Judge The Nudge: Critics Weigh In

> Howard Kurtz: “A review of the videotape shows no nudging or other physical contact by Rivera.” More: “The tape shows no nudging, so the refusal to even run a clarification gives Rivera free rein to call the paper ‘arrogant.'”

> Tom Shales: “It didn’t look very nudgely to me.”

> Phil Rosenthal: “We all make mistakes — especially me — but Stanley’s pieces have had doozies…”