New York Times Asks: Should We Like, Buy Newsprint and Ink and Stuff?

[Richardo]

We're a newspaper but we have no idea what our job is.

http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/should-the-times-be-a-truth-vigilante/

[JHB]

1. Link?

I got bad grades in mind reading back in school.

[Richardo]

2. Et voila

http://publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/should-the-times-be-a-truth-vigilante/

[JHB]

6. Thank you

"...but we're The New York Times" syndrome rears its head again.

[thelordofhell]

3. The fact that they're even asking the question means their answer is no

Looks like they've forgotten that journalism is supposed to report facts, not opinions

[BumRushDaShow]

4. Interesting

that they are even addressing this. I assumed all of the lamestream media would continue to regurgitate the spew as if it were factual. Used to be the ole "both sides"/fairness sort of thing, but that philosophy was shunted to the wayside thanks to St. Ronnie Raygun.

[Richardo]

5. The most successful strategic victory of the RW has been to frame media challenges as bias.

...now, everyone is entitled to their own facts, and challenging them is evidence - not of truth-seeking - but unfair reporting.

[leveymg]

7. That was before investigative journalism and whistleblowing became espionage, of course.

Just ask Julian.

[Bigmack]

8. "Truthiness" is more important than truth...nt

[malthaussen]

9. The comments are worth reading, too.

Tearing some serious strips off the "Paper of Record."

-- Mal