Democrats heaped criticism on The Boston Globe yesterday for failing to more aggressively punish technology reporter Hiawatha Bray, who criticized Sen. John F. Kerry's campaign in Internet postings as he covered the race.
Former Georgia Sen. Max Cleland, a close Kerry friend, said in a written statement, ``As someone who has seen what the right wing can do to destroy people and how the media can be complicit, I just can't get over the fact a reporter at a major newspaper was smearing John Kerry [related, bio] and he isn't even held accountable. Why does he have a job?''
Democratic National Committee spokesman Jano Cabrera said Bray's conduct ``merits more than a rebuke.''
Kerry's office had no comment and Massachusetts Democrats demurred, saying they believe the matter was properly handled within the Globe, which said Bray stopped blog posting when asked. Bray again declined comment yesterday.
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