I don't know enough about the history of journalism to give a satisfying answer. I consider "being the newspaper of record" to be an ideal. It is almost certai

I don't know enough about the history of journalism to give a satisfying answer. I consider "being the newspaper of record" to be an ideal. It is almost certain that anyone striving for the ideal will fail at times. Do I think the NYTimes ideals were lies when they written? No. I believe the organization tried as a whole. Even if individually or collectively they fell short at times. But I don't think that is their ideal at this moment in time. Their new ideal is one of activism. Which I personally find disappointing.