[Peace-discuss] Stratfor & NYT

[David Green]

http://www.zcommunications.org/an-unethical-record-stratfor-and-the-new-york-times-by-chris-spannos
 
An important article with plenty of research to back it up:
 
"The perverse relationship between Stratfor and theNew York Times— documented in this report and spanning from September 1998 to May 2012 — is one example of the problems with dominant media’s reliance on powerful corporations and governments and vice versa. Rather than encouraging its journalists to act as diligent checks on power,New York Timesjournalistshave appreciated having access to privately owned, clandestinely gathered information and analysis. Stratfor has benefited by having wide ranging access to theTimespages, including direct access to journalists — and in some cases control over what they publish — and by even exploiting the paper’s “bestseller” book list. But Stratfor is dependent on — at times grossly unethical and illegal — covert intelligence gathering. This presents problems for all media institutions aspiring toward ethical practices and conduct that rely on such companies."
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