Is Oliver Stone Moonlighting as a New York Times Editor?

Thursday, January 17. 2008

Is Oliver Stone Moonlighting as a New York Times Editor?

Bob Owens has a must-read piece on the recent New York Times article painting an at-best misleading portrait of military vets from Iraq and Afghanistan as inordinately prone to violent crimes.

In an editorial on the subject, the New York Post asks, "Who's editing the paper these days - Oliver Stone?"

In asking this question, is the Post insinuating that the Times has improved its editorial process?

Update: This story brings to mind this quote from the Tribune Company's new owner, Sam Zell:

"I won't stand for my newspapers publishing stuff that isn't true or is, in effect, an editorial on the front page. I mean, you read The New York Times sometimes and if you close your eyes you're not sure if you're reading the front page or the editorial page."

Posted by Tom Elia in Media at 11:08 | Comments (7) | Trackbacks (0)

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Regarding you much discussed comment about converting the Jews. Of course America would be better off - Jews mostly vote Deomocrat, Christians mostly vote Republican. The logic seems inescapable to me.

#1 Bob Clarke on 2008-01-17 14:25 (Reply)

Maybe you need to lay off the paint chips: Have you tried "Bacos" on your salad instead?

#1.1 Tom Elia on 2008-01-17 14:33 (Reply)

Maybe the Times is including "soldiers" from the other side who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. They have certainly murdered a lot of people.

#2 Korla Pundit (Homepage) on 2008-01-17 14:42 (Reply)

If you close your eyes, how can you read at all?

#3 Hmm... on 2008-01-18 00:43 (Reply)

Since we wouldn't surrender the NYT and others need a new way to discredit the war effort

#4 Bandit on 2008-01-18 08:54 (Reply)

Bandit, this isn't a new way. Not by a long shot.

#4.1 Darkmage on 2008-01-18 13:04 (Reply)

I enjoyed the Sam Zell quote, but the New York Post critique is a little much... The paper that's had a cover with a photoshopped picture of politicians as monkeys isn't the source I listen to about what makes for good journalism.

#5 some girl from Chicago on 2008-01-18 23:45 (Reply)

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