It's often useful to remember that the New York Times had Judith Miller and the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek had Joyce Haber. PG spoke about The Submarine - a

It's often useful to remember that the New York Times had Judith Miller and the Los Angeles Times and Newsweek had Joyce Haber. PG spoke about The Submarine - a strategically placed news article. He paid under seventeen thousand. The problem is the opposite of what they worry about. We all trust news too much. We'll read something in a field we're familiar with, say "what utter nonsense!" and turn the page and read something about a topic we're unfamiliar with. I suppose you don't have to publish a retraction if you aren't caught.