New York Times Fails to Find Leakers in Controversial Israel-Gaza Probe

The New York Times investigation into who leaked details of a canned episode of The Daily podcast that tackled a controversial story on the Israeli-Gaza war has ended without a definitive answer, executive editor Joe Kahn told staff on Monday.

A Times spokesperson confirmed the results of the probe to The Daily Beast. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

“I want to reiterate the central concern in this case, which is that we need to be able to rely on our colleagues to maintain confidentiality during the reporting and editing process,” Kahn told staffers in a memo on Monday. “Reporters, editors and producers need to be able to have candid exchanges and disagreements about the best way to tackle a difficult piece of journalism with the understanding that those exchanges will strengthen the story, not become the story.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.