NY Times Retracts John Roberts Memo Story

Editor & Publisher ^ | September 28, 2005 | Joe Strupp

[BigEdLB]

New York Times.

The choice of Parakeets, Cockateils, and Canaries everywhere!

[OldFriend]

Good for lining the litter box too.

[BigEdLB]

I wouldn't soil my claws on that rag!
MARTIN WHITESHOES
Chairman,
LEFT COAST FEDERATION of MOUSERS, FAT-CAT

[talleyman]

"people quoted in the article discussed the Fein memorandum, provided to them by a reporter, on the assumption that it had been written by Judge Roberts."

Wonder how they made that assumption...

[talleyman]

P.S. That ruling held that libel could only be found if a news organization reported false information with actual malice.

That threshold is met every day...

[ozzymandus]

I wonder how many times the MSM can get caught lying before their credibility actually reaches zero. They're getting pretty close now, but there's still a few people who believe anything they hear from a "mainstream" source.

[Always Right]

Fake.. But accurate..

Rather's latest standard for journalism seems to take that even a bit further. Fake, but not proven inaccurate. So as long as the story behind what the fake proves has not been proven inaccurate, it's legitimate news.