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This is an op-ed by a law professor at Columbia, not the Times' editorial opinion.
by rory096 7y ago
This is an op-ed by a law professor at Columbia, not the Times' editorial opinion.
- csallen 7y agoWho decides who's allowed to publish op-eds in the Times and what topics those op-eds will be about?
- softwaredoug 7y agoOp-Ed authors submit essays, and editors accept or decline. More info here: https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014809107-How-to-submit-an-Op-Ed-essay https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014809107-How-...
- masonic 7y agoand editors accept or decline I think that's the very point @csallen was making.
- lallysingh 7y agoHow many letters to the editor do they get saying big tech shouldn't be broken up? The author's opinion in this area is notable from their expertise. If there's someone with a notable w opinion on the opposite side, I think they'd print it.
- weberc2 7y agoI’m no great fan of NYT, but the alleged point of an opinion column is to present a debate, not to host opinions that the editorial team supports. However, I think there’s a strong case to be made that this isn’t how the NYT operates in practice, and that they mostly pick articles that advance their agenda.
- buboard 7y agothe corrolary "this is some random people's ad, not facebook's opinion" would then completely invalidate their argument
- Infinitesimus 7y ago"This is an Ad by a 3rd party, not Facebook's political stance". Cheap shots aside, they are as responsible for this piece as much as Facebook is responsible for the ads on their platform of course