Nicholas Kristof’s selective skepticism

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Center Right

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Nicholas Kristof has a skepticism problem — he is least skeptical of the stories he most wants to be true. His recent New York Times column on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees reads less like reporting than advocacy dressed in journalistic clothing. He leaned on circular sourcing: nongovernmental organizations citing each other, testimony filtered […]

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Nicholas Kristof has a skepticism problem — he is least skeptical of the stories he most wants to be true. His recent New York Times column on alleged sexual abuse of Palestinian detainees reads less like reporting than advocacy dressed in journalistic clothing. He leaned on circular sourcing: nongovernmental organizations citing each other, testimony filtered […]