`National Enquirer' Still More Accurate Than `New York Times'

*Sharon* ^(Premo) · 05-14-2003, 09:17 PM

PORTLAND, Ore. The current scandal with the "New York Times" over the editorial fakery provided by reporter Jayson Blair proves the newspaper has all the news that's fit -- to lie.

That's the opinion of former tabloid journalist Peter Fenton, who says the boo-boos Blair got away with at the "Times" never would have passed muster at a so-called "sleazy" supermarket weekly like the "National Enquirer."

Tabloid headlines are typically more sensational than the stodgy ones at the "Times" but Fenton says tabloid editors are more concerned with facts.

For instance, the "Enquirer" requires reporters to read direct quotes back to sources -- and get the response on tape. The "Times" doesn't do that, nor does it require reporters to provide contact numbers or even bother to check expense accounts to see what the journalist really did with his or her time.

Fenton says the so-called "fabri-gate" scandal was just waiting to happen, and figures it proves the "Enquirer" is still more reliable than the "New York Times."

vraiblonde · 05-14-2003, 10:40 PM

...and the Washington Post combined.

The Jayson Blair story pisses me off. Talk about patronizing blacks! Instead of firing him like they would any other fake reporter, the Times kept him on simply because his race made them more diverse - he was their token. It's embarrassing and it's racist - but it doesn't surprise me coming from the Times.

Kain99 · 05-14-2003, 10:44 PM

I guess this means, that Aliens really have landed, there really is a two headed cat and Sharks have been conditioned by Castro to attack humans off the east coast.

Whew! What a relief! I thought I had been suckered again.

vraiblonde · 05-14-2003, 10:46 PM

Catch up, Kain...that's the Weekly World News you're thinking of. The Enquirer dropped stories like that years ago.

Kain99 · 05-14-2003, 10:48 PM

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Catch up, Kain...that's the Weekly World News you're thinking of. The Enquirer dropped stories like that years ago.

Oooooohhhhh! Guess I better start reading the headlines at the grocery store again.

vraiblonde · 05-14-2003, 11:01 PM

Sheesh, Kain - you must always get the fast lanes. I typically have time to read every magazine on the rack while I'm waiting. That's where I developed my love for the Bat Boy.

jlabsher · 05-15-2003, 12:15 AM

Nothing better than the bat boy. Even if my shirt with the pic of him scares my kids!

*jazz lady* ^(Premo) · 09-04-2003, 11:47 PM

Jayson Blair, the discredited reporter who sparked a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times that caused its top editors to resign, has finally explained himself, blaming his missteps on eccentricity and junk food.

Nope...I didn't do ANYTHING wrong...the junk food made me do it.

Bertha Venation · 09-05-2003, 12:05 AM

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Originally posted by jazz lady
Jayson Blair, the discredited reporter who sparked a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times that caused its top editors to resign, has finally explained himself, blaming his missteps on eccentricity and junk food.

Nope...I didn't do ANYTHING wrong...the junk food made me do it.

The Twinkie Defense revisited? Unlike Dan White, at least Blair didn't kill anyone.

What, can't anyone just accept responsibility for his own actions in this world?

05-14-2003, 09:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sharon ^(Premo) * * * * * * * * * Member Since: Mar 2001 Location: Hotel California Posts: 23,773	`National Enquirer' Still More Accurate Than `New York Times' PORTLAND, Ore. The current scandal with the "New York Times" over the editorial fakery provided by reporter Jayson Blair proves the newspaper has all the news that's fit -- to lie. That's the opinion of former tabloid journalist Peter Fenton, who says the boo-boos Blair got away with at the "Times" never would have passed muster at a so-called "sleazy" supermarket weekly like the "National Enquirer." Tabloid headlines are typically more sensational than the stodgy ones at the "Times" but Fenton says tabloid editors are more concerned with facts. For instance, the "Enquirer" requires reporters to read direct quotes back to sources -- and get the response on tape. The "Times" doesn't do that, nor does it require reporters to provide contact numbers or even bother to check expense accounts to see what the journalist really did with his or her time. Fenton says the so-called "fabri-gate" scandal was just waiting to happen, and figures it proves the "Enquirer" is still more reliable than the "New York Times."
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05-14-2003, 10:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kain99 Hope Eternal Member Since: Sep 2002 Location: Leonardtown Posts: 24,744	Reading between the lines of course.... I guess this means, that Aliens really have landed, there really is a two headed cat and Sharks have been conditioned by Castro to attack humans off the east coast. Whew! What a relief! I thought I had been suckered again. __________________ Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious Brendan Gill
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05-15-2003, 12:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
jlabsher Sorry about that chief. Member Since: Jan 2002 Location: In a pineapple under the sea Posts: 1,332	Nothing better than the bat boy. Even if my shirt with the pic of him scares my kids! __________________ ''When George Bush heard that the Boss was playing with me and was going to be with me today, he thought they meant Dick Cheney." - John Kerry speaking to a rally where Bruce Springsteen performed
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09-04-2003, 11:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
jazz lady ^(Premo) ~~ rara avis ~~ Member Since: Sep 2001 Location: Moving right along... Posts: 45,938	Let's play...the "passing the blame" game! Jayson Blair, the discredited reporter who sparked a plagiarism scandal at The New York Times that caused its top editors to resign, has finally explained himself, blaming his missteps on eccentricity and junk food. Nope...I didn't do ANYTHING wrong...the junk food made me do it. __________________ ............................ "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." ~ Robert Fripp "If it hadn't been for jazz, there wouldn't be no rock and roll" ~ Louis Armstrong
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