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In response to "then what, in your mind, is the role of a journalist?" by znufrii

I do not believe it's the NYT's role

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Jan 13 '12, 07:33

to fact-check other journalists/people.

The primary role of the media should be to serve as a watchdog for the People in search for the truth about what is happening in our cities, states, governments, countries, etc.

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If their job is to search for the truth, do they not have the obligation to actually condemn falsehoods when they are presented? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 13, 07:39 1
- Yes. If they can pull that off in a factual non-partisan manner, kudos to them. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 07:44
but, if you report a someone making a direct statment, that you KNOW is erroneous, and say nothing... -- nm - Andie Jan 13, 07:37 11
- And in fact, we were unable to find one instance where Mitt Romney actually cremated a job. -- nm - NYTimes Jan 13, 08:08
- I understand the theory. I question whether the NYT would be able to pull it off in a factual non-partisan way. - Strongbad Jan 13, 07:41 9
  - I can see how that particular quote might be problematic. - znufrii Jan 13, 07:50
  - "Please note, at press time the NYT was unable to find one instance of the President Obama using the word "apologize" in a speech." - Andie Jan 13, 07:43 7
    - I don't think the author used the best exemple, you can apologize without using the word "apologize" - Guigue Jan 13, 07:49
    - And the flip side of that is the you can apologize for something without using the word "apologize" in a sentence. - Strongbad Jan 13, 07:49 5
      - fine, that was an example used in the article. but you could apply the same approach to anything. -- nm - Andie Jan 13, 07:50 4
        
        In theory, I fully support it. I question the NYT's ability to implement it. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 13, 07:52 3
        
        The debate is not about the NYT, it's about journalism in general -- nm - Guigue Jan 13, 07:53
        
        (and I apologize for jumping around with my stance) - Strongbad Jan 13, 07:53 1
        
        enh, that's what debate is for. :) -- nm - Andie Jan 13, 07:59

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