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The NYT lost credibility for me when they endorsed the Iraq War in 2003. I have been very vocal about their credibility ever since, even though I agree with som
by yardie 6y ago
The NYT lost credibility for me when they endorsed the Iraq War in 2003. I have been very vocal about their credibility ever since, even though I agree with some of their journalism.
Your heroes will disappoint you. Even the NYT have traded their credibility for clicks, I mean “engagement.”
- woofie11 6y agoFor me, credibility isn't binary, but a spectrum. I saw problems before (NYT was never one of my heroes, per se, but just a high-quality, thoughtful, high-integrity newspaper). It always had its flaws, but for the most part, it seemed okay pre-Trump. Especially during the Trump years, but a little before as well, it seemed like the ends (on both sides of the increasingly polarized political spectrum) became more important than the means, and a lot of formerly credible institutions moved into a post-truth era. Sadly, the NYT was one of the victims. So was a big segment of academia. The American civic discourse feels disingenuous and hollow in a way it's never felt before in my life.
- curlypaul924 6y agoI get the same feeling. Is there any way we can isolate the underlying cause? Maybe then it would be possible to change things for the better.
- inglor_cz 6y agoBari Weiss complained about internal war at the NYT: older staff vs. young woke employees. If universities have gone fully woke, no wonder they churn out a lot of woke graduates. In that case, natural generational exchange will change things for worse across the board, at least until a new generation comes that scoffs at wokeism because it is what their stupid, old parents do.