Quote of the Day | 0721

then I began seeing one self-described journalist after the next treat the accusation from these anonymous officials as tantamount to Proven Truth. They just started asserting that Snowden’s revelations helped ISIS without a molecule of doubt, skepticism or critical thought. That’s what makes this process so destructive: once the New York Times uncritically publishes a claim from a government official, even (maybe especially) if anonymous, huge numbers of “journalists” immediately treat it as Truth. It’s shocking to watch, no matter how common it is.

Greenwald, ‘The Spirit of Judy Miller is Alive and Well at the NYT,
and It Does Great Damage’


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Pim Derks  op 22 juli 2015 @ 16:36:15

“Our source was the New York Times,” zei de Sovjetambassadeur in “Dr. Strangelove” al.

eamelje.net  op 22 juli 2015 @ 17:58:23

Ziet ook boeklog over The Kingdom and the Power.