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The Gray Lady winked, how the New York Times's misreporting, distortions, and fabrications radically alter history, by Ashley Rindsberg

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non fiction

The Gray Lady winked

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by Ashley Rindsberg

how the New York Times's misreporting, distortions, and fabrications radically alter history

The author takes a critical view of the New York Times, decrying its political affiliations and accusing it of abandoning truthful journalismAs flagship of the American news media, the New York Times is the world's most powerful news outlet. With thousands of reporters covering events from all corners of the globe, the Times has the power to influence wars, foment revolution, shape economies and change the very nature of our culture. It doesn't just cover the news: it creates it. But the institution that is the New York Times is showing cracks. No longer the fact-stringing paper of record once known as the Gray Lady, the Times has become a political lightning rod that divides more often than it unites. It is frequently beset by scandal and has even emerged as a symbol of the political, cultural and social ills plaguing our society. The Gray Lady Winked pulls back the curtain on this illustrious institution to reveal a quintessentially human organization where ideology, ego, power and politics compete with the more humble need to present the facts. In its 10 gripping chapters, The Gray Lady Winked offers readers an eye-opening, often shocking, look at the New York Times's greatest journalistic failures, so devastating they changed the course of history. Most importantly of all, The Gray Lady Winked presents a cautionary tale that shows what happens when the guardians of the truth abandon that sacred value in favor of self-interest and ideology-- and what this means for our future as much as for our past

Canned goods : "Minding the Nazis less than most" -- Broken eggs : "They're only Russians" -- The making of a Messiah : "And there was Fidel Castro" -- Whispering conspiratorially : "Unrest grows in Vietnam" -- The white taffeta gown : "People who happen to be Jewish" -- Little boy, fat lie : "We're on the way to bomb Japan" -- Mideast martyr : "A young symbol of violence" -- The Plame game : "A misbegotten war" -- Crazy vets : "Extensive, unprovoked killings" -- Woke history : "Our founding ideals were false"

How the New York Times's misreporting, distortions, and fabrications radically alter history