Vanity Fair published
an interesting article revealing the New York Times has asked members of its
newsroom not to appear on opinionated shows to discuss political subjects.
It's not clear how many
shows fall under that umbrella in the eyes of the Gray Lady’s brass,
but MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell and CNN’s Don Lemon were specifically mentioned.
Executive Editor Dean
Baquet has become increasingly concerned that if a Times reporter were to go on
one of those shows, his or her appearance could be perceived as being aligned
with that show’s political leanings.
Baquet believes “it’s a
real issue.” Their view is that, intentionally or not, it affiliates the Times reporter
with a bias.
That train has already left the station and they know it.
It was
a long trip into the gutter.
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