Summary
Underreporting of important stories by 'New York Times,' 'Wall Street Journal,' 'Los Angeles Times,' and 'Washington Post'
The so-called 'big four' newspapers often do not report on important matters that have direct effects on ordinary citizens. None of the papers, for example, reported on gross overspending by the Navy, incompetent record keeping by the IRS, and the specifics of GATT.See the full content of this document
Extract
Stories the media miss.
The Big Four newspapers neglect important news that affect you directly
Many say they couldn't take another of the endless, lurid dispatches from Tonya Harding's skating rink, or the daily rehashes of John Bobbitt's involuntary loss of a body part. Others say they hate newspapers because they're too negative, tearing down reputations and exploiting victims to make an easy buck. Or the press just doesn't get it right because it's in the bag for somebody--its sources, liberals, whoever. But as a long-time Washington reporter, I've learned that the great problem of newspaperdom's Gang of Four--The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal--isn't just that they devote too much space to tales of sex, mayhe...See the full content of this document
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