In Sunday’s New York Times the paper’s ombudsman, Clark Hoyt,
reviewed three recent health stories and concluded that the Times’
story on mercury in sushi tuna, “required careful judgment… and missed.”
Hoyt writes, “I thought the package was less balanced than it should
have been, given the state of existing research. James Gorman, an
editor in the science department who reviewed the article before
publication, said he had raised several specific questions but that in
retrospect, ‘I should have raised more questions about the general
presentation.’”
The comments by the newspaper’s public editor come after Time Magazine, Slate.com and the Center for Independent Media
all publicly discredited the original story. For a comprehensive review
of the journalism transgressions found in the Times article and NFI’s
correspondence with the paper please visit www.aboutseafood.com.
For more than 60 years, the National Fisheries Institute (NFI)
and its members have provided American families with the variety of
sustainable seafood essential to a healthy diet. For more information
visit: www.AboutSeafood.com.
