The New York Times reports today that the source for the Post's "exclusive" scoop (written without byline or attribution) on the Kerry VP pick was Rupert Murdoch himself.
Mr. Murdoch, the chairman and chief executive of the News Corporation, called his tip in to the Post's news desk just after 10 on Monday night, between the first and second editions, the employee said.
The employee said that Mike Hechtman, an editor on the city desk, then rewrote the paper's article on Mr. Kerry's choice, which originally said only that it would be announced Tuesday morning. The article was rewritten on a tight deadline to say unequivocally that the running mate would be Mr. Gephardt. The article carried no byline and cited no source, saying only, "The Post has learned.''
The front-page headline for the first edition, about a fire on Long Island, was replaced in subsequent editions with a headline for the Gephardt article.
Of course, the Post denies all of this. Like they'd admit that they just make their shit up? They're slimy, but they're not stupid.