3 ms·
> Over 10 months, The Times interviewed 450 people, built a database of every medallion sale since 1995 and reviewed thousands of individual loans and other doc
by pm90 7y ago
> Over 10 months, The Times interviewed 450 people, built a database of every medallion sale since 1995 and reviewed thousands of individual loans and other documents, including internal bank records and confidential profit-sharing agreements.
This ... is so great. I'm glad the NYT continues to do real journalism instead of succumbing to the Buzzfeed/Social Media whizbang latest breaking news that the TV media has become.
- mattkrause 7y agoOddly, Buzzfeed News also does some pretty in-depth reporting too. They were Pulitzer finalists (i.e. , runners up) in 2018 for reporting on Russian assassinations in the US and UK, and in 2017 for something about trade agreements(?).
- pm90 7y agoI think an apology is in order. They have a reputation for crass reporting on certain things, but have done some pretty great things otherwise. I guess I kinda bought into the meme of buzzfeed news not really being news.
- mattkrause 7y agoThe rest of Buzzfeed is incredibly....frivolous, but I think the news department is an under-appreciated gem. I almost wish they had given it a different name.