https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/03/15/phillip-bennett-responds/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 23:38:22 -0400<![CDATA[The other day I was pretty hard on Phillip Bennett about what the Washington Post editor allegedly said in an interview with China&#8217;s People&#8217;s Daily. Now Bennett has responded to a query from Hugh Hewitt with his own transcription of that interview which does not entirely comport with the one published by the Chinese. I leave it to you to decide what you think of Bennett&#8217;s real statements, but I am curious about what the editor of the Washington Post expected. I have been interviewed on several occasions by the controled press &#8211; by the Chinese themselves in 1978 and four or five times by Soviet publications between 1986-1990. In every case my words were distorted to one degree or another (they have been here too!). I was not surprised in any of the cases and back in the &#8217;78 interview it didn&#8217;t even bother me (I was in synch with the Chinese in those days, to some extent anyway). But I was a private citizen &#8212; a left-leaning novelist/screenwriter and fully aware of what was happening. The Managing Editor of the Washington Post is someone rather different. He speaks for one of the most important newspapers in America. I am amazed he could have been so naive, but then maybe I shouldn&#8217;t be. I believed the interview was accurate.]]>Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:55:55 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/03/15/phillip-bennett-responds-n207312