The New York Times finally catches up with the backstory of the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality bill.
There is very little in the story that those of us who read Box Turtle Bulletin haven't known for months, though. Jim Burroway can't say it, but I can: The Times is graceless in failing to even mention the enormous work BTB has been doing in following this story at an exceptionally detailed (and accurate) level, and making the rest of us take notice. Perhaps the Times has, in fact, devoted some of its resources to investigating the underlying facts. But if so, it was essentially duplicating what Jim and the folks at BTB have already done, adding no more than a flourish or two of their own.
If you want to know what investigative journalism looks like today, and why the mainstream media is losing its credibility because of its own outsize vanity, visit BTB and check out their extensive and chilling archives on this story, "Slouching Towards Kampala" -- dating back to February of last year.
One Comment for “No Credit Where Credit is Due”
posted by Christopher⢠on
I wholeheartedly agree. With rare exceptions, most GLBT blogs are pretty fluffy reading, with the extent of their “news” coverage being aggregations of links from elsewhere along with a few snarky comments and the once-in-a-blue-moon insightful op-ed piece.
I don’t know where Jim Burroway finds the time, but the depth of his research shows real journalistic skill, and puts most journalists–not just the gay ones–to shame. Box Turtle Bulletin is an invaluable resource for the GLBT community, and we are much stronger because of the work that Jim–and Timothy Kincaid–does over there.
They deserve some greater recognition–perhaps an award from GLAAD or HRC or… somewhere.