Perhaps in some cases the fact checking of the New York Times is better than that of the thousands of readers of these Pajamas Media blogs. After all, any NYT reporter may have much greater access to other news sources from whom to request verification. They are all already a part of the same club. But, how many verified, fully checked facts does the NYT withhold from it’s readers every issue? How many vitally important facts do the readers of the NYT never see? There are facts exposed on blogs that never reach the pages of the NYT. There are topics that are fully explored on blogs that are barely mentioned in the NYT. The NYT makes the editorial decision of what is news, which facts are pertinent. Bill Keller can argue that the editorial choices made by his professionals at the NYT are all correct. The declining price of NYT stock, the employee layoffs at the NYT, and the continuing lack of profit at the NYT every year argue that Bill Keller doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.
