RCarlson2025Mar 29
The Media and Democracy Project
@nytimes.com leadership continues to minimize democracy under siege while also failing to cover the significance & size of the essential pro-democracy movement. This is typified by their poor coverage of #NoKings 8+millions Americans in the streets fight for democracy: Contrast NYT vs. LA Times 1/n
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Show threadThe Media and Democracy ProjectMar 29
NYT Front Page #NoKings coverage: no headline, unengaging photos, no text. Event coverage **A18**. Instead, the influential NYT front page platform is bestowed on Trump-sanewasher & master of “neutrality theatre” punditry Jeremy Peters who denigrates the pro-democracy movement w/an opinion piece. 2/
Show threadThe Media and Democracy ProjectMar 29
NYT editors CHOSE that Jeremy Peters's opinions would frame the #NoKings demonstrations and pro-democracy movement to millions of NYT readers. "a nod to the anti-authoritarian, democratic principles the country was founded on — which the protesters say Mr. Trump has ignored." Only protestors? 3/
Show threadThe Media and Democracy ProjectMar 29
The leadership of NYT: AGSulzberger, Joe Kahn, Carolyn Ryan, Marc Lacey have not adapted their coverage to democracy under siege while continuing to sanewash President Trump. Hopefully they adapt... NYT FrontPages 10/19/25, 6/15/25 More: mediaanddemocracyproject.substack.com/p/analysis-o... 4/4