Mediagazer: New York Times altered meaning of Chris Christie lane closings story without an editor's note (Hadas Gold/Politico)

12:20 PM ET, February 2, 2014

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

New York Times altered meaning of Chris Christie lane closings story without an editor's note — N.Y. Times changes lede of Wildstein story — The New York Times changed the lede of its explosive story about former New York Port Authority official David Wildstein on Friday.

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Margaret Sullivan / The Public Editor's Journal:

Giving Credit: A Work in Progress at The Times — Curtis Tate, a reporter for McClatchy News's Washington bureau, spent a recent weekend generating spreadsheets from a data base on hazardous materials for his story on the increasing amount of crude oil spilled in rail accidents.