Flutterby™! : Should the New York Times tell the truth?

New York Times — Arthur S. Brisbane — Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante?

I’m looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about.

Dear Mr. Brisbane: The world has seen entirely too much of journalists badly rewriting press releases. You want to know why I don't give a damn if the newspaper industry dies a horrible grisly death? You want to know why I don't subscribe to the NYT online edition (and, yes, I do pay money for online content)? This. In spades.

The fact that the New York Times even has to ask this question shows how corrupt "the fourth estate" has become. So, Mr. Brisbane: Fuck yes. And the New York Times should also not confuse telling the truth with finding an alternative viewpoint.

Because otherwise you're worse than Fox News, because you don't actually take a stand for something, you're just republishing lies.

Via Brown Eyed Girl, who also links to Jay Rosen's response to this and the subsequent Brisbane hair-splitting.