I really never intended on focusing on The New York Times and its problems, but to not address them nowadays is like trying to ignore the elephant in the living room. In the Sunday magazine, the Times had an article entitled "The Young Hipublicans," by John Colapinto. The article is interesting, informative and proof positive […]
The New York Times has struck another blow to journalistic ideals with the latest revelation that Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg did what Slate's Jack Shafer is appropriately calling the "Dateline Toe-Touch." In at least one instance, Bragg relied almost completely on the reporting of his own personal intern, J. Wes Yoder. Yoder spent four […]