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Election Feature That 'Triggered' Dems Is Gone

America can say goodbye to 'the Needle'

(Newser) - The one thing most likely to conjure nightmares of the 2016 election night for opponents of President Trump is the Needle, the AP reports. A graphic on the New York Times ' website, the Needle measured in real time the probability of victory for Trump or Hillary Clinton as votes...

NYT: Trump Has Previously Undisclosed Chinese Account

Trump Org lawyer: overseas office that bank account paid taxes for has been inactive since '15

(Newser) - As President Trump and the GOP try to damage Joe Biden's 2020 campaign by going after his son Hunter , a new revelation could show "a potentially major conflict of interest" for Trump himself, per the Guardian . That disclosure comes via the New York Times , which has been doing...

&#39;Gloomy&#39; Pandemic Reporter: I Can Finally See Hope
'Gloomy' COVID Reporter
Has a Change of Heart 
OPINION
Oct 13, 2020 11:42 AM CDT

'Gloomy' COVID Reporter Has a Change of Heart

Donald G. McNeil Jr. is 'cautiously optimistic' about what lies ahead

(Newser) - Since January, New York Times health reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr. has been covering the pandemic, including American deaths and efforts to develop a vaccine years ahead of the fastest pace on record. All this has made him "a consistently gloomy Cassandra"—but halfway through October, he's...

Protests Aren't 'Mob Justice,' They're 'Rage and Despair'

'NYT' column takes issue with term used by attorney general in Breonna Taylor case

(Newser) - "We hoped that for once, justice would be on our side. This is yet another disappointing reminder that it's not." In a New York Times op-ed, Melanye Price is speaking of a Kentucky grand jury's decision Wednesday to indict just one police officer involved in the...

If You Get Vaccinated, You Should Collect $1K
If You Get Vaccinated,
You Should Collect $1K
OPINION
Sep 10, 2020 4:37 PM CDT

If You Get Vaccinated, You Should Collect $1K

Economists make the case that the incentive is necessary and a wise COVID investment

(Newser) - An economist is backing a provocative idea on a COVID vaccine: Anyone who gets a shot should receive $1,000 from the government. So argues Harvard's N. Gregory Mankiw in a New York Times op-ed. Mankiw is actually writing in support of a proposal first floated by fellow economist...

She Never Knew Why They Split. Then She Read the Times
Cheater's NYT Wedding Story
Gave Away a Little Too Much
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Sep 5, 2020 7:00 AM CDT

Cheater's NYT Wedding Story Gave Away a Little Too Much

Nikyta Moreno says Robert Palmer was still married to her when he met Lauren Maillian

(Newser) - A coveted New York Times wedding announcement tells the story of how Robert Palmer, 30, and Lauren Maillian, 35, met at a NYC gym, which they'd both joined to get in shape. "In January 2017 that goal changed for both," the Aug. 7 Times narrative reads, detailing...

Viral Biden-Loving Security Guard Is First to Nominate Him

Jacquelyn Brittany gives first nominating speech at DNC

(Newser) - The New York Times security guard who went viral after telling Joe Biden how much she loves him ended up being the first person to formally nominate him as the Democratic presidential contender at the second night of the DNC . Jacquelyn Brittany was escorting Biden to a Times editorial board...

The Times' Op-Ed Page Fumbles Yet Again

This time, Maureen Dowd's latest column left out an entire Democratic presidential ticket

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has a little advice for celebrated New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd: ditch the pot brownies. The former presidential candidate and secretary of state fired off a sharp tweet Saturday after the op-ed writer apparently forgot about Clinton's run for office in 2016, Mediaite reports. "It'...

On Day of His Funeral, Final Words From John Lewis

Civil rights icon submitted essay to 'NYT' 2 days before he died

(Newser) - Barack Obama is expected to deliver a eulogy for John Lewis at the civil rights icon's funeral on Thursday, but one other big name has some final words as well: John Lewis himself. In an essay he sent to the New York Times two days before he died, with...

Wall Street Journal Editorial Board: We Won't Budge

Conservative opinion section responds to 'cancel culture' criticism from within the newspaper

(Newser) - The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal—separate from its news division—has a strongly conservative view, and its pages often feature op-eds from the right. In a note to readers Friday, the editors say they're not going to change a thing amid a "wave of progressive...

