September 2012 Archive

Illustration by Kelly Blair NYT

Vagina Gazing at the New York Times

By Gail Dines: The New York Times book review cover page last Sunday looked a lot like Cosmopolitan...

Obama

New York Times Bans Quote Approval, Kind Of

By Erik Wemple: The New York Times has banned quote approval, the disturbing trend in which reporters allow flacks to adjust and sign off on quotes ...

Brooks dollar

David Brooks’ Concern for Entrepreneurial Spirit

By Dean Baker: David Brooks devotes his column today to profiling Elon Musk. Musk emigrated to Canada from South Africa when he was 15, eventually coming down to ...

Wind Farm

Fossil Fuel Group Whines About Tax Credits for Wind

By Kate Sheppard: The production tax credit (PTC) for wind energy is set to expire at the end of the year, and Congress doesn't look likely to extend it ...

Stenographer

Stenographers, Megaphones, or Journalists?

By Samir Chopra: Yesterday I posted the following on my Facebook status: The New York Times gives us ‘news’ on the CTU strike and includes this: ‘Mayor Rahm Emanuel has ...

Quotes

N.Y. Times’ New Quote Approval Policy

By Dylan Byers: The New York Times has introduced a new policy opposing "quote approval," the widespread practice of letting sources edit their own quotes prior to publication. “[S]tarting now, ...