No, I can't say I have, but I'll keep an open eye. What I see is much
more, uhm, inessential stuff. But my inessential may be someone else's
essential. After all, the Times has always had a sports section, which
I toss gratefully as a chunk of the paper I don't ever have to read.
I'm sure others feel the same about other parts. This is a financial
fact of life--the Times must cover certain topics to reach certain
readers, topics that other readers think are a waste of trees. But as
for the news columns being "for rent," no, I don't see that at all.
Pamela
On Mar 1, 2007, at 12:42 AM, Phil Henshaw wrote:
I've been curious about the change in the Times apparent politics. I
think it's actually detaching itself from politics maybe, but in a
curious way. I see more and more pieces that seem carefully crafted
for particular audiences, so that instead of having one voice that you
can get used to and know what to expect from, you now have more blush
pieces for targeted interests. Their editorial positions are still
seem well researched, fair minded and practical, but the news is for
rent more and more of the time. Anyone else notice that?
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Unfortunately, the NYT is no longer the newspaper it once was. It's
reporting on the invasion, its justification and subsequent events is
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