The NYT will not send a representative to the White House Correspondents Dinner this year.

Why is that important you ask? Well, if you are in the mood for a good laugh you will need to read no further than the reason stated for their absence.

“These events can create a false perception that reporters and their sources are pals, and that perception could cloud our credibility,” Spokeswoman Diane McNulty wrote. “It’s not worth it.”

Clouded credibility..maybe that should be their new motto. What a hoot.

HT: American Thinker