It seems to me that no one remembers what newspapers - the root of journalism - were originally. They have always had a definite tinge of yellow from their earliest times. Benjamin Franklin himself did not write 'the truth' all the time. He fabricated lots of stuff to make his political points. We shouldn't be surprised the New York Times has, once again, done the same.
What do I mean by 'once again'. Well, historically, they haven't always been very accurate. They have an ax to grind like everyone else.
So, where do you look for unbiased coverage of news? I like the Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com/). Avoid their editorials and you have the best unbiased reporting around. The second best being the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/). Remember that the BBC reported the truth and their news director was forced to resign - their people prefer to resign rather than lie. Of course, the BBC seems to have a mandate to annoy those in power in Great Britain and the World.
The world hasn't really gotten any worse - we just have bigger guns now. Some of the immaturity the whole of mankind has got to go or - without Divine Intervention - we will manage to blow ourselves up.
