Readers provide advice for future public editor columns.I’m looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about.One example mentioned recently by a reader: As cited in an Adam Liptak article on the Supreme Court, a court spokeswoman said Clarence Thomas had “misunderstood” a financial disclosure form when he failed to report his wife’s earnings from the Heritage Foundation. The reader thought it not likely that Mr. Thomas “misunderstood,” and instead that he simply chose not to report the information.Another example: on the campaign trail, Mitt Romney often says President Obama has made speeches “apologizing for America,” a phrase to which Paul Krugman objected in a December 23 column arguing that ... Continue reading →
In theory these would still fit Left outside the European Central Bank in the dead of night, the horse has now been moved into the ECB’s central lobby where it is proudly on display. A gift tag attached to the horse, which is surprisingly light for its size and has small holes along the length of its body, suggested that it should be placed in the bank’s vaults overnight to avoid it being targeted by thieves. Mario Draghi, President of the ECB, said: “How nice of the Greeks to acknowledge the trouble we’ve been put to on their behalf with this wonderful horse, handmade and so large it could hold a dozen double-decker buses. “The card with it, which had a teddy bear dressed as ... Continue reading →
Carroll Shelby, a Texas chicken farmer turned hot-rodder who went on to build innovative sports cars like the Cobra that challenged Europe’s longtime dominance of road racing as well as high-performance versions of production cars like the Ford Mustang, died on Thursday in Dallas. He was 89. His death was announced by his company, Carroll Shelby International. In the 1960s, Shelby raised the profile of American racing machines on the international sports-car circuit by packing powerful Ford V-8 engines into lightweight British roadsters, and by developing racing cars for Ford. His Shelby Cobras proved worthy competitors to the likes of Ferrari, Maserati and Jaguar and became prized collector’s items — today they command six- and seven-figure prices. “Carroll is sort of like the car world’s ... Continue reading →
u all are terrible not hurting anyone get a life.... love u dinger.. wow u people are a bunch of little babies please dont get rid of dinger. even dinger makes mistakes sometimes. Just a note: Dinger is a triceratops because when they were digging out the field...they found dinasour bones, including a triceratops skull. Dinger is the official mascot of the Colorado Rockies. He is an anthropomorphic purple triceratops. The Rockies triceratops is often seen on the field before and after the game and roaming around the stadium during the game. He has been the Colorado Rockies biggest fan since he first hatched from his egg at Mile High Stadium on April 16, 1994 [1]. Dinger works year-round promoting physical fitness and literacy for ... Continue reading →
The Bay Citizen and The New York Times will end their nearly two-year-old publishing partnership at the end of this month, coinciding with the formal merger between The Bay Citizen and the Center for Investigative Reporting of Berkeley, according to Brian Kelley, the Bay Citizen’s interim chief executive. The final Bay Area pages in The New York Times will appear April 29; control of The Bay Citizen will be transferred to CIR the following day. “The Times has been immensely proud to publish The Bay Citizen’s enterprising news report in our pages and on our website for nearly two years,” said Jim Schachter, associate managing editor of The Times. “We would have liked to continue the relationship. This undertaking, from our perspective, has met all ... Continue reading →
