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When a trio of former state Supreme Court justices wrote a letter to the editor during the November campaign, Becky Layton of our staff called each individually to ensure authorship.
If we can't confirm who wrote a letter, we won't publish it, plain and simple.
Here is one good example of why we take pains to verify the identity of letter writers.
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Another day, another scandal at the New York Times. Why does the NYT still have any credibility? At this point, I'd be shocked if they actually reported a story fairly and accurately.
Posted on December 23, 2008 9:52 AM
Imagine- a newspaper apologizing for facilitating somebody's apocryphal claims when they are discovered.
Astounding!
It apparently can be done.
Posted on December 23, 2008 10:47 AM
Too funny. That the letter makes sense should have been a dead giveaway that it wasn't from France.
Posted on December 23, 2008 10:51 AM
I'm surprised that Mr. Johnson is surprised by the New York Times latest episode of this sort. The Times has long since passed the time of being an honest, credible dissementor of news. As in their Sunday paper when they blamed Bush for the economic meltdown, they apparently don't read their own paper (for good reason if they want the news) because they strongly criticized Clinton for deregulating the banks and creating a potential for what has happened. The most recent "get Bush" article was 180 degrees from their own 1998 article on the same subject!
When S&P downgraded the times to "junk" status, you thought they meant the Times financial status. They alsoobviously meant the "news" operation.
Posted on December 23, 2008 11:58 AM
The NYT is not balanced, it is not fair and it has no conservative voices. However, some of the stories are great. The obits are great. Look at the length of some stories, something you will not find N & R. You will all right with the NYT if it not the only paper you read. The N & R has the opportunity to run a lot of the NYT stuff, but refuses to do so. Let's face it, all big city papers are on the ultra liberal side of the spectrum. The fact that the papers are in a death spiral, is the penalty they pay for covering events in an unbalanced way. They may have to fail in order for them to remake themselves in a manner that reflects the populations they serve.
Posted on December 23, 2008 3:48 PM
Joe, the Times actually does have conservative voices, unless you consider William Kristol and David Brooks liberals.
Posted on December 23, 2008 5:14 PM