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by taco_emoji 605 days ago
ok, what DOES make it the paper of record?
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drawkward 605 days ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_of_record
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taco_emoji 605 days ago
...which says that it's based on reputation. I presume the previous poster's opinion is that the NYT is no longer deserving of that reputation. It's weird that you asked for a citation of their opinion.
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drawkward 604 days ago
One person's opinion doesn't make it not the paper of record. It's more like a state change that requires some critical mass.
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