The Israeli daily Ha\’aretz, a favorite of the intelligentsia in Israel and the West, and widely cited by the North American press, is frequently referred to as \”Israel\’s New York Times.\” But a New York Times it is not.
\”The harm done by Jayson Blair in The New York Times newsroom may, in the end, be offset by a bit of good it does elsewhere. The incident is serving as a wake-up call for journalism, prompting many papers … to redouble efforts at accuracy and accountability,\” wrote Christine Chinlund, the Boston Globe ombudsman, in a soul-searching column on media accountability.
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