Gay Talese: 'Nobody tells the truth as much as the Times tries to tell the truth.'

If Gay Talese knows one thing, it’s The New York Times. However, when we read that he told Vanity Fair “I think the Times is now better than ever,” it was pretty surprising. After all, the paper is a lot different now. Hell, everything is a lot different than when Talese wrote about the paper back in 1969. But he said he liked it, so there you have it.

Here’s a few more gems from Talese:

On Arthur Sulzberger, Jr.:

I think the Times is now better than ever.

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