Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not "confirming?" the AP story? By doing what, having the "front page editor" go to West Virginia? Or "make a phone call" to whom? You really haven't got the vaguest idea how newspapers work, or about the roles of reporters and editors, do you? On 1/4/06 3:59 PM, "mcyclwritr@comcast.net" <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: > While NYT considers itself the paper of record the nation's conscience, its > reporters are expected to be neither omniscient nor even omnipresent. > > It appears this particular goof is the fault of the front page editor for > not > confirming the AP story. If it's a two-inch blurb for Section ZZ on > taste-tempting Valentine's Day cupcakes, go ahead run it without double > checking. If it's a front page story involving life and death, at least > make a > phone call. > > -Chris Lawson > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Matt Powell <wooderson@gmail.com> >> On 1/4/06, mcyclwritr@comcast.net <mcyclwritr@comcast.net> wrote: >>> This exactly the sort of NYT apologist retort I anticipated. That's why >>> my >> original post >included a whiff of Basic Reporting 101, which, >> predictably, >> is >> missing from your reply. >>> >>> How do you know what the "mining company told family members and others?" >>> Was >> it >broadcast on TV? >> >> Oh, dear, I'm an apologist! >> >> But yes, every other source I've seen followed the same basic outline >> - if you look at the CNN story, it refers to how the survivor rumors >> got started and the miners' families getting physically angry at the >> mining company, who had led them on (presumably by accident). >> >> I was unaware that NYT reporters were required to be omniscient, >> rather than simply using what information appeared to be credible at >> the time. >> -- >> Matt Powell >> wooderson@gmail.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information