Much criticism has been leveled at the New York Times’ reporting on Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s war record and whether he mislead the public about serving in Vietnam when he was stateside in the Marine Corps Reserves during the war.
Critics have argued, based on some additional reporting by members of the Connecticut press corps, myself included, that The Times did not give a full picture of the situation and unfairly slanted the story to present the most damning report possible of the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate.
Today the Times’ Public Editor, who addresses such concerns, weighed in. If you’ve at all been following this controversy, it is well worth your time.