IT STARTED WITH MERYL YOURISH, but now the Easterbrook story is in the New York Times. And there’s an apology up on Easterbrook’s blog now.

What I don’t understand is why Easterbrook didn’t respond on his blog right away. That’s what blogs are for. (He could have at least linked to Tom Perry’s defense. . . . Or, not.) But really, a quick “that wasn’t what I meant at all” update would have solved this problem. Waiting until Friday and then apologizing, on the other hand, is still thinking like print journalism, and just leads to more problems. Like being in the New York Times.