Ironman
2007-12-03 08:23:24
“Quality” is exactly the right word. If any news gathering and reporting organization is going to be taken seriously, it needs to deliver accuracy. Here’s a look at how to measure a news media outlet’s accuracy (or credibility), and here’s a follow up discussing how a news organization can recover its credibility after failing to deliver accurate reporting.
As for Bill Keller’s “commitment” to verification and accuracy at the New York Times, I’m afraid that will never be credible so long as the organization’s leadership fails to address the legacy of Walter Duranty.
