markjacobI can't get over this New York Times headline saying Ron DeSantis is "building his brand" by wrecking public education in Florida. It reminds me of NYT’s first mention of Hitler in 1922, which claimed his anti-Semitism wasn’t “genuine” or “violent” but was just “bait” to attract followers. From 1922 to 2023, NYT is still covering fascists from a marketing perspective rather than a moral perspective.
WordMan@markjacob The confounding thing, though, is why this continues to happen. I don't have anywhere near the newsroom experience you do, but I know there are intelligent people making the news decisions at the NYT who have a grasp of history and understand that their employer and WaPo are basically the vanguard for what's left of the print media (no offense to your Chicago journalism brethren, of course!). So why are they abdicating their responsibilities to portray this moment accurately?
@pjaymac Performative objectivity.