This is an important article from @benyt capturing something I think a lot of us have noticed about the changing style of NYT reports, which more freely mix in a reporter’s narrative + analysis. It’s not “fake news” but it can certainly be more subjective https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/11/business/media/new-york-times-rukmini-callimachi-caliphate.html

Something else in this column not unique to NYT is the way “star” reporters get passes for mistakes that many of us would never survive. They can be basic errors, or opinions presented as facts, but if told from someone esteemed in the field it can be often dismissed or ignored

among journalists there’s also a strong industry disincentive to critique others’ work. There are some notable exceptions, like Bari Weiss and Jon Chait, but generally especially if they’re prominent and well-regarded — youre not gonna find too many (if any) public objections

this is bad for journalism + public discourse to be clear but it’s a dynamic that definitely exists. we need more colleague accountability than what our limited number of public editors and media reporters can provide