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I used to be a skeptic of MSM in general but started reading/following NYT and some other major news outlets about an year ago to challenge my own mindset. Fro
by yahnu 6y ago
I used to be a skeptic of MSM in general but started reading/following NYT and some other major news outlets about an year ago to challenge my own mindset.
From what I have seen, to my surprise, the NYT's opinion section does encompass diverse viewpoints and reports in general are neutral in tone!
Any criticism I have seen of NYT are either nitpicking (example: headline being too moderate) or taking an incident that is outlier and generalising it (example: Editor of opinion section didn't read a controversial opinion piece by a politician before publishing and resigned over the backlash. Instead of viewing it as an one-off incident, it was criticized as NYT not tolerant of diverse opinions).
NYT is not perfect (who else is?) but it is still one of the best organization with highest standards of journalism I have seen.
- nazgulnarsil 6y agoconsider that neutrality may be dependent on where one stands.
- yahnu 6y agoA 'news' article is different than an 'opinion' article. Most news reports contains statements backed by verifiable sources/references/evidence. In general, a 'news' article is and should be neutral. A good news outlet maintains that difference. Blurring the lines between the two is an indicator of the organization's bias. IMO, NYT is one such good organization. That was my point if I wasn't clear!