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Real newspapers can criticize and investigate themselves. The Los Angeles Times recently ran a series on racism in its newsroom, both historically and today. An
by labster 6y ago
Real newspapers can criticize and investigate themselves. The Los Angeles Times recently ran a series on racism in its newsroom, both historically and today. And that was after an article detailing staff writer who plagiarized his past stories as if they were current.
A news organization which issues retractions and mea culpas is trustworthy, one that cannot reflect on itself may be propaganda or worse.
- refurb 6y agoI definitely agree and see this article as a pretty positive thing. Just surprising coming from the NYTs.
- nl 6y agothe NYT has always been pretty self-reflective and public in its self criticism. The most famous recentish (2004) example was their problematic reporting and editorial stance around the second Iraq war: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-the-times-and-iraq.html https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/26/world/from-the-editors-th...