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About half an hour later, by his estimation, he twittered again. “A staff editor at the New Yorker assures me that TNY is not going bimonthly or monthly. The idea has not been discussed,” he announced, and deleted the original tweet from his file.
In the half hour or so between tweets, the New Yorker rumor had flashed across the country, anguishing New Yorker readers and appalling New Yorker staffers. Charles describes the the New Yorker editor who e-mailed him as someone who holds a “senior” position and was “civil but pissed.” And who pointed out to Charles how unlikely it was that a mere contributor would know such a thing in the first place.
Before talking to Charles I sought comment from the New Yorker on the rumor and promptly got back an e-mail from spokesperson Alexa Cassanos. “It’s absolutely untrue, and frustrating that an unsubstantiated rumor is getting any pick-up at all.”
