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The NYT's institutional values died when A.G. Sulzberger became publisher at the beginning of 2018.
by cameldrv 6y ago
The NYT's institutional values died when A.G. Sulzberger became publisher at the beginning of 2018.
- barry-cotter 6y agoThe NYT published Walter Duranty’s denials of the Ukrainian Holocaust, and other warmed over Soviet propaganda. They were full on in their support for the Iraq war. Far less has changed about them than about your knowledge of them.
- dredmorbius 6y agoWhilst true[1], that's history wholly irrelevant to the pressent story. The Times has explored and admitted its error.[2] ________________________________ Notes: 1. Generally: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_the_Holodomor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denial_of_the_Holodomor 2. One of numerous articles: "Times Should Lose Pulitzer From 30's, Consultant Says" (2003) https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/us/times-should-lose-pulitzer-from-30-s-consultant-says.html https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/23/us/times-should-lose-puli...
- throwaway29102 6y agoAn apology and some pro-forma introspection doesn't render its past deeds irrelevant. This is part of a pattern, and it persists to this day.
- stevenjohns 6y agoIn 2015 their columnists were arguing for arming ISIS as a ‘homegrown Sunni resistance’ and the “last Sunni bulwark” against Iran[0]. That’s in the print edition too. It’s not like their ethos were suddenly made worse in 2018 with Sulzberger. As a bonus, that same columnist argued for arming a Kurdish-Shiite anti-Sunni militia in 2005 and fawning over a civil war. He’s got three Pulitzer Prizes. The cream of the crop. [0] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/opinion/go-ahead-ruin-my-day.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/18/opinion/go-ahead-ruin-my-...