Examiner Editor Responds to Snowstorm: 'A Deadline Issue'

Washington Examiner Editor Stephen Smith responds to our questions about why the paper largely missed the snowstorm today with this thorough reply:

He wrote to FishbowlDC:

“You’re right — it was a deadline issue. Thursday is a big day for us, with a press run of more than 280,000, with 180,000 earmarked for home delivery. We moved up our close two hours when we saw the weather turning into a nightmare. In making that quick decision, we obviously didn’t get a chance to see our worst expectations come to pass, although we did include a weather box on p.

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