How Can A Paper Best Cover Itself?
December 5th, 2005
The New York Times’ Public Editor Bryan Calame is worried that when the newspaper writes a story about itself, inherent “legal and journalistic concerns” can limit the quality of coverage. And beyond that, readers generally assume that the reality is worse than that portrayed by the story, no matter how harsh its reporting is.
As a solution, he offers creating a link section titled “Coverage of the Times” that would include articles from other papers, as well as its own. He suggests using the indictment of Dick Cheney’s chief of Staff, I. Lewis Libby, for a trial run, since it involves one of its own reports .
The Times Ratner Report – a blog started by a journalist as the extension of his report(pdf) on the Times’ coverage of the Atlantic Yards — which is a development being constructed by Forest City Ratner, the company that is also building the Times’ new headquarters — thinks the new Times Tower would make for a much better subject.
By Mike Muller on December 5, 2005, 6:16 pmIn category: Gotham City | No Comments »

