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January 05, 2005
Ann Northrop responded to the Public Editor for The New York Times, Daniel Okrent, regarding their peice on Sontag's passing.
I've read your note on the failure of The Times to include mention of Susan Sontag's relationship with Annie Liebovitz in her (Sontag's) obituary. I must say it leaves me with little respect for you or The Times fact-checking and research capabilities. Susan Sontag did talk about their relationship--in an essay in The New Yorker in which she referred to it as "an open secret." Ms. Sontag also had committed relationships with Lucinda Childs and other women.Not only is your research deplorable, but your opinion that this information is out of bounds for reporting is antedeluvian. This is 2005, Mr. Okrent. Same-sex marriage is legal in Massachusetts, Belgium, the Netherlands and 8 provinces of Canada--and soon will be in all of Canada and Spain (and that's just this year). Same-sex relationships are not shameful or second-rate. Susan Sontag did not hide her relationships. The Times does not hesitate to discuss the private lives of anyone in its obituaries. You and The Times have performed shamefully in this instance.
[Ann Northrop - 01-05-05]
Northrop appeared on a panel in October with BlogActive's Michael Rogers discussing "Outing as a Political Tool," and had this to say about reporting one's sexual orientation.
“I consider the entire profession to be intellectually bankrupt,” she said. “I think there is no question that journalists should tell the truth about people’s lives, no holds barred...This is a question about journalistic integrity.”
[Debating Outing as a Political Tool - Gay City News - 10-14/20-04]
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