Is It An NYC Thing?

The argument is always "we have to cover this issue because vibes and if our readers don't like those vibes, then they are liberal fascists".

— New York Times Pitchbot (@DougJBalloon) May 6, 2024

No, seriously. Parody can’t keep up with reality.

The speaker is Executive Editor of the New York Times, Joe Kahn, in an interview with @semaforben. https://t.co/WX1JVRrfHu pic.twitter.com/w2DMe6G1EZ

— Jay Rosen (@jayrosen_nyu) May 5, 2024

I don’t mean slavish devotion to the polls:

And that's one of several problems with Joe's treatment of democracy as just another campaign issue.

The REASON people think abt immigration like they do is bc GOPers, with their Xinhua News Agency, Fox News, have fear mongered and lied abt immigration.

Fox sets tone, not NYT. pic.twitter.com/k70xkTEF5A

— emptywheel ceci n'est pas un checkmark (@emptywheel) May 6, 2024

I mean the inability to admit error, ever. Question the Grey Lady, and the defenses go up faster than a stray plane alert in D.C. scrambles jets.

And really, following the polls? Is that what a newspaper should do? (Except, of course, it does. Even Trump’s fraud trial didn’t convince reporters and editors to call Trump a liar. Although he lies with such frequency and alacrity he lies about his own lies. For example:

On the left:

Trump attorney in opening statement (falsely) promising jury that they'll learn Trump's checks to Cohen were not reimbursements for hush money.

On right:

Calif court holding in 2020: Trump admitted in court filings to reimbursing Cohen for hush money to Daniels. pic.twitter.com/DTqB7EzheF

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) May 5, 2024

And that is fucking on the record!)

The more the NYT defends itself, the more it beclowns itself.

 No, I guess it isn't limited to NYC:

Since we're all talking about what an embarrassing idiot Joe Kahn is, a reminder that when WaPo boss Will Lewis got asked similar questions, he pointed to a failure to correct a false scandal WaPo manufactured about Hunter Biden as proof of WaPo's "balance."…

— emptywheel ceci n'est pas un checkmark (@emptywheel) May 6, 2024