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Troubled source deludes herself -- and the NYT Magazine
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Posted on 03/26/2007 11:19:51 AM PDT by pitinkie
Edited on 03/26/2007 11:21:36 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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The New York Times published a lengthy editor's note yesterday. Actually, it published two of them; both are on this site today. This one involves a former naval construction worker who told the Times magazine that she served in Iraq, was in a Humvee that blew up, and was raped twice while serving in the Navy.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fakebutaccurate; mediabias; msm; newyorktimes; nyt
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:19:53 AM PDT
by
pitinkie
To: pitinkie
The Slimes said in a statement that she thought she was in Iraq.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:23:21 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The War on Terrorism is not for the weak.)
To: tobyhill
More "fake but accurate" journalism, I see.
3
posted on
03/26/2007 11:24:25 AM PDT
by
MizSterious
(Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
To: pitinkie
Gotta hit that deadline! Facts be damned, journalistic standards to the winds!!
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:24:30 AM PDT
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitor)
To: pitinkie
Why let a little thing like the truth get in the way of a good anti-military story?
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:27:03 AM PDT
by
Quick or Dead
(Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms - Aristotle)
To: Blueflag
Rick Leventhal is staying on their case!
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:27:07 AM PDT
by
pitinkie
(revenge will be sweet)
To: pitinkie
Summary: We couldn't prove it was true before the deadline, so since it might make the war (and by extension the President) look bad, we ran it anyway.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:30:24 AM PDT
by
Ignatz
(Did you know that before the internal combustion engine, there was no weather at all?)
To: pitinkie
"Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers."
-Jayson Blair
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:30:57 AM PDT
by
jpl
To: jpl
"Don't believe everything you read in the newspapers." -Jayson Blair I thought that was Walter Duranty.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:32:14 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The University of Florida - Championship U)
To: pitinkie
Aaron Rectica, who runs the magazines research desk, disputes that. He said that by [the NYSlime's silly company] deadline, the Navy had not given the Times any reason to disbelieve Randalls claim of service in Iraq. Rectica said the Navy only told the paper that Randalls commanders believed shed been in Iraq but that no one in the unit had been in combat.
Oh, I see. The mighty Aaron Rectica sits in judgment of the US Navy. The US Navy needs to hurry if it hopes to please Aaron Rectica!
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:32:49 AM PDT
by
starbase
(Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
To: MizSterious
I read a statement made by the author's significant other that basically raises the fake but accurate defense.
To: pitinkie
Funny the NYT isn't invoking "Rather rules"
12
posted on
03/26/2007 11:37:39 AM PDT
by
bigbob
(2)
To: pitinkie; abb; Milhous
Interesting stuff here...
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:39:46 AM PDT
by
TenthAmendmentChampion
(Pray for our President and for our heroes in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world!)
To: pitinkie
And yet the big shots at the NYTimes can't figure out why ciculation is in decline?
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:41:39 AM PDT
by
Thombo2
To: Thombo2
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:43:22 AM PDT
by
Thombo2
To: pitinkie
"What's all this talk I hear about the Right Wing Conspiracy trying to Swift Boat another Democrat War Hero. What was that? She was never in Iraq? She made up the entire story? Well that's different. Nevermind."
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:44:35 AM PDT
by
bikerMD
(Beware, the light at the end of the tunnel may be a muzzle flash.)
To: pitinkie
From the headline, I thought this was about Rosie O'JeezImFat.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:49:00 AM PDT
by
Beckwith
(dhimmicrats and the liberal media have chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
To: pitinkie
Can the Slimes be sued for slander/libel? This was a knowing lie.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:57:55 AM PDT
by
Lexington Green
(Every American killed by a Mexican truck is a homicde committed by our leaders..)
To: pitinkie; All
Someone probably identified the fraud and the NYSlimes probably then went out and offered their "source" some sort of payments if she'd cooperate in officially being outed as a fraud - instead of just admiting their own complete lack of due diligence because she made a "story" that - like Dan Rather - they believed was true.
Remember, liberal/leftist journalism is a religion, not an objective profession.
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posted on
03/26/2007 11:58:07 AM PDT
by
Wuli
To: tobyhill
Hey, as long as she imagined she was in Iraq, the NY Slimes can rely upon "her truth" just as surely as any 'Rats can proclaim "my truth" (ala former Gov. McGreevey). It does not matter if there are any facts at hand -- for "fake but accurate" journalism to work, the DBM needs only present the ravings of any libs who care to be quoted. Oh, and if they don't care to be quoted or named, that's fine too.... "fake but accurate" works just great with all sorts of super-duper secret sources, unnamed "former ambassador" types, secret spies ala Valerie Plame, etc.
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posted on
03/26/2007 12:12:54 PM PDT
by
Enchante
(Nifong, Fitzfong, Earlefong, Schumerfong, Waxmanfong...... Is there a pattern here?!?)
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