The Political Chase

Time Gives Viveca Novak a Time Out

Time magazine has put reporter Viveca Novak on leave of absence status because she failed to notify Time’s editorial staff of her role in the Plame Wilson investigation.

The magazine said Novak is now on a leave of absence by mutual agreement with her employer.

The investigation and Novak’s role in it are “pretty serious stuff and the whole incident led Viveca and me to conclude that a leave of absence was wise,” said Time’s managing editor, Jim Kelly. “She and I will have a fuller discussion of this.”

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