IDK about their ethical motivations, but they made serious errors in judgement. They delayed publishing on Bush’s illegal surveillance because his admin asked

IDK about their ethical motivations, but they made serious errors in judgement. They delayed publishing on Bush’s illegal surveillance because his admin asked them to. IIRC they had the opportunity to break this story before he was reelected and didn't. See also Judith Miller’s botched reporting episodes. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/politics/bush-lets-us-spy-on-callers-without-courts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/politics/bush-lets-us-spy... https://www.salon.com/2015/07/30/the_new_york_times_humiliating_judith_miller_deja_vu_how_their_hillary_investigation_went_so_wrong_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2015/07/30/the_new_york_times_humiliat...