Top Critics Shred NYT's Shoddy Coverage of Duke Lacrosse 'Rape' Case

By Michael Chapman (Bio | Archive)
April 24, 2007 - 15:58 ET

The MRC's TimesWatch division has an excellent analysis of the NYT's grossly shoddy and biased coverage of the Duke lacrosse "rape" case. In this latest item, the student newspaper at Duke, The Chronicle, actually went out and interviewed former NYT reporters and critics and asked their opinion about the paper's coverage of the Duke case. The Chronicle -- a student paper! -- did what the so-called professional media should have done long ago. Concerning the NYT's coverage of the Duke case, "it showed everything that's wrong with American journalism," said Daniel Okrent, a former public editor of the NYT. For more, click here.


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Truth is the solution, ever

April 25, 2007 - 00:57 ET by Right2thePoint

Truth is the solution, every thing else is the problem.