tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post4428105058233715133..comments2023-08-19T06:19:28.990-04:00Comments on the nytpicker: Why The Weaknesses In The NYT's Coverage of the David Paterson Story Matter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8007635024151290238.post-7142091375549397442010-03-16T12:28:09.434-04:002010-03-16T12:28:09.434-04:00I am not sure it is the paper's job "to f...I am not sure it is the paper's job "to figure out what is true, what isn't." They have sourced what they can and reported what else they have. The conclusions to be reached are for each reader and, perhaps, others.<br /><br />They have done really great work on this. The Times was beat to hell on Watergate. I had little access to the Washington Post in those pre-internet (and, for me, college) days and really felt left out of a damned good story, while the Times just transcribed what others reported and said. <br /><br />I am not looking for a repeat of that performance.Barthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358428327504448838noreply@blogger.com