Jay KuoA thought piece based on two items in the news, ones that don’t seem that connected at first but in fact track along the same vector of suspect data and misinformation. Vaccine skepticism and polling outfits, in today’s write-up. https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/shady-data-and-misinformation?r=1zr8b&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0@jaykuo
"Trusted sources like The Lancet and the New York Times ..."
The sad thing is that I trusted the #NYTimes for many years, but in 2003 that trust was broken. The NY Times did publish a later apology for blindly regurgitating the Bush administrations lies about Iraq, and I was impressed.
And was wrong to be impressed. Since then, their efforts to "prove" their integrity with a "both sides have valid points" approach has resulted in a complete lack of confidence in their analyses and interpretation. I still read the NY Times, but with a healthy dose of distrust (it's gone well beyond skepticism).
It's sad. As a refugee arriving at Ellis Island in 1939, my Grandfather's first purchase was the NY Times. My father had a subscription for most of his life, as have I (along with a sense of betrayal.)