Jeffrey Goldberg on Why His Tablet Magazine Column Never Panned Out
The ongoing fracas over David Samuels’ lengthy New York Times Magazine profile of Obama-whisperer Ben Rhodes has churned up a bit of media gossip about a half-forgotten Jewish journalism mystery from five years ago. Riveted? Read on, Tablet/JTA/Forward staffer/ex-staffer. In summer of 2011, Tablet made a big announcement: Jeffrey Goldberg was moving “Goldblog,” his argumentative,…