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Originally Posted by bZkindle
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Thanks, I didn't know.
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Originally Posted by bZkindle
The grey lady ain't what she used to be like back in the days of the pentagon papers.
For a recent example look at the withholding of information to the public on Raymond Davis, who was arrested in Pakistan: the NYT deliberately withheld what they knew to be the case, that Davis was in fact CIA,
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Yes, I've heard about that. But still, I think that the NYT does remarkably well compared to other newspapers. I do not claim to have a comprehensive overview over all the major news sources of this world -- but from those that I have sampled, I found it to be one I return to again and again. And as long as you get your news from more than one source anyway, you have at least the chance to be aware of missteps.
I like The Guardian as well, but I think that it's not as crazy about the longer background-heavy features that the Times does so well. I enjoy The Guardian mostly because of its "books" section, I have to admit
