Has the NYT’s chief political correspondent confused journalism with stenography?

Minnesota governor (and potential Republican presidential candidate in 2012) Tim Pawlenty — the beneficiary of a glowing piece of New York Times stenography. Photo via flickr user marcn True newspaper reporting is often criticized for striving for objectivity in its reporting, its effort to avoid focusing on or favoring one side or party or argument over the other. (This is not the case, of course, for Editorial Pages and Op-ed pieces, where are well-supported arguments and... Read More