https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/03/19/no-more-newspapers-of-record/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 20:52:38 -0400<![CDATA[I have written before that the editorial and financial decline of The New York Times is a good thing for American democracy. (I&#8217;m not trying to gloat about the latter- their business troubles- merely pointing to them as another indication of the former having been recognized by the public. ) Of course, that decline is not really a decline &#8211; the newspaper was always as it is, more or less &#8211; but rather a symptom of changing times and access. The Times is no longer able to function ex cathedra as it was during the era of Walter Duranty (1930s). Jayson Blair, whose fairy tales were far less significant than Duranty&#8217;s, was discovered relatively quickly a few years ago and now their quasi-propagandistic alacrity has been unmasked within a day. History has been replayed as farce.]]>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 07:39:09 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/03/19/no-more-newspapers-of-record-n211721