Times business reporter and bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin’s blockbuster success has generated a fair amount of sniping from jealous peers, who have, among other things, accused him of practicing “access journalism,” as though talking to the people one writes about is a bad thing. Does the criticism bother him, Jon Friedman of MarketWatch asks the Times DealBook editor?
His response:
“Everyone in life wants to be loved,” he answered earnestly.
Bob Rubin told him that, by the way, right before he went in for a cuddle.
Andrew Ross Sorkin: NYT’s Mr. Controversy [MarketWatch]
