I do believe he thinks he was being truthful and objective, however, fact is he was not unplugged. He is like the addict in denial already posited here to a point that it really makes me wonder about my own assessment of how 'little' I am online.
Another crazy thought is how this really feeds into the 'fake news' meme. A Times journalist basically not relaying the truth about a thing he himself is in control of, and not another party. How can you expect objective reporting, if he cannot even be honest about himself or his own actions?
He should have wrote the 'I failed at it' story with some deep thoughts on why for him, and for all who seem to be attached to the wire.
Good side: he was outed by the CJR practicing good journalism.
