The New York Times AME of journalistic standards answers a reader’s question about how the Times responds to attacks by Rush Limbaugh and other conservatives mouthpieces criticizing its coverage:
The Times is attacked pretty much every day by commentators like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly, who even declared war against us. That’s not news, so we don’t “cover” it, but when they point out errors we have actually made, or other lapses, we correct them just as we do when others call them to our attention.