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NYT links. Here's a small but persistent pet peeve. The NYT has embedded hyper-links in some of its articles, but they are usually not very useful. For instance in this graph:
Why not a link to the Rockefeller letter (.pdf linked), which many readers may be interested to see? -- certainly far more than a hyperlink that goes to an index of articles that mention Cheney. This would be such an obvious value added -- to give readers access to relevant first hand sources -- that they don't do, it's mystifying. Why the heck not?In a highly unusual move, Senator John D. Rockefeller IV of West Virginia released a letter he sent to Vice President Dick Cheney on July 17, 2003, complaining that "given the security restrictions associated with this information, and my inability to consult staff or counsel on my own, I feel unable to fully evaluate, much less endorse these activities." The letter was handwritten because secrecy rules prevented him from giving it to anyone to type.