So you want to be a ‘truth vigilante?’ Reaction to NYTimes public editor Arthur Brisbane’s column

Arthur Brisbane, New York Times public editor, attempts to equate two examples that are, by defintion, vastly different, resulted in blistering backlash from readers and journalists alike today. Today, Arthur Brisbane seemed to ask readers if they wanted The New York Times to change its practices and become truth-chasers. Wait, what? Indeed. The column by the…