Lynette Holloway

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Tell us about your memoir.

A: I'm sure you've read about the fallout from the last story I wrote for The Times. I will write a bit about that. A lot of the vituperative comments online were fueled by conservative bloggers and newspaper columnists as part of a witch-hunt in the post-Jayson Blair era of The Times. 

Q: What happened with that story?

A: It was a blip in a long and successful career. I wrote a David and Goliath story about an independent record label executive. It was changed on deadline to a profoundly different story, resulting in a correction. Clearly, there was a breakdown in the process.  But it was my byline and every journalist is responsible for what runs under his or her name. I take that responsibility very seriously.

Q: Why did you resign from The Times?

A: I resigned for personal reasons. My mother was sick and I moved to Chicago to be with her. She later  passed away. Indeed, I was upset over the handling of the story that led to the correction, and I found it to be the perfect time to move on. 

Q: You mentioned Jayson Blair. Some reports describe you as friends or "buddies." Were you?

A: Friends don't deceive one another the way he deceived me, and scores of others who tried to help him. So, no, we were not friends. 

Q: What do you do like to do for fun?

A: I recently returned to running after a long break, and I'm training to run a marathon in the fall.