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You don't get much more "fake news" than Jayson Blair or Judith Miller. But I still do appreciate their journalism. Unlike some journalism outfits they do see
by nostromo 10y ago
You don't get much more "fake news" than Jayson Blair or Judith Miller.
But I still do appreciate their journalism. Unlike some journalism outfits they do seem to try to get it right.
- serge2k 10y ago2 disgraced journalists from 13 years ago is hardly indicative of a problem with the NYT now.
- massysett 10y agoApparently much of the memo talks about how much editing a Times story undergoes, a process that certainly existed 13 years ago. If all these editors didn't catch Blair, what value are they adding?
- ghaff 10y agoEditors at newspapers may well ask hard questions about how well sourced an article is--as well as making lots of other changes to improve rigor and readability. But, as in the day-to-day operations of many professions, they tend to assume that the journalists aren't actively lying about things.
- sanderjd 10y agoThe difference is between organizations that admit when they're wrong by issuing retractions, firing people, etc. and organizations that allow known falsehoods to linger without comment.