From what I read, one NYT reporter covered SBF and did a human-interest gloss on him that many found offensive in retrospect. But even that article had statemen

From what I read, one NYT reporter covered SBF and did a human-interest gloss on him that many found offensive in retrospect. But even that article had statements from detractors and critics. Who is the mythical person that was taken in by the NYT on this one?