Joseph Epstein, writing in Commentary magazine, assesses the New York Times and how he reads what some people consider to be the best paper in the country.
Epstein is not high on many sections of the paper, but he does have this to say about the business section: “And I always check the business section, where some of the better writing in the Times appears and where the reporting, because so much is at stake, tends to be more trustworthy.”
The entire article, which is called “Are Newspapers Doomed?”, can be read here.
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Kudos to New York Times' business section
January 9, 2006
Joseph Epstein, writing in Commentary magazine, assesses the New York Times and how he reads what some people consider to be the best paper in the country.
Epstein is not high on many sections of the paper, but he does have this to say about the business section: “And I always check the business section, where some of the better writing in the Times appears and where the reporting, because so much is at stake, tends to be more trustworthy.”
The entire article, which is called “Are Newspapers Doomed?”, can be read here.
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