CORRECTION CONSENSUS: First Don Luskin noted that:
LIBERALS DEMAND NEW YORK TIMES CORRECTS COLUMNISTS ...conservative ones, that is. Suddenly Salon is on the case, with William Safire's pro-war columns in the cross-hairs. Funny, but the names Krugman and Dowd don't seem to be mentioned.
Now Robert Cox calls attention to another example of the same thing:
Looks like David Corn is joining the fray over The Times columnist correction policy...coming at it in The Nation from Barry Lando's Safire/Salon angle. Left, right, middle does not matter when the issue at hand is truth and accuracy in the media. Opinion columns are not a license to publish "material mistatements of fact."
I couldn't agree more; the ball is in Daniel Okrent's court. David Corn's indictment of William Safire makes the point admirably -- Times pundits should not be exempt from the necessity to correct their errors:
If a newspaper columnist writes articles that defy the reality reported by the paper's own correspondents, how should the paper's editors and publisher respond? Should they question the columnist's judgment and powers of evaluation? Should they print corrections? Columnists are certainly entitled to their views. They are free to speculate and suppose. They can draw--or suggest--connections that go beyond just-the-facts reporting. But Safire's recent work--unburdened by factchecking, unchallenged by editors--shows he is more intent on manipulating than interpreting the available information. His February 11 masterpiece is evidence his commitment to scoring political points exceeds his commitment to the truth. Under the cover of opinion journalism, he is dishing out disinformation. How is that of service to the readers of The New York Times?
| Author/ Affiliation |
Title/ Date |
words | PI | Partisan References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Dowd New York Times |
Stations of the Crass 26 February 2004 |
840 | 85 | 1R+,12R- Mel Gibson: George W. Bush The moviemaker: the president Opening on: W. Like Mr.: Bush If the: the president And our: president When reporters: White House, Scott McClellan When Bushes: Bushes, Lee Atwater, Karl Rove, Dick Cheney When it: the Bushes |
| Harold Meyerson Washington Post |
Another Bush Culture War 26 February 2004 |
1029 | 80 | 2D+,1D=,18R-,4R= Another Bush: Bush This is: Bushes It was: Poppy Bush, Michael Dukakis, George W., John McCain And now: the president, John Kerry, Kerry, Atwater, Rove, the Bushes But the: Bush That's a: Bush, Bush Now the: Bush But if: Bush Bush needs: Bush, the president, Republicans, Pete Wilson, Wilson, Bush In which: Republicans, Bush |
| Ann Coulter Universal Press Syndicate |
AFL-CIO motto: Kick me again! 26 February 2004 |
1145 | 75 | 23D-,6D=,11R+,1R-,3R= Sweeney's curious: Democratic, Dick Gephardt, Dennis Kucinich, Gephardt, Kucinich, Dennis Kucinich There is: George Bush, Al Gore, Dick Gephardt, Bush, Barbra Streisand, Bush Sweeney has: Bush, Bush Strictly following: John Kerry Kerry denounces: Kerry, Arnold, Kerry, Kerry Sen. John: John Edwards, Kerry, Edwards, Edwards Except –: Kerry, Edwards, Edwards, Edwards, Edwards, Edwards, Barbra Streisand Edwards' only: Edwards That's an: Edwards In his: Edwards, Jesse Helms, Jesse Helms, Helms Helms voted: Helms, Helms, Edwards, Lauch Faircloth, Faircloth, Edwards, Faircloth, Helms |
| Molly Ivins Creators Syndicate |
Taxpayers' Fannies on the line 26 February 2004 |
937 | 75 | 1D-,7R- The fiscal: administration You know,: Republican, George W. Bush Congress has: Republican, Democratic The Bushies: Bushies, Republican This is: Gingrich |
| OJ On the Editorial Page WSJ OpinionJournal |
Is Free Trade Immoral? 26 February 2004 |
995 | 65 | 3D+,20D-,1D=,1R+,1R- Let's dissect: Kerry, Edwards Trade is: John Edwards, Democratic, Bill Clinton It should: John Kerry, Kerry, Howard Dean, Edwards So the: Democrats, Democrat, Walter Mondale, Republican This year: Democrats, Edwards, Kerry We called: Clinton When politicians: Democrats One might: Democrats, John F. Kennedy It is: Edwards We doubt: Democrat, Bush, Clinton If the: Democrats The costs: Democrats |
| NYT Lead Editorial New York Times |
A Primary Endorsement 26 February 2004 |
948 | 41 | 10D+,2D-,11D=,3R-,1R= The search: Democratic, Bush, John Kerry Senator John: John Edwards, Kerry, Edwards It's true: Edwards, George Bush, Bush Mr. Kerry,: Kerry If Mr.: Kerry, Bush administration, Kerry, Kerry While Mr.: Kerry, Edwards, Kerry The primary: Kerry, Edwards, Edwards, Kerry Almost everyone: Democratic, Kerry, Edwards, Kerry, Edwards, Kerry |
| Bill O'Reilly BillOReilly.com |
Law, Order and the Left 26 February 2004 |
732 | 33 | 4D-,2R- The Orlando: George Wallace, Wallace If Gavin: Bill Lockyer, Arnold What kind: Arnold, Lockyer |
| Peggy Noonan WSJ OpinionJournal |
The State of the Race 26 February 2004 |
1435 | 27 | 3D+,13D-,16D=,4R+,1R-,12R= It's Edwards's: Edwards, White House, Kerry On Tuesday: John Kerry, John Edwards We know: Dean, Edwards, Kerry, Democrats, George W. Bush, Howard Dean, John Edwards, Democrats, Democrat When putative: Kerry, Kerry I continue: Kerry, Edwards, Edwards, Democratic, Edwards, Dean, Wesley Clark, Edwards, Democratic Super Tuesday: John Edwards He has: Edwards As for: Republicans, the president Television treated: Bush, Bush, Republican Mr. Bush's: Bush, The president, Bush, Kerry, Edwards It would: the president It has: the president, Republican, John Kerry, White House, Democratic, the president, Kerry, Al Gore But they: Lee Atwater, Democrat, Republican |
| Thomas Sowell Creators Syndicate |
Parents with backbone 26 February 2004 |
775 | 20 | 3D-,2R- The teachers: Democratic Party, Republicans These ads: Ted Kennedy, George Wallace It would: Republicans |
| David S. Broder Washington Post |
How Nader Could Help Bush 26 February 2004 |
1029 | 20 | 1D+,2D-,12D=,10R+,3R-,13R= How Nader: Bush The dinner: John Kerry, Republican, William Weld After a: Kerry, Weld The answer,: Weld, Kerry, Republican, Weld, Democrats The recent: Democratic, Republican Nader, Patrick: Patrick Buchanan, Al Gore, George Bush That much: Bush, Democratic, Kerry The answer,: Bush, Kerry, Bush Nader has: Bush, Republicans, Republican, Bill McInturff, Democrats, Democratic, Republican, Bush If you: Republicans, Democrats, Bush, Bush, Bush And if: Democrats, Republicans, Kerry, Bush administration I have: Kerry, Weld |
| Thomas L. Friedman Inactive |
What Goes Around . . . 26 February 2004 |
848 | |
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| WP Lead Editorial Washington Post |
Who Will Flip for Slots? 26 February 2004 |
624 | 0 | 2D-,2R- State Sen.: Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Democrat Sen. Leonard: Democrat Sen. Gloria: Republicans |
| Jim Hoagland Inactive |
In Europe, The Enemy Within 26 February 2004 |
845 | |