Comment by zer00eyz
5 months ago
> Having been a reader of the New York Times for almost 50 years, I can say the New York Times hasn't changed that much.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jun/07/new-york-times...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-new-york-times-wmd-cov...
> To pick a nit, you are correct: This was no investigative journalism.
From the NYT article: "James A. Lewis, a cybersecurity researcher at the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington, said that only a handful of countries could pull off such an operation, including Russia, China and Israel."
Using the agreeable expert isn't "reporting" its BAD journalism. It's WMD's all over again.
The links you posted do not refute my statement. So I ask, how many times have you read the New York Times? As I stated above, I've read it almost daily for nearly 50 years. Do you subscribe? Do you read it regularly? Do you even read it at all? Or just parrot what you've seen on the internet?
The remainder of your comment is a non-sequitur, and has nothing to do with what I wrote.
The coverage of WMD's was appalling.
Both the BBC and the Guardian were reporting how fucked up it was, but NYT ra ra America fuck yea just went along with it. There were other us news orgs that spoke up but no traction.
And this is the thing. The NYT isnt doing reporting here. This isnt a presser they are covering where they are quoting cops and their claim on the street value of the drug sized. This is a "confidential source" whos narrative is then supported by a know insider but its made to look like its being fact checked.
Its not. This is not journalism, and if you want to make it that, then you have to admit it's awful. There needs to be a retraction, or better yet a mecupla and some interviews with real technical experts.