Smug Journalism
"No place in American journalism is so smug and superior as the New York Times. Kolbert's casual observation captures the reigning conceit, which she absorbed in 14 years as a Times reporter before leaving. It was this conceit -- the belief that the Times must be right because it is the Times and sets the rules -- that ultimately caused the Jayson Blair debacle. Until that conceit is purged, the Times will remain vulnerable to similar blunders. The people at the Times don't seem to grasp this. "
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