Dan Gillmor

There is no extremist too extreme for a flattering New York Times profile. This time it's Jim Jordan: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/us/politics/jim-jordan-trump.html

And the Times keeps wondering why people who care about democracy are in despair about the organization's relentlessly rancid political coverage.

How Jim Jordan, a Fighter Aligned With Trump, Fought His Way to Power

The Ohio Republican defines himself by his penchant for punching back, whether against allegations that he was derelict in a sex abuse scandal or attempts to prosecute the former president.

The New York Times
Apr 17, 2023 at 11:20amWeb
Show threadMarcos HuertaApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor What a coincidence that this piece doesn't allow comments.
Show threadAntonio Páez 🇲🇽🇨🇦Apr 17, 2023

@dangillmor @socprof

The #NYT is basically softcore Fox News and has been for some time now.

Show threadsilverhorsemanApr 17, 2023
@paezha @dangillmor @socprof
It's a shame.
Show threadMugsysRapSheet Blog ☑️Apr 17, 2023

@dangillmor "Wrestled" his way to power? 🤦‍♂️

For any "news" organization to bring up Jordan's time as a "wrestling" coach w/o mentioning the controversy surrounding it, is guilty of either malpractice or deliberate whitewashing. 😞

Show threadCraig LemasApr 17, 2023
@MugsysRapSheet @dangillmor
If you read the article, you would see that The NY Times did cover the controversy. Not that it was an unflattering piece on Jim Jordan, but they did write about the issue of the wrestling controversy.
Show threadMugsysRapSheet Blog ☑️Apr 18, 2023

@wildmancal @dangillmor Thx. I don't have a subscription, so I couldn't read the piece.

Though honestly, their mentioning the "controversy" while Gym was a wrestling coach and yet STILL chose to do a puff-piece praising him only makes it worse IMHO. 😞

Show threadShaneLeeApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor Jim Jordan belongs in jail not in the Congress.
Show threadKeith DukeApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor I canceled my Sunday print and all digital subscriptions to NYT over things like this. We vote with our wallets as well.
Show threadScott, present & accounted forApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor Stop giving money to the New York Times.
Show threadMrShoggothApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor - This is ridiculous. Might as well do a piece on Hermann Goering admiring his fine art collection. Jesus, what’s wrong with the Times these days?
Show threadStan HendrixApr 17, 2023
@dangillmor NYT ought to just fence off a portion of the front page for MAGA puff pieces with a fancy border and title.