May 16, 2003

Managing Journalists

A well-written perspective on the blight affecting the New York Times'
journalism. We must keep in mind that there are always crooks and charlatans
among us, including within the journalism profession. It will always be so.
Management's job is to root them out. I think the Times is trying to do so,
but its management has been somewhat lax in laying out all the blame.

Journalists claim and strive to be objective. Because they are human that goal
cannot always be achieved. There are always biases that shade what's reported
as well as the choices about what's not reported. The biases are miles away
from falsehoods, however.

We readers must approach warily what is written for our consumption.
Management of journalists must be ruthless when the issue is dishonesty
otherwise readers will go elsewhere.

Continue to keep a sharp eye out!

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