deputy Washington bureau chief.
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