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TNR, the NYT and the Myth of the Fact-Checker

December 3, 2007 - 1:00 am - by Roger L Simon
Sassenach
2007-12-03 04:47:16

“First: We believe in a journalism of verification rather than assertion, meaning we put a higher premium on accuracy than on speed or sensation. When we report information, we look hard to see if it stands up to scrutiny.”

The Intelligence Community makes similar claims about the integrity of its analysis process — and is just as fallible in execution of that standard.