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...Neil Young wants to release a concept album about eco-friendly cars, he sure as hell will??and over 40 years of artistic excellence means that people will listen, regardless of its merits. “Fork in the Road,” although appreciable for its grungy, hard-rocking feel and often hilarious, sometimes thought provoking lyrics, leaves the listener feeling unnoticed as Young continues to write songs that seem to serve the sole purpose of amusing himself for the moment. Ever the “Godfather of Grunge,” Neil Young incorporates...
...these lies and mischaracterizations, Alexander, in his e-mail, refused to censure Will for the piece. Not only that, he echoed approvingly the Post editorial board’s statement that it “checks facts to the fullest extent possible” and even defended one of Will??s more egregious lies from the column...
...obvious defense—that Will??s is an opinion piece—strains credulity. The objection to Will??s piece is not ideological; indeed, it is highly doubtful that an intellectually honest column arguing against a cap-and-trade system or carbon tax would have provoked a similar uproar. The objection is rather to Will??s repeated mischaracterization of his sources in support of assertions that are simply erroneous. The piece’s presence on the op-ed page does not excuse the editors of the Post’s decision...
This should trouble everyone publishing in the Post’s pages, from its metro reporters to its style editors. The decision to run Will??s piece has instilled in the public considerable doubt about the publication’s veracity as a whole. If a reader cannot trust that the facts cited on the Post’s op-ed page are true—and, after the Will incident, she cannot—why should she trust the facts in its news coverage or its investigative journalism...
Obviously, newspapers should strive for intellectual diversity on their opinion pages. But the old Pat Moynihan quote, “Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but not his own facts,” is a cliché for good reason. By printing and defending George Will??s lies about climate science, the Washington Post has deceived its readers, and undermined its credibility as a journalistic enterprise...