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The New York Times: News That's Unfit: The most elementary mission of journalism is to tell a story that makes sense, that's intelligible, that addresses obvious central questions and tells the reader what's going on. Here are criticisms of specific articles that fail this basic mission.
Deliberate deceit by the Times:
- Iraq WMD:
  - Journalistic violations contribute to national disaster
  - See also: The Plot to Sell the News, by Michael Wolff, Vanity Fair, November, 2004: Wolff explains the facts of life about the press.
- Deceitful campaign for expanding the privileges of the press (series of commentaries):
  - On jailing reporters: "Balance" without insight, November 19, 2004
  - Questionable Advocacy of Press Freedom, December 2, 2004
  - First Amendment Desecrated by New York Times, December 12, 2004
  - Flameout: The Miller Case: A Notebook, a Cause, a Jail Cell and a Deal, New York Times, October 16, 2005
- Media monopoly:
  - Campaign Finance Reform: New York Times Stance Reflects Conflict of Interest, February, 2000
The Times "Public Editor," or Ombudsman
- Who/What is the New York Times Public Editor?
- Byron Calame, Times ombudsman for two years beginning May 23, 2005:
  - Times Breaches Heights of Illogic: Correspondence with Calame's office.
- Daniel Okrent, first Times ombudsman, from Dec. 2003 to May 2005: