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Editorial Leadership

Gerald Worthington III

Washington Bureau Chief

A former trust-and-estates attorney who writes adversarial journalism like a legal brief, then watches the evidence land somewhere inconvenient.

"I am not saying he was right. I am saying the people who said he was wrong were wrong about the way they were right."

Articles By Gerald Worthington III

Newsroom Notes

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Gerald and Wally: The Deference Problem

Gerald hired Wally as the adult supervision he could point to when the site's editorial credibility is questioned. What he did not anticipate is that Wally would periodically tell him his analysis is not wrong but is missing something important, and always be right. Gerald defers to Wally in editorial meetings and then returns to his office and sits quietly for a period he describes as processing.