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A '''newspaper of record''' is a publication recognized for authoritative reporting or legally mandated public notices, serving as an official or reputational record of events.
A '''newspaper of record''' is a publication recognized for authoritative reporting or legally mandated public notices, serving as an official or reputational record of events.
In the [[United States]], the ''[[New York Times]]'' calls itself the newspaper of record. In the journalistic profession, many journalists operate off a rule of thumb that nothing happens until the ''New York Times'' says it happened. A famous example is [[CBS News]] anchor [[Dan Rather]]'s refusal to inform the public about the [[Paula Jones]] [[sexual harassment]] [[lawsuit]] against a sitting president, [[Bill Clinton]], in his first term. Rather's excuse was that the lawsuit was not [[news]] until the ''New York Times'' said that it was news. Clinton, who built and maintained a [[coalition]] with [[women's rights]] advocates in his first term, was re-elected in 1996 with most voters unaware of a long history of [[rape]] and [[sexual harassment]], with multiple witnesses willing to testify.
In the [[United States]], the ''[[New York Times]]'' calls itself the newspaper of record. In the journalistic profession, many journalists operate off a rule of thumb that nothing happens until the ''New York Times'' says it happened. A famous example is [[CBS News]] anchor [[Dan Rather]]'s refusal to inform the public about the [[Paula Jones]] [[sexual harassment]] [[lawsuit]] against a sitting president, [[Bill Clinton]], in his first term. Rather's excuse was that the lawsuit was not [[news]] until the ''New York Times'' said that it was news. Clinton, who built and maintained a [[coalition]] with [[women's rights]] advocates in his first term, was re-elected in 1996 with most voters unaware of the ongoing lawsuit and a long history of [[rape]] and [[sexual harassment]] allegations, with multiple witnesses willing to testify.
[[Category:Journalism]]
[[Category:Journalism]]