"Why are some people so eager to write The New York Times's (NYT) obituary?"
Because the Ol' Grey Whore, run by Pinch the leftist twerp, chock full of Manhattanite arrogance and unapologetic journalistic malpractice and bias, deserves it.
"All newspapers and journalists have a political agenda that they push, the trick for the reader has always been to identify that and try to filter it out..."
You are right. There hasnt been "quality journalism" there has been crappy, biased, liberal-agenda-driven journalism, a parasite that survived on diverting the now failing newspaper and media business model towards a political agenda of those who chose to take on journalism careers. I for one am glad to see the business model fail and the liberal MSM to sink under the weight of its own customer-insulting bias.
If we can get to bare-bones non-agenda-based reporting combined with the power of blogs, that would be a miracle.
Deathwatch for NYT a Tad Premature [View article]
Because the Ol' Grey Whore, run by Pinch the leftist twerp, chock full of Manhattanite arrogance and unapologetic journalistic malpractice and bias, deserves it.
The Seattle PI today, NYT tomorrow.
The Death of Profitable Journalism [View article]
the trick for the reader has always been to identify that and try to filter it out..."
You are right. There hasnt been "quality journalism" there has been crappy, biased, liberal-agenda-driven journalism, a parasite that survived on diverting the now failing newspaper and media business model towards a political agenda of those who chose to take on journalism careers. I for one am glad to see the business model fail and the liberal MSM to sink under the weight of its own customer-insulting bias.
If we can get to bare-bones non-agenda-based reporting combined with the power of blogs, that would be a miracle.