Comments on: Picture Book Outlook Perhaps Not So Bad http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/11/picture-book-outlook-perhaps-not-so-bad/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Fence Sitterhttp://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/11/picture-book-outlook-perhaps-not-so-bad/#comment-64515 Fence Sitter Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:29:43 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-64515 Slate.com runs an occasional series regarding bogus trends ginned up by the news media. The NYT tends to be one of the worst offenders. For example, the link below is Slate's takedown of a recent NYT article reporting that more and more, chic women in New York are riding bicycles around Manhattan while dressed in their most fashion-forward clothing ("Heels on Wheels" the NYT titles the story). As it turns out, there is little evidence offered to support the article's premise.http://www.slate.com/id/2269270/Stories regarding what's "in" or "out" are highly subjective, and in the case of the picture book article, it appears the reporter edited the quotes she got to fit the trend she wanted to report. One question, WHERE ARE THE NYT'S EDITORS TO CHECK THIS STUFF? One would think they would start to get embarrassed by their reporters not being able to even get the fluff pieces right. Slate.com runs an occasional series regarding bogus trends ginned up by the news media. The NYT tends to be one of the worst offenders. For example, the link below is Slate’s takedown of a recent NYT article reporting that more and more, chic women in New York are riding bicycles around Manhattan while dressed in their most fashion-forward clothing (“Heels on Wheels” the NYT titles the story). As it turns out, there is little evidence offered to support the article’s premise.

http://www.slate.com/id/2269270/

Stories regarding what’s “in” or “out” are highly subjective, and in the case of the picture book article, it appears the reporter edited the quotes she got to fit the trend she wanted to report. One question, WHERE ARE THE NYT’S EDITORS TO CHECK THIS STUFF? One would think they would start to get embarrassed by their reporters not being able to even get the fluff pieces right.

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