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> This is a pretty weird article, without some kind of further support it really smacks of a manufactured narrative. On the other hand, an article like this ca
by _rpd 8y ago
> This is a pretty weird article, without some kind of further support it really smacks of a manufactured narrative.
On the other hand, an article like this can contribute to the hoped-for revival. The media has considerable power. It seems ungenerous to criticise them when they use it for good, manufactured narrative or not.
- passivepinetree 8y agoWhat? It's absolutely fair to criticize the NYT for manufacturing a narrative regardless of intention. That's just dishonesty. It's not reporting, it's creating a story, regardless of if you think what they're creating is noble or not. If it's not lying to the public, it's pretty damn close.
- prepend 8y agoWhile you are certainly right, news is meant to be objective. Whether they use it for good or not makes them less useful as if they stop being objective then they will lose their ability to sway opinions for “good.” There’s also the issue of why would they do this good versus another. Is this the neediest city? What evidence do they use to target their good? Most charities and government have controls in place to focus this. If news goes against their charter to try to improve social good, what mechanism do they have to measure this? The NYTimes is a BCorp. They aren’t a charity with a board.