Friday, November 4, 2005
NYT
Many have noted the egregious editing in the NY Times' 10/16/05 article about Marines in Iraq. Particularly thorough and forceful pieces are by A Guy In Pajamas, Michele Malkin, Countercolumn and Mudville Gazeette (with many relevant references and links). I totally agree with Guy that the apt word is "breathtaking" and that one must assume they lie about other things too. We would have gotten in major trouble at my Seven Sisters college if we'd quoted anything so deliberately cleverly and, therefore, falsely. We were always told that excerpts are peachy as long as you maintain the point of the author. I wish I didn't like the Times arts section and the crossword puzzle so much because I really want to stop giving them my pennies.
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