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« on: September 10, 2003, 12:33:00 PM »
The Shocking Truth About the World?s Most Prestigious Newspaper

The New York Times' Jayson Blair scandal wasn't the first journalistic fraud perpetrated by the paper, but rather the culmination of years of often subtle, insidious distortion of reality for political purposes.

In "Journalistic Fraud," author Bob Kohn shows how the original founding vision of the Times was hijacked by those with a political agenda who used the prestigious paper to spread a dangerous form of propaganda.

"Once you've read this book, you'll never read the Times ? or any newspaper ? the same way again," says Joseph Farah, editor of WorldNetDaily and co-founder of WND Books. "This book could spell the beginning of the end of the Times' reign as America's newspaper of record."

Kohn's book, subtitled "How The New York Times Distorts the News and Why It Can No Longer Be Trusted," shows how the influence of the Times goes beyond its million-plus readers. With 650 subscribers to its daily wire service, tens of millions of Americans across the heartland are "being subjected to the bias and dishonesty of the Times in their local newspapers."

Over the years, Kohn writes, he has seen his favorite newspaper become increasingly corrupted by its flagrantly political management. The journalistic fraud Kohn exposes is perpetuated in three main ways:


slanting the presentation of the facts in leads, headlines, and placement
utilizing polls, labels, and loaded language to hoodwink readers
staffing the newsroom with hacks who manipulate the news to further a leftist political agenda
Bob Kohn is an attorney, a seasoned executive with experience in both the entertainment and high-tech industries, and a prize-winning essayist. His book, "Journalistic Fraud," is the first major publishing broadside against the New York Times since the Jayson Blair scandal.
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« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2003, 02:24:00 PM »
sounds like Bob Kohn may be a great contact to investigate WWASP if he likes to uncover decit.

Thanks for the tip perhaps I'll look him up. Problem for WWASPers is the national press has been reporting the same thigs about WWASP for years it is not new news just new to the NYT

 Any group that preaches accountability to kids and yet will not be accountable or even admit that they own entities- instead seemingly hiding in limited liability family trusts of Lichfield and Facer and creating contracts that void them of responsibility for negligent hiring and all actions of their employees on or off duty is an interesting look for diggers and from your description it sounds like Bob -(Kohn that is)is a digger.

not to mention Narvins quote that all of the statements from kids at Dundee are lies before he's even read them and oh yeah saying were a non-profit yet not registering with the IRS- how does that work again

The truth cannot stay hidden forever.
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« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2003, 02:32:00 PM »
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and creating contracts that void them of responsibility for negligent hiring and all actions of their employees on or off duty


That certainly should have a been a big "red flag" to all of those who signed on the dotted line.
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« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2003, 02:49:00 PM »
If all else fails, attack the credibility of one of the hundreds of media outlets who have reported on WWASP over the years.
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« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2003, 03:47:00 PM »
How or why did Tim decide to do a story on WWASP?  How did he find out about CASA?  Who approached him with the topic?
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« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2003, 04:32:00 PM »
Oh my God! You mean I can't just let the media tell me what to think? You mean I have to read and listen with a skeptic mind? You mean I have to actually think and reason, remember what they said last week and compare it all to what I already know about the issue and human nature and all that?  

Oh Nooooooo! I'm coming unglued! My head's going to explode! Where's my Prozac! Where's Oprah and Dr. Phil! I need my fixes!!!!

:roll:

Ok, the Times has an agenda. So does every other publication, broadcaster, author or individual.
Why do people find this so damned surprising? Have you ever seen a story in print that was entirely accurate, unbiased and complete (without 'lies of omission)? If so, do tell, it's probably worth more than it's weight in gold, even if it's printed in lead ink on sheep skin parchment.

While it's true that there are no 100% reliable news sources on the net, it's also just as true that there are no 100% reliable news sources in what we call the mainstream media. At least when you find something on the net, most people have to good sense to give it a good going over before accepting it as fact.

If you're one of those folks who are shocked, just shocked, to find out that Big Brother has been coddling and covering these sadistic child abusers for at least 30 years and that politicians and journalists range from sincere but foulible to downright shady, here's a good tip for beginners. In any situation involving human conflict, there are two questions underlying all the other flash and noise. These two questions will help you understand almost anything and make you much more impervious to scams, shams and hard luck stories wherever they find you.

1) Who's fuckin' who?
2) Where'd the money go?


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« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2003, 05:08:00 PM »
Carey wrote:
"How or why did Tim decide to do a story on WWASP?  How did he find out about CASA?  Who approached him with the topic?"


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posted April 09, 2003 08:22 AM                          
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Hello. My name is Tim Weiner, and I am a reporter for The New York Times based in Mexico City. I am visiting several schools for struggling teens in Mexico this week and next. I am interesting in learning from the experiences of parents who have sent their children to these schools in recent years, and from students who have graduated. I know there is a spectrum from excellent to not-so-great in the qaulity of tehse schools. My e-mail is http://www.strugglingteens.com/cgi-bin/ ... 216#000000


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« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2003, 05:08:00 PM »
DENY EVERYTHING,

CONCEDE NOTHING, AND

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, RESULT TO
BASELESS AD HOMINEM ATTACKS.
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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2003, 05:10:00 PM »
WWASP CREDO:

DENY EVERYTHING,

CONCEDE NOTHING, AND

WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, RESULT TO
BASELESS AD HOMINEM ATTACKS.
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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2003, 05:33:00 PM »
Deborah, that does not answer my question.  I am asking how he found out about these places and/or why he chose to write about them.  Someone had to have approached him with the topic.  I would not think he just stumbled upon CASA and decided to do some investigative reporting.
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« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2003, 06:06:00 PM »
Could be he read about it in the newspaper and decided to follow up. Could be someone tipped him off. Could be a lot of things. Why don't you write him and ask him?


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« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2003, 06:36:00 PM »
acutally he did, knowone contacted tim or the ny times, he came to the casa kids.

Believe it or not,
it is true..
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« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2003, 06:40:00 PM »
Antigen, I have.  The reason he gave me has nothing to do with what he wrote about.  He stated that a mother of a child at CASA called him concerned about her child and wanted him to go and check on the status of that child.  I found it interesting that he never mentions this in his article.

Anon, if Tim told you that, then he told you something totally different than he told me.

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« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2003, 06:53:00 PM »
Folks, if you want to make the most of the freedom of press that we hold sacred (and I'm not being sarcastic, I do hold it sacred, just ask anyone who's ever asked me to ban, delete, censor or otherwise abridge free speech in any forum I've ever hosted) you have to understand what type of critters they are.

I would never make a good journalist because I wear my heart on my sleeve. A good journalist is one who can get at the facts and personalities that make up a story. You don't do that by letting on what you might think already or how likely you are to be swayed one way or another. Asking a journalist how he came to be interested in a particular story is about like asking your mother in law how much her wedding ring cost or a politician if he got a BJ from a particular subordinate. It's just not done.

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« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2003, 07:06:00 PM »
Carey wrote:
"Deborah, that does not answer my question.  I am asking how he found out about these places and/or why he chose to write about them.  

He wrote:
I am visiting several schools for struggling teens in Mexico this week and next.

Do ya think Lon or Jena would have allowed the post if it weren't truthful or accurate?

Is this another guessing games. Questions posed as accusations? How do you answer those questions?
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