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Topic: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Topic: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

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BobcatJH
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An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Posted: 11/5/2012 1:40:54 PM

From the New York Times, no less:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/opinion/keller-the-repu...;

The Optimist
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RE: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Posted: 11/5/2012 10:26:49 PM

This article had a knock or two on Miami, but I definitely wouldn't classify this as "an absolutely scathing article about Miami University." I would characterize this as a political piece heavily biased toward the publishing paper's political agenda. All that from the New York Times, no way!?

I've seen crazier things happen.

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RE: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Posted: 11/7/2012 7:38:17 PM

It's an op-ed. The point of it is that it is biased. Bill Keller is writing about that part of the state through his filter and by being on the opinion page, that's to be understood by the reader.

Saying an op-ed column is biased is like saying Frank Solich is biased towards Ohio football on The Frank Solich Show.

But I do think online sources need to mark opinion pieces better. The physical newspaper makes the separartion between the editorial and opinion content much clearer. Online it's one giant melange of editorial and opinion with very little separation.

This would never be anywhere near the front of the NY Times. Online, it's sitting on the home page.

The quest for pageviews muddies that important line of objectivity online.

Last Edited: 11/7/2012 7:47:58 PM by .

The Optimist
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RE: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Posted: 11/8/2012 1:27:46 PM

Didn't realize it was an opinion piece, probably because I viewed it online and the title of the thread said article so that was my mindset going in. My point still stands that this isn't a "scathing piece about Miami." Miami was mentioned, but this piece wasn't about Miami.
My overall opinion of the NYT's also stands.

Last Edited: 11/8/2012 1:29:53 PM by The Optimist

I've seen crazier things happen.

cc-cat
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RE: An absolutely scathing article about Miami University

Posted: 11/10/2012 10:22:05 PM

Forget the article - just know that Miami lost (yet again) last Tuesday.

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