[Liz]

Some papers have chosen to express their revised view of the Times with actions rather than words. The Lufkin (Texas) Daily News dropped New York Times editorialist Maureen Dowd's column from its editorial page on Friday in response to a column in which she misrepresented the meaning of a remark made by President Bush.

"The New York Times' considerable credibility problem is now our problem, as well," wrote editor Marc Masferrer in explaining the decision.

Earlier, Denver's Rocky Mountain News took a newly skeptical stance toward Times reporting, enacting a rule that reports from the Times based on quotes from anonymous sources must be cleared with top editors before being reprinted.

Also last week, the Richmond Times-Dispatch responded in print to readers who had demanded that the paper stop using The New York Times' news service, accusing it of liberal bias. The paper said it will continue to feature Times reporting based on the Times’ record of credibility.

And so readers, that about wraps the good news of the Times in a State of Collapse for today.

[Grampa Dave]

I would say that the Richmond Times-Dispatch has a real truth problem with this remark: The Richmond Times-Dispatch responded in print to readers who had demanded that the paper stop using The New York Times' news service, accusing it of liberal bias. The paper said it will continue to feature Times reporting based on the Times’ record of credibility.

[Howlin]

Oh, man, I'm loving the fact that dumped Dowd!

[mrustow]

Thanks for the ping!