I thought it would be fun to do a quick, calm summary of this Metropolitan Diary tangle.
2.12.07
WFMU's Beware of the Blog breaks the story:
Seven Second Delay to The New York Times: Sell My Shorts
Gawker picks it up:
'Times' Metropolitan Diary Gets Punked By WFMU
2.13.07
Fishbowl New York joins in:
Times' "Metro Diary" Pranked By WFMU Hosts, Pulls Story From Site
2.14.07
Seven Second Delay
The "Making It Right" Show
2.15.07
Gawker chimes in again:
Metropolitan Diary Editor Steamed At WFMU
Gawker starts a rumor:
Prank Might Kill Metropolitan Diary
The National Review
NY Times Editor Falls for Spoof, Threatens Kid
2.16.07
The New York Times publishes a correction:
Editor's Note
WFMU's Beware of the Blog corrects the correction:
The New York Times: Not Just For Young Trendies Anymore!
The Huffington Post
Pranking the NYT: Not Really All That Clever If You Just Lie to an Editor
2.20.07
The Wesleyan Argus, my school paper, does a story:
Silenzi '07 draws ire of NY Times
Wesleying, a campus blog, does a story:
How to Destroy a NYT Column by Blogging
2.21.07
Seven Second Delay
The "We ID Music Song Snippet Part Two" Show
2.22.07
Gawker loves this story:
Persecuted WFMU Metropolitan Diary Pranksters Claim They've Struck Again
