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Within minutes of his conversation with former Miami Commissioner Arthur Teele Jr., Miami Herald columnist Jim DeFede realized his friend, who was deep in the middle of legal problems and a criminal probe, was in great distress. DeFede instinctively pressed the record button on the tape recorder by his home phone...
...neighborhood in Miami, and story ideas for his column. ?Where the conversation started in a very emotional way, with him almost crying, we had moved to where Art was on an even keel. I took that as a good sign. As the conversation came to an end, he said, ?Jim, I thank you for your kindness.' He said on the tape, ?You are one of the only reporters I trust. You are one of the few people I trust...
...attorney telling him. ?But the Herald will support you,? the attorney added. ?Absolutely, absolutely,? echoed the publisher, DeFede recalls. Diaz, however, says the taping was such a critical issue that no such blanket support was possible. He denies such a promise was made. ?What we told him is 'Jim, we need to get you your own attorney'?, and that the Herald would support him when it came to paying for legal advice. Diaz also denies that he signed off on DeFede doing what he did next: transcribing the tape. ?He must be remembering incorrectly,? says Diaz...
...Ridder newspapers, Fiedler says. ?Not within Knight Ridder is there a precedent for somebody coming forward saying I have done wrong and I did it on purpose,? he says. From Fiedler's vantage point, DeFede had committed an unpardonable journalistic sin that would have ramifications years in the future. ?Jim had committed a major breach of trust knowingly with a source in the news,? he says ?This was almost certain to come out publicly.? That's when they decided they should fire DeFede...
...human resources department was there. I'm sitting in this darkened outer office. They had turned out all the lights because it's late.? When he finally got to see the publisher, he says, ?I looked at Jesus and said, ?Are you firing me?' He said, ?Yes, Jim. I think...