Gabriel Dance brought up an important concept that resonated with me: transparency. In an age that is punctuated by low trust in journalism, the Internet gives news organizations an opportunity to share their source material with readers.
"Check us," Dance said, referring to the New York Times. "We're not afraid. We've done the fact checking."
He said the reporters who spend hours sifting through stacks of documents are thrilled that the the reader can now have access to the real gems that are uncovered.
Showing readers the source documents of a news story will help re-establish their trust in the news media that take advantage of this capability.
My questions are, Has showing the readers your source material backfired? Has it ever exposed a flaw or an unexplored angle in a story the Times has run?
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