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> In my opinion. If anything is destroying journalism, it's the fact that half this country does not care for fact vs fiction. Too bad we don't know which half

> In my opinion. If anything is destroying journalism, it's the fact that half this country does not care for fact vs fiction. Too bad we don't know which half and which news is fiction. > If some guy with a catchy domain name can produce content that goes viral, it doesn't matter how many Pulitzer the NYTimes has. The NYTimes can have all the awards in the world if they publish articles that you can demonstrate beyond doubt to be bullshit or dishonesty. > If anything, as someone who actually cares about facts, the latest changes in my Facebook newsfeed has gotten me to read a lot more publications because my friends are sharing stories from journals I don't normally read. You should always look at what the other side has to offer, I talk to people who have polar opposite beliefs to mine on a regular basis, keeps me informed and makes me re-evaluate my own position.

sjy 10y ago
> The NYTimes can have all the awards in the world if they publish articles that you can demonstrate beyond doubt to be bullshit or dishonesty. What articles did you have in mind? The NYT's reporting on WMDs in Iraq is often raised as an example of 'fake news,' but I think the failure of the fact-checking process and subsequent investigation and apology [1] is to the NYT's credit. Investigative journalists have to make judgment calls about their sources and sometimes they get it wrong, but I've never seen an NYT article 'that you can demonstrate beyond doubt to be dishonesty.' Factual errors and misleading language do slip in regularly, resulting in frank corrections or the publication of dissenting views. That's more than you can say for most 'alternative' news sources. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the-times-and-iraq.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the...

sjy 10y ago

> The NYTimes can have all the awards in the world if they publish articles that you can demonstrate beyond doubt to be bullshit or dishonesty. What articles did you have in mind? The NYT's reporting on WMDs in Iraq is often raised as an example of 'fake news,' but I think the failure of the fact-checking process and subsequent investigation and apology [1] is to the NYT's credit. Investigative journalists have to make judgment calls about their sources and sometimes they get it wrong, but I've never seen an NYT article 'that you can demonstrate beyond doubt to be dishonesty.' Factual errors and misleading language do slip in regularly, resulting in frank corrections or the publication of dissenting views. That's more than you can say for most 'alternative' news sources. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the-times-and-iraq.html http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the...