O’Keefe weighs in on NYT columnist’s ‘activism’ vs. ‘journalism’ examination
http://twitter.com/#!/JamesOKeefeIII/status/351750642978660352
Because New York Times, that’s why!
Bill Keller, the liberal former executive editor of the New York Times, who remains a columnist for the paper, linked to an article in the Times written by David Carr which examines what it takes to be considered a “journalist” and not merely an “activist.”
http://twitter.com/#!/nytkeller/status/351650495816937472
The short version: You become a journalist when somebody at the New York Times says you are a journalist:
http://twitter.com/#!/dangillmor/status/351680202193117184
http://twitter.com/#!/JulLarsen/status/351678385308712960
Possibly because the powers that be at the Times consider those people to be “activists” and “just a blogger” types whose reporting is only legitimized after being vetted by real journalists at the Times.
James O’Keefe had a few questions for the Times’ David Carr:
http://twitter.com/#!/JamesOKeefeIII/status/351749599326777344
http://twitter.com/#!/JamesOKeefeIII/status/351747642033848321
O’Keefe had a final point:
http://twitter.com/#!/JamesOKeefeIII/status/351760458300141568
