Major media outlets must distinguish between verified facts, contested claims, advocacy material, and opinion. The higher the stakes, the greater the obligation to be precise.

This includes the design and operation of legal review programs, source verification programs, and corrections procedures, among others.

Major media outlets must distinguish between verified facts, contested claims, advocacy material, and opinion. The higher the stakes, the greater the obligation to be precise.

Enemy governments do not merely quote the Times; they convert its institutional authority and standing into an American credential for claims against the United States and its…