From: Gary Wiltshire 

Blair is not the only recent example.

On Wed, 04 Jun 2003 20:21:29 -0400, Judy Folkenberg
 wrote:

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>Gary Wiltshire wrote:
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>> >>Yeah, but this IS the NY Times we're talking about.
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>I'm not sure what your point is.  It's a well-written paper.  Blair was
>one reporter if that's what your referring to.  I still hold the Times in
>high regard.  And as one who lived through the sniper attacks (one victim
>killed half a mile from where I live and 2 others within a 2 miles
>radius), except for Blair's stories, the reports were accurate.  Blair's
>mistakes were not to slant a story left or right...merely to make it more
>"colorful."  (Pun not intended!)  The guy's a con artist,
unethical, and a
>jerk (for starters).  Actually, what I'm finding more fascinating is
>reports about editor Raines and the less than happy newsroom culture he
>engendered.  Now, that's going to be an interesting story to watch unfold.
>
>The story about the peace activist being refused on a flight was printed
>in other publications.
>
>Judy

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