Jan 12 2012

Truthiness-

Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante?

By ARTHUR S. BRISBANE, The New York Times

January 12, 2012, 10:29 am

I’m looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about.

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This message was typical of mail from some readers who, fed up with the distortions and evasions that are common in public life, look to The Times to set the record straight. They worry less about reporters imposing their judgment on what is false and what is true.

Is that the prevailing view? And if so, how can The Times do this in a way that is objective and fair? Is it possible to be objective and fair when the reporter is choosing to correct one fact over another? Are there other problems that The Times would face that I haven’t mentioned here?

3 comments

    • on 01/12/2012 at 22:28
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    • on 01/12/2012 at 22:51
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    It is stunning that a so-called “journalist” would even need to ask that question.

    • on 01/12/2012 at 23:34
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    I can imagine why. I read the first five, Ouch

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