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by kelnos 1828 days ago
Unfortunately it feels like this is pretty common for the NYT today: they decide on a conclusion they want to make, and then interview enough people so they can cherry-pick the comments that support their conclusion, and don't bother to present any dissenting viewpoints.

It's really a shame; I feel like this transformation happened in the last 5 years or so. Most articles from NYT that I see posted here have this slant.
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ra7 1828 days ago
> they decide on a conclusion they want to make, and then interview enough people so they can cherry-pick the comments that support their conclusion, and don't bother to present any dissenting viewpoints.

I've said this exact thing in the past about NYT. This seems to be their MO these days and is especially apparent in their international reporting.

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forgingahead 1827 days ago
You're spot on with the timing because that's when the scion of the family business took over: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._G._Sulzberger#The_New_York_...

Along his goals of "doubling digital revenue" and maximising subscriber numbers, the place obviously turned towards clickbait and left-wing cheer-leading.

Give the customers what they want - and they definitely don't want to be told their worldview is wrong or that their opinion of certain issues has valid counterpoints. So it's been a huge cratering of credibility and honest reporting.

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