commenter of the day
They say you haven't really arrived in New York until you've made it into a certain tabloid. Which sells for less than a buck. And was founded by Alexander Hamilton. And is at least
glanced at by just about everyone in town. And likes big headlines. Big loud headlines. This publication is fun, more fun much of the time that the Big Apple's more reputable "paper of record." The Jalopnik commentariat knows this. Which brings us to our COTD.
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between the lines
BTL salutes the
New York Times. The Old Gray Lady
s automotive department boasts the industry
s most stringent ethical guidelines. Not only does the NYT refuse manufacturers
junkets and shun any writer louche enough to suckle on the proverbial tit, but the section pays for its press cars. The cynical amongst you may attribute the papers
late-out-of-the-gate reviews and curiously bloodless copy to these policies, but we
re glad that the Times still sets — and upholds — the standard for journalistic integrity (in this at least). Unfortunately, the barbarians are at the gate
.
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Jalopnik
Jerry Garrett of the New York Times link-baits one of us here in Detroit with anti-Detroit hyperbole. Predictably, one of us here in Detroit links. [Wheels Blog]
