It always amazes me how journalists respond when they are the object of inquiry, exposure and questioning. They demand these things of public figures every day – but God forbid the process should be a two-way street. Of course, the BBC is among the worst offenders. Read this story and try and stop laughing.
THE NYT GROWS UP: A good column from Dan Okrent taking the NYT’s op-ed pooh-bahs down a peg or two. And a gentle swipe at the Times’ extremely silly attempt to shut down a parody of its previously non-existent corrections page. Now, of course, the real test. Who on earth are they going to pay to “fact-check” MoDo? I fear it’s impossible. Oh, and one more thing. Why doesn’t the NYT provide actual links in its online text to sites such as the National Debate? The blogosphere drives a huge amount of traffic to the Times. Is it too much to ask for the courtesy to be returned?
MARRIAGE RIGHTS IN BRITAIN: Full marriage rights will soon be extended to gay couples in Britain, with the “m-word” being shunted gently to one side. That’s not news. What is news is the Conservative response:
“It may well be that we turn out to be ahead of the Government here,” said Alan Duncan, shadow constitutional affairs Minister and the only openly gay Tory MP. “We are watching very closely to see if the inheritance tax provisions are fair and match those of a married couple.”
The Tories are holding a conference today on gay issues in order to appeal to the gay vote. What a stark contrast with the now explicitly anti-gay Republicans.
The Dish 