Dan Froomkin knows — and tells the rest of us — where to put the blame squarely if Trump wins: New York Times.

William Lindsey :toad:

"The fault lies with the Times’ selfish, smug, and self-destructive leadership."

#Trump #NewYorkTimes #AGSulzberger #JoeKahn
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If Trump wins, blame the New York Times

America’s paper of record refuses to sound the alarm about the threat Trump poses to democracy

(criticalread.substack.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

"To be specific: New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and editor Joe Kahn have made it abundantly clear time and again that they prize their so-called 'journalistic independence' over any obligation to sound the alarm that electing Trump would be a disaster for the country."

#Trump #NewYorkTimes #AGSulzberger #JoeKahn
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William Lindsey :toad:

"If Trump wins in part because the public was insufficiently alarmed by the press coverage of the 2024 election, the people who run the Times will have the extremely dubious distinction of having gotten Trump elected twice."

#Trump #NewYorkTimes #AGSulzberger #JoeKahn
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Kristen

@wdlindsy Also blame #CNN. And #CBS for normalizing and glamorizing hideous cunt #MTG. Also blame assholes at #Wapo who sane-wash the scumbag every chance they get.

troy_friz_zell

@wdlindsy

I suspect their motives have less to do with journalistic boundaries and more to do with the paper's long standing support of fascists.

They simply want a fascist state. Apparently.

Runyan50

@wdlindsy Foolish men.

Jörg Knappen

@wdlindsy

I wonder if there is a connection between the investor Carlos Slim, a Mexican billionaire who also supports the right-wing catholic organization "Legion of Christ"¹.

¹ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim#Personal_life

William Lindsey :toad:

@jk A connection between Slim and New York Times, do you mean? I haven't heard of such a connection, but there's a lot I don't know, for sure.

William Lindsey :toad:

@Runyan50 Indeed.

William Lindsey :toad:

@troy_frizzell I think top levels of ownership and management definitely want Republican administrations to benefit those top owners and managers, to benefit them economically.

William Lindsey :toad:

@kristen_d There's definitely blame to go around. As Froomkin says, and I think he's right, the New York Times deserves special attention because it has long touted itself as the flagship US media outlet and it has wide influence as a result.