1. JOURNALISTIC
FRAUD
The Future of the
New York Times
Darius Singleton
3rd Period
2. Bias, Slander, and Fraud
For more than a century, men and
A Tradition of Impartiality
women of The times have jealousy
guarded the paper’s integrity.
Whatever else we contribute, our first
The Changing Times
duty is to make sure the integrity of
The times is not blemished during
our stewardship.
The Agenda is Everything
The Low Point
Ultimate Responsibility
3. The Purpose of a Newspaper
A Break From the Past
The purpose of a newspaper is to give
the news, impartially without fear or
favor, regardless of party, sect or
Influencing Public Opinion
interests involved.
The Tipping Point
Eliminating the Competition
the world’ s largest soft
Money Operation
4. Distorting the Lead
Who was involved?
I have six honest serving men ;
They taught me all I knew;
Their names are Where and What and When;
What Happened?
And How and Why and Who.
When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
Why did it happen?
How did it happen?
5. Distorting the Headline
It was once said that the function of
the head is to tell the facts, not to
What could have been :
give writer’s comments on the
“Bush to vaccinate 500,000
facts.
workers against
smallpox”
was reported by the Times
as :
“u.s. to vaccinate 500,000
workers against
smallpox.”
6. Distorting the Facts
He Fabricated statements. He
concocted scenes. He stole
material from other newspapers
and wire services. He selected
details from photographs to create
the impression he had been
somewhere or seen someone, when
1. Omission
he had not.
2. Distortion
3. Falsification
4. emphasis
7. Distorting with Opinion
It was once said that the
feeble tremble before
opinion, the foolish defy
it, the wise judge it, the 1. Quoting someone
skillful direct it. who agrees with
you
2. Directly injecting
your opinion
3. Omitting the
opposing opinion
4. Faking fairness
and balance
8. Distorting with Labels
It will be my earnest aim that The
New-York Times give the news.
“May the Best Man
All the news, in concise and
lose”
attractive form, in language that is
parliamentary in good society.
(November 18,2000) ,
in which columnist
Frank Rich called
Katherine Harris
“ the sunshine state
evita.”
9. Distorting with Loaded Language
Gertrude to Polonius in
Shakespeare's Hamlet:
More matter with less art.
In the end, house
Republicans
voted unanimously
for the bill,
and all but
10 Democrats
voted against it.
10. Distorting with Crusades
An example of
We do not crusade in our news Distorting with Crusades:
columns says Arthur Hays
Russian Aide Warns U.S. Not to
Sulzberger, publisher of the
Extend War to Iraq. (February
New York times,
4,2002)
1925-1961
Terror acts by Baghdad have
warned, U.S. Aides say. (March
13,2002)
Iraq offers help over pilot.
(April 11,2002)
11. Distorting with Polls
Dick Morris once said this phrase
about the paper:
What a difference a word makes!!
Taken as a whole, the survey
Had much encouraging news
For Mr. Gore and very little
For Mr. bush!!
12. Distorting with Placement
Accuracy involves not only the Direct approach is
truthfulness of individual statements the best way
Of starting a story;
but the co-relation of these statements
do not begin
in such a way as to convey to the
Sentences with participles
reader fair and unbiased impression
Subordinate clauses
of a story.
and the like.
Make you statements in the
Natural order
of subject first, then
The verb, etc.
13. Distorting the War Coverage
In the United States today we have
more than our share of the nattering
nabobs of negativism.
Relief on end
To
Uncertainty
And fear
About wars
toll
14. The Future of the NewYorkTimes
Bias
The best things , when
perverted, become the very worst:
so, printing, which in itself is no
small advantage to mankind, when it
is abus’d may be of most fatal
consequences. Fraud Slander
The end of the
New York Times