> They weren't.... they just got their information about the bombings somewhere besides the NYT Probably "other sources in addition to NYT", but yes. Not just

> They weren't.... they just got their information about the bombings somewhere besides the NYT Probably "other sources in addition to NYT", but yes. Not just that, but the Boston Marathon bombings were an ongoing story - the NYT had a number of different stories that related to it. NYT is actually not a great place to go for truly breaking news like that - except for pre-planned NYT-exclusive releases, they're almost never the first to post a story. On the other hand, they usually have more in-depth research, better analysis, and (most importantly) better fact-checking than other news sources; this is clearly a direct tradeoff. I'm actually surprised that the Boston bombings was so high on the list. If anything, I think that speaks to the trustworthiness of the NYT as a news source, even in the online era.