The argument that it's doxxing was an attempt to undermine journalism. The NYT's job is to uncover information that powerful people don't want uncovered, in th

The argument that it's doxxing was an attempt to undermine journalism. The NYT's job is to uncover information that powerful people don't want uncovered, in the public interest. If someone is wielding significant influence anonymously, it's valuable to the public to know who it is. Doxxing is publishing as much info as possible to harm vulnerable people. The NYT didn't publish Alexander's home address, cell number, credit cards, and pictures of their kids, and encourage people to track Alexander down.