Posted on 02/22/2008 10:43:54 AM PST by RatherBiased.com
The fallout continues from yesterday's New York Times hit piece on John McCain, and the paper itself doesn't seem eager to put up a fight, while network news broadcasts, liberal bloggers, and the general public are questioning the paper's journalistic standards.
Yesterday's inflammatory Times story, which used anonymous sources to forward nine-year-old allegations from his first presidential run suggesting an improper relationship by John McCain with a female telecommunications lobbyist, received prominent front-page placement yet today's follow-up on McCain's press conference was relegated to page 20. [...]
All the networks led with the story, but did feature criticism of the Times's standards. [...]
Ben Smith at The Politico rounded up the surprisingly critical response of the left-wing blogosphere [...]
Even the Times's readers don't seem interested in this story. When you look at their "most emailed" stories of the day, the McCain hit piece doesn't even crack the top ten.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
I’ll be satisfied when I see their charred wreckage and rotting carcases.
The NYTimes has readers?
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