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NYT: the paper of "record." Regardless of past or modern quality, it seems kind of arrogant for a promulgater of copy to proclaim they have undisputed monopoli
by doggodaddo78 6y ago
NYT: the paper of "record." Regardless of past or modern quality, it seems kind of arrogant for a promulgater of copy to proclaim they have undisputed monopolies on truth and facts, doesn't it?
- ternaryoperator 6y agoIt's a term of art and doesn't have the meaning you attribute to it. Here's the definition from Wikipedia: "A newspaper of record is a major newspaper with large circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative." When you consider NYC's other news dailies (the NY Post and the Daily News), it would be hard to disagree that the NYT is the most authoritative.
- logifail 6y ago> It's a term of art [..] "A newspaper of record is a major newspaper with large circulation whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered authoritative." One definition of "authoritative" would be "able to be trusted as being accurate or true; reliable" I'm not sure how anyone could seriously believe that to be an appropriate way to describe the NYT (or indeed any of their major competitors). To be blunt: they're "accurate" and/or "true", except for the all the times when they aren't.