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Why the NYT Is a Great News Organization (Exhibit Umpteen)
Say what you will about the Grey Lady’s shortcomings (looking at you, Caliphate), but when she’s good, she’s very very good. Case in point: Yesterday’s edition of The Daily, the wildly popular New York Times podcast. When the Taliban took … Continue reading
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Tagged Caliphate, Lynsea Garrison, N, New York Times, Stella Tan, Taliban, The Daily, The Grey Lady.
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New York Times Doubles Down On Its Half-True ‘Truth’ Ad
As the hardworking staff noted on Saturday, for the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Caliphate, Elizabeth Redden, George Washington University, Inside Higher Ed, Iraq, Islamic State, Maryam Saleh, MESA, Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom, New York Times, Pep Squad for Truth, Rukmini Callimachi, Sara Farhan, The Intercept, The ISIS Files
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Latest New York Times ‘Truth’ Commercial Is Only Half-True
For the past two years the New York Times has been one of the leading voices in the news media’s Pep Squad for Truth – those preaching-to-the-choir ad campaigns aimed at convincing the American public that real news matters. The … Continue reading