Reporter Doxed After Carlson Calls Out NYT
Tucker Carlson
Gets Reporter Doxed
Jul 21, 2020 7:49 AM CDT

Tucker Carlson Gets Reporter Doxed

'NYT' claims attack on Murray Carpenter was based on false information

(Newser) - Fox News host Tucker Carlson spent the final moments of Monday's show attacking a New York Times reporter, whose personal information—including home address—was soon after shared online. Carlson said freelance writer Murray Carpenter was "working on a story about where my family and I live" so...

Amid 'Uncertainty' Over New HK Law, a Big Move for NYT

Newspaper to relocate portion of its international staff in Hong Kong to Seoul

(Newser) - With low taxes and a location close to China's mainland, Hong Kong has long been seen as an ideal site in which media outlets can set up shop for their international teams. The New York Times, however, has announced that, due to Hong Kong's new security law against...

NYT Opinion Writer Quits, Slams 'Illiberal' Environment

Bari Weiss says she was bullied

(Newser) - Controversial opinion writer and editor Bari Weiss has resigned from the New York Times, saying bullying and the "illiberal environment" have made it impossible for her to continue in her role. In a resignation letter posted online, Weiss says she was hired after the 2016 election to bring in...

Steve Martin Remembers Carl Reiner's Best Lesson

He 'gave me a template of how to be better, nicer, how to lead with kindness'

(Newser) - Steve Martin learned a lot from Carl Reiner about comedy and making movies, but the best lesson was about how to be a human. In a New York Times op-ed about Reiner, who died last week at 98, Martin reflects on a five-year span in which he and Reiner made...

Stewart: Our Biggest Issue Is Ignorance, and That&#39;s &#39;Curable&#39;
Stewart on Police
Brutality: We're
Looking at It
the Wrong Way
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Jun 15, 2020 11:35 AM CDT

Stewart on Police Brutality: We're Looking at It the Wrong Way

Ex-'Daily Show' host talks to 'NYT' about George Floyd protests, policing, and the campaign season

(Newser) - Jon Stewart has been gone from The Daily Show for nearly five years, and other than an occasional guest stint on late-night TV, comedic homage , or appearance before Congress as part of his advocacy for 9/11 first responders, he's largely stayed out of the spotlight. "What has he...

'Send in the Troops' Op-Ed Sparks Major NYT Shakeup

James Bennet, an important Times editor, has resigned

(Newser) - James Bennet is out. The New York Times editorial page editor—once considered a future contender for executive editor—has resigned amid raging backlash over an op-ed calling for military force against American protesters, per the Hollywood Reporter . "Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes,...

'Stunning Reversal' From NYT on Op-Ed That Sparked Outrage

Sen. Tom Cotton's piece did not meet paper's standards, it now says

(Newser) - The New York Times is officially reversing course. After Sen. Tom Cotton, a Republican, published an op-ed in the paper Wednesday that was met with outrage , the NYT on Thursday said Cotton's column—which advocated for the federal government using the military to suppress protests over the deaths of...

NYT Writers Slam Cotton Op-Ed: It Puts Black Staff in Danger

Arkansas senator wants US military to handle George Floyd protests

(Newser) - In what Fox News calls an "open revolt," New York Times staffers pushed back on their employer after the paper published a Wednesday op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton titled "Send In the Troops." In his piece, the Arkansas senator argues for using the US military to...

NYT Publishes a Devastating Sunday Cover

As the toll closes in on 100K Americans, 1K obituaries of those lost

(Newser) - The New York Times is out with an extraordinary Sunday front page—the entirety of which consists of the names and obituaries of 1,000 Americans, approximately 1% of the almost 100,000 now lost to the coronavirus, according to Johns Hopkins statistics . "But a count reveals only so...

2 Obama Vets Have Advice for Joe Biden
2 Obama Vets Have
Advice for Joe Biden
OPINION
May 4, 2020 11:10 AM CDT

2 Obama Vets Have Advice for Joe Biden

Alexrod, Plouffe say he must outdo Trump in digital campaigning

(Newser) - At a crucial time in American history, the presumptive Democratic nominee is stuck in his basement, write Obama campaign veterans David Axelrod and David Plouffe in a New York Times op-ed. And if Joe Biden hopes to defeat Donald Trump in November, he's going to have to get aggressive...

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