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Also: this is an automotive journalist, someone who is professionally trained to notice things accurately while driving a vehicle.
by RyanMcGreal 14y ago
Also: this is an automotive journalist, someone who is professionally trained to notice things accurately while driving a vehicle.
- antiterra 14y agoNo, he's not an automotive journalist. His main beat these days is on climate/eco issues. That said, I've never heard of automotive journalists being 'professionally trained to notice things accurately' as a matter of course.
- RyanMcGreal 14y agoMy apologies. I assumed the journalist test-driving a car for the NYT automotive section was an automotive journalist. Nevertheless, the "professionally trained to notice things accurately" applies generally to the fact that he's a journalist.
- danielweber 14y agoAuto-review journalists are, if anything, much worse at basic facts than normal journalists.
- Macsenour 14y agoBut if I'm writing for NYT, known for their accuracy and integrity, I tripple check every number and make copious notes. Mixing up and 5 and 9? Seems like something a journalist wouldn't do casually.
- SilasX 14y ago... and then ignore it if it's bad so as not to offend advertisers.