“Layers of Editing” is no defense for NY Times Benghazi bias

Legal Insurrection  "That the NY Times’ failed Benghazi blockbuster went through “layers of editing” makes claims of bias more, not less, credible."

I felt this post was excellent, with several reputable opinion sources linked to as well, including Stephen Hayes. TD

 

... "Again, narrowing the scope of the story or of its implications; it makes Marrison’s “layers of editing” dodge less convincing. A critical reading of Kirkpatrick’s story by editors should have resulted in a more complete report. That the editing didn’t catch any of these flaws in Kirkpatrick’s report could be explained by gross incompetence, a failure of editing process or deliberate bias.
"I could believe any of these three explanations. The reason that bias seems most likely is that we know that the current executive editor of the New York Times had been rebuked by the paper’s public editor for publishing a blatantly political hit piece." ...

 

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