The New York Times Revives Its Grim Past

The New York Times Revives Its Grim Past

https://www.aier.org/article/the-new-york-times-revives-its-grim-past/

Excerpt: I’ve been asked countless times whether this censorship at the Times of serious commentary is driven by politics, and, namely, Trump hatred. As an early critic of the president and someone who has written probably several hundred articles criticizing many aspects of this administration’s politics, the idea that an entire nation would be caused unthinkable suffering in the name of a holy war against Trump is basically unconscionable. Is it true? There is surely a grain of truth to the suspicions here, and even one grain is too much. It is in this sense that the news reporting and editorial policies of the New York Times today remind me of 1932 and the way in which journalism is being used to push out dogma over truth, selective facts over full and balanced coverage, ideology over tolerance, propaganda over diversity of opinion, and an aggressive political agenda over humane and careful journalism. It seems out of control at this point. This is why the inside testimony of Bari Weiss is so valuable and timely. [I seldom refer AIER articles as I think many are too wonky. This one is exceptional for two reasons. First, is Jeff Tucker’s personal experience with the subject matter and his excellent essay on it. Second is the link at the bottom to the entire 5-page Letter of Resignation from Bari Weiss. I urge every reader to look over her whole letter rather than just the few parts covered in “other news.” She pulled no punches. Ron P.]