emptywheel

Does the NYT have a style guide somewhere that prohibits them from describing an attempted coup as such?

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/us/politics/trump-special-counsel.html

Trump May Pose a Test No Special Counsel Can Pass

Former President Donald J. Trump’s apparent plan to soon announce his candidacy is challenging Attorney General Merrick B. Garland’s desire to show that the Justice Dept. can operate above partisanship.

Nov 6, 2022 at 9:53pmMastodon Twitter Crossposter
Show threadE Warren FanNov 6, 2022
@emptywheel Jim Carey the actor painted it best #MerrickGarlandFail
Show threadrobrykNov 6, 2022

@emptywheel Scott Alexander claims that NYT's reading of their own style guide varies (esp. in questions of that shape) wildly between different parts of NYT.

(Source: https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/still-alive, grep for "no fewer than four".)

Still Alive

You just keep on trying till you run out of cake

Astral Codex Ten
Show threadHolstNov 6, 2022
@emptywheel Same style guide that kept them from using the word "lie" in relation to anything a candidate for office or elected official said... that lasted until about 2017...
Show threadInstantKarmaNov 6, 2022
@emptywheel they don’t say lie either. It’s weird to hear blatant and provable lies constantly referred to as anything except exactly what they are.
Show threadStefan Dembowski 📷Nov 7, 2022
@emptywheel Sure seems that way...🤦‍♂️
Show threadRayneTodayNov 7, 2022
@emptywheel It's in the internal-only style guide alongside "enhanced interrogation techniques" as well as "false statement," "falsehood," and "factual inaccuracy."