The Times’ new credibility committee report that was issued on Monday very specifically said they will be putting in a policy that reporters must get permission from their department heads to appear on television, which I think is a really good thing. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
I think on civilian casualties they could do more. It’s actually something I’ve discussed with the editors involved. They’re aware of it, and I’m hopeful that there will be more reporting on that. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
I’m saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
If you really hate George Bush, you don’t want to read about his hobbies or that he’s nice to his friends or that he’s good company at dinner. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
I think it’s one of the Times’ problems that they haven’t made it clear to readers what various formats mean. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
I’m afraid we’ll see reporters stop chasing quotes around the same time dogs stop chasing cars. Daniel Okrent Read Quote
