Just as citizens, ... we feel badly about the fact that there's been a rash of violence. . . . Clearly, that was not our intent in publishing what we thought was a solid news item.
Top administration officials have promised to continue looking into the charges, and so will we.
We regret that we got any part of our story wrong, and extend our sympathies to victims of the violence and to the U.S. soldiers caught in its midst.
There had been previous reports about the Koran being defiled, but they always seemed to be rumors or allegations made by sources without evidence.
In a position to know the things he was telling us.
Whatever facts we got wrong, we apologize for. I've expressed regret for the loss of life and the violence that put American troops in harm's way. I'm getting a lot of angry e-mail about that, and I understand it.
The bottom-line pressures at Time Inc. are no secret.
On the other hand, clearly, our report played a role -- and for that we feel terrible.
[But] for anybody in this business, ... the big challenges are: How do you continue to keep print magazines exciting and viable while also taking advantage of the Web? How do you attract younger readers? And what can we do to make the strongest possible case to the advertising community? John is in the same boat with everyone else in trying to figure those things out.
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