Yes, I think so. At no point in reading and digesting Carreyrou's NYT piece (#1467408, #1467667, #1468526) did I think it ought not to be out there. Investigative journalists, even when they're looking at things you'd rather they didn't or when they use motivated reasoning and confirmation bias to get to absurd conclusions, are still important things to be out there.
I think they have a right to investigate. They also have a right to act like a tabloid. And that's what they did, and that's what the New York Times is. A tabloid.
I think they have a right to investigate. They also have a right to act like a tabloid. And that's what they did, and that's what the New York Times is. A tabloid.