[RayChuang88]

The biggest problem with the New York Times is that once Abe Rosenthal retired as Editor-in-Chief, the paper turned WAY too far to the Left in terms of political slant on general news coverage. Rosenthal would be appalled by today's paper, since he told his reporters to strictly not inject their political bias in general news stories.

The New York Times has never been the same since the Jayson Blair scandal effectively finished off the reputation of that paper in the eyes of many Americans.

[MillerCreek]

I'm willing to bet that the Jason Blair experience was merely a case of "the one who was caught," and that TNYT has pretty well managed to harp along on espionage and innuendo and outright deceit for most of it's existence.

People are just more aware of their methods, is all. And Blair was identified, the sacrificial plagiarist.