More idiocy at the NY Times
Atrios takes Anne Kornblut of the NY Times to task today for claiming that Hillary Clinton has been criticizing Democrats when, in fact, she's been criticizing Republicans.
Her article in today's Times begins:
You get the feeling that all the reporters simply copy Republican talking points, and all the editors sleep all day long.
As Brad DeLong always says, "Why oh why can't we have a better press corps?"
Her article in today's Times begins:
ROGERS, Ark., July 15 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, returning to her red-state ties, chastised Democrats Saturday for taking on issues that arouse conservatives and turn out Republican voters rather than finding consensus on mainstream subjects.That paragraph sets the stage for the entire article. In fact, however, all of the criticism that Clinton is quoted as having for Democrats is actually aimed at Republicans.
You get the feeling that all the reporters simply copy Republican talking points, and all the editors sleep all day long.
As Brad DeLong always says, "Why oh why can't we have a better press corps?"
posted by walldon | 2:37 PM
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Perhaps the blogosphere is a good beginning. If the standard of writing on the net is higher than in the times and better researched - people will desert "the paper of record".
I have always found the NY Times a dismal shadow of publications like the UK Guardian and the Times and the Irish Times.
You need more competition, the NY Times is pathetic at times, even the quality of the writing pales in comparison to broadsheets elsewhere.
Read
guardian.co.uk (more to the left)
or
Read
timesonline.co.uk (more to the right) or
(subscription only) - ireland.com (the Irish Times).
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