Will VNak & Fitzt be ignored due to 24-hr Rigoberto Alpizar coverage?

Time's Novak to Testify Tomorrow (TODAY, by virtue of the fact that this is yesterday's story)

Time reporter Viveca Novak is scheduled to give a sworn deposition to special prosecutor Patrick J. Fitzgerald tomorrow, a spokesperson for the magazine confirmed.

Novak is expected to discuss under oath her conversations with Robert Luskin, Karl Rove's attorney, in May 2004.

The New York Times reported last week that Novak may have told Luskin that Rove had been Time reporter Matt Cooper's source in the Valerie Plame Wilson leak affair.

Novak will give her deposition to Fitzgerald tomorrow without going before the grand jury. Fitzgerald’s spokesperson Randall Samborn declined to comment. Novak and her attorney, Henry Schuelke, did not return calls seeking comment.

--Gabriel Sherman

Posted by Gabriel Sherman 12/07/2005 04:22:00 PM

http://www.observer.com/themediamob/2005/12/times-novak-to-testify-tomorrow.html

But there wouldn't be much of a story anyway other than saying he's there, or he spent 3 hours there.

The Corporate Media love these polarizing cop vs citizen shoot em up stories. Creates anger, outrage, indignation - on both sides. Corp Media know fear and anxiety are gateway drugs to retail con$umption.

The real Fitz news will come out when he announces his decision/indictments/etc. The fact that he's taking testimony only leads to speculation. Remember all the wild theories we heard before Fitzmas the last time?

about the three hour visit to the grand jury, and definitely no photos.

We will hear but snippits until the next indictments are presented. I'm thinking that will be the same as before -- nationally covered press conference, etcetera.

Julie