Quotes by Mark Whitaker

“Weve been dealing with new sources of information since the dawn of newsmagazines. And weve continued to innovate and adapt.”

“whatever facts we got wrong, we apologize for. Ive expressed regret for the loss of life and the violence that put American troops in harms way. Im getting a lot of angry e-mail about that, and I understand it.”

“There had been previous reports about the Koran being defiled, but they always seemed to be rumors or allegations made by sources without evidence,”

“Just as citizens, ... we feel badly about the fact that theres been a rash of violence. . . . Clearly, that was not our intent in publishing what we thought was a solid news item.”

“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,”

“Top administration officials have promised to continue looking into the charges, and so will we,”

“On the other hand, clearly, our report played a role -- and for that we feel terrible,”

“in a position to know the things he was telling us.”

“The bottom-line pressures at Time Inc. are no secret,”

“[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.”