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Ironically, the NYT is probably the most guilty of putting this "message" out there that the NSA surveillance was "sharply limited" with the passing of the USA

• swalsh 11y ago
  There are some people[1] who believe that the NYT will print (or more specifically not print) nearly anything that comes from a top official in the Whitehouse as a way to maintain access. [1] http://www.salon.com/writer/patrick_l_smith/ http://www.salon.com/writer/patrick_l_smith/
  • dmoy 11y ago
    Agreed, and it is not just one person pointing this out: http://www.utne.com/media/us-officials-say.aspx http://www.utne.com/media/us-officials-say.aspx Lot of journalists have been pointing this out about NYT for a long time. (This is not to say NYT only trumpets what us officials say, just maybe, they don't always provide enough context an skepticism.) Also worth noting that NYT is hardly the only place that does this.
    • jeff_marshall 11y ago
      It's worse than just publishing what the administration wants. They've also demonstrated that they're willing to kill pieces that the administration wants killed (at least until they realize their reporters are just going to write a book with the story anyway...). In a recent Frontline episode[1], they do a good job of speaking to some primary sources about an interesting specific instance of story killing related to domestic surveillance, and how that fed into Edward Snowden's decision regarding publication venue for his whistle-blowing leaks. In my eyes, they've fallen a long way since the days of the pentagon papers. [1] United States secrets, part one.