Mastodawn

Seems inescapable now -- in the wake of the New York Times' campaign, on both the editorial and news pages, to discredit Biden in every way -- that the institution has abandoned even the pretense of honest journalism.

Yes, Biden stunk up the joint in Atlanta, and his performance raised some legitimate questions.

But the Times continues to relentlessly normalize Trump's metastasizing evil. This is a choice. The bosses made that choice, and the journalists gladly went along.

Immeasurably sad.

Dan Gillmor Jun 30, 2024

I would be much more comfortable with the Times' obvious anti-Biden stance if the organization would simply come out of the closet and acknowledge what it is doing: transmitting a world view through its journalism.

It is possible -- indeed IMO essential -- for journalists to be activists on some issues.

I wish the Times' activism would be directed toward saving democracy, and by extension freedom of speech.

That's not what the org is doing, which is the most disheartening part of this.

Woodswalked Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor
The owner of the NYT, A. G. Sulzberger is MAGA.
The NYT we all loved was under Arthur Ochs Sulzberger.
The employees can be out of a job, or do their job. The job is to repeat the propaganda of their owner.
Mourn the loss of journalism, but don’t mistake this for it.

Shoq 🌿Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor And to make things worse, they are revealing so many obvious biases and ethical lapses, it screams out for forensic examination of all of their reporting for the last 100 years.

Judgment Dave Jun 30, 2024

Their business model is no longer based on serving the public interest. I suppose this was inevitable.

Weyoun 6 Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor the NYT has always been this way. Never met a war they didn't support, or a despot they didn't whitewash. They've always spoken with the voice of the ruling class.

MoJoe Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor at this point, the only question is whether they’re drones, or collaborators - but the distinction doesn’t actually matter for thinkjng people (who are not fascists): just shut them off, and find another source.

Shoq 🌿Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor And measurably dangerous.

KanaMauna Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor
The quickness of this whole campaign makes me suspect that the narrative was written well in advance, just waiting for a convenient event to be released.

Martin Vermeer FCD Jun 30, 2024

@KanaMauna @dangillmor Well, one of the editorials has a date in the URL that was well before the debate date. So yes. Don't seem to find it rn

M Horstmeier Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor
NYT still butt hurt because they don't get the interview they think they are entitled to.

I listened to Friedman's interview on NPR and it was just a sack of sanctimonious ego-onanism

His Teleness The Charlie Lama Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Par for the course. They sang Hitler's praises for years.

Flowermob Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor #NYTimesForPutin

Finerthanfroghair Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor Since the late night hosts like Colbert, Kimmel, Jon Stewart and others are so smart ....why does one or more of them not throw their hat into the political ring?

David H. McCoy Jun 30, 2024

@dangillmor @binaryphile

Hey, how are you fucking helping with “Biden stunk up the joint” statements?

You don’t even seem to perceive that you’re part of the problem.

VeganPizza69 ⓋⒶ Jun 30, 2024

It's a NYT tradition.

"The New York Times' first article about Hitler's rise is absolutely stunning"

https://www.vox.com/2015/2/11/8016017/ny-times-hitler

(archive https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1922/11/21/98786796.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 )

more context: https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/new-york-times-nazi-correspondent

and this famous one:

" New York Times Makes Glaring Error About Iraq War — Then Corrects It Incorrectly "

https://theintercept.com/2023/03/30/new-york-times-iraq-war-error/

The New York Times’ first article about Hitler’s rise is absolutely stunning

Vox