Holier-Than-WHOM?

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NYTimes Pays for Access?

News Note: The New York Times just paid $114,000 and apologized to the Singaporean prime minister for possibly implying that he got his job because his dad had the same job.

“Are New York Times readers aware that the New York Times makes agreements like this? Did the article disclose that, in exchange for access, the paper had agreed not to say that the Lees were a political dynasty? We don’t mean to be overly critical here, but we get tired of holier-than-thou mainstream media bellyaching about how only mainstream media can be trusted—when so much of the mainstream media game is granting control over coverage in exchange for access. Which certainly seems to have been the case here.”

—Henry Blodgett, CEO of The Business Insider, March 29, 2010 URL

Editor’s Note: $114K for “possibly implying’? How much for definitely offended?

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