How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right

https://www.theverge.com/culture/700082/nyt-mamdani-news-judgment

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YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub · 13 pts · 1y

If they keep getting gamed by the right, umm, maybe they are just rightwing transphobes?

MagicShel@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

They are neoliberals, which is basically center-right. They aren't being gamed, that's their stance.

Chocrates@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Yeah I think I lost faith in them a while ago. I don't trust them or WaPo anymore.

MNByChoice@midwest.social · 2 pts · 1y

The New York Times is Right Wing.

Nearly all corporate media is.

Kirk@startrek.website · 0 pts · 1y

I don't like having to defend the Times, but the rumor is that they rushed this story out before Christopher Rufo could break the news (with what would almost certainly be a right-wing spin).

I doubt the Times would ever admit to publishing a story with the goal of hindering the formation of a right-wing narrative but in this case if they did, it might have been the right call as opposed to waiting for Rufo and publishing a "fact check" of his reporting later.