The New York Times abused its readers and demonstrated the hollowness of its values yesterday when it published the words of Kellyanne Conway, one of the most prolific liars and gaslighters in American history. The New York Times disgraced itself as an institution, and made a mockery of its
It is disgraceful that she is given any platform. The casual way she tosses out lie after lie after lie --that was always blessed by Agent Orange. Little wonder that by the time we get to someone like Santos, it’s too late for our democracy.
The Times is as guilty as Morning Joe was--I can’t think of a show that gave Trump more exposure in the very early days. That show and Fox News launched him into the WH.
the NYT opinion editor needs reeducation. If you are going to allow someone like Conway to post to the opinion section of the paper you better read it first. It's a piece boosting a twice impeached shameful terrible president whose loss of power in the elections of 2022 were conclusively proved. No mention of the numerous lawsuits against him and his company, no mention of his involvement and possibly lead figure in a coup, claims of successes without mention of the largest increase in US debt caused at least partially by tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Kathleen Kingsbury should know better than allow Miss Alternate Facts to post to the most trusted news outlet in the world. Well, maybe not so much anymore.
Of course everything you say in this post is true! I’d come to the realization that news agencies, including the NYT which I have read and subscribed to since I was a child, are after the salacious, after ‘clicks.’ About two years ago I stopped reading or watching anything that was primarily about #45 (I will not say or type his name). In the run up to 2016 I stopped watching Morning Joe because as another poster said their constant ‘callins’ with him definitely helped elect him. My own one person protest. I wish everyone would join me. If stories about him were ignored then the media would stop writing about him and he’d dry up and blow away. A fond and ridiculous wish from this old lady, I know…
I did, as Schmidt perfectly characterized as abuse, feel like I was being water boarded reading Conway’s spewing. I haven’t had to think of her for a long time and see no reason why the Times had to drag her up. And as I started reading I immediately thought……”a bottom feeding fish in the barrel for Schmidt to shoot!” Rightfully and as expected, he unloaded both barrels.
I saw the article yesterday and thought it was odd that they printed it. Another odd thing is that they allowed comments, something they rarely do for "guest essays." I just looked and it now has almost 3000 comments and I'm sure a bazillion clicks. The problem the Times has, and the media always has had, is that they have to balance their integrity with making money. Trump sells papers (or online subscriptions) just like the British Royal Family. He and Kellyane know this, and they use it to control the narrative to stay relevant. Biden and his administration do not.
I think the problem is the communication arm of the Biden administration and the overall lack of competence. They have the numbers, and should be working from a position of strength. Biden beat Trump. The Democrats overperformed in the midterms. They should be on offense. Instead, they are constantly on defense.
This week was a good example. The trip to El Paso and Mexico should have been a springboard toward meaningful immigration reform. Instead, they bungle the planning of the trip by not inviting the House member of the district, who ironically was the only Republican to not vote for McCarthy's new rules. Then they allow Greg Abbott to steal the show with his stupid letter. Now, the trip is completely forgotten and the administration is off track because of the self-inflicted controversy over top secret documents stashed by Biden's Corvette.
If we had a competent leader, like Obama was, backed up with an effective commumications machine, like Obama had, they would be driving the narrative and the Times would be writing stories on it. They would have done a Zombieland "double-tap" on Trump and Kellayne when they had the chance and we wouldn't have to read garbage articles in the Times like this one.
Journalism has sold its soul and the resulting spoils are insular, provincial and self-serving in a very obvious and nakedly greedy, nod-wink conspiratororial manner.
Yet the bulk of readership opts to play along and sip on absent tea whilst refusing to read the resultant leaves.
I couldn't bear to watch CNN during the sordid years of the Orange Sadist's "prezidency". To have creepy Jason Miller "speak" for the "Republican" side" was nauseating. And Scott Jennings? -- such a pretty face, such a liar. Now I can watch CNN from time to time -- Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett (no mugging, yay!), and occasionally Anderson Cooper. I have kept my subscription to the NYT, but only because they lowered they price from $15/mon. to $5/mon. when I said I was canceling. There are some amazing stories in there -- most recently the beautiful doctor (Joe McConnell, I think was his name) who chose to give his life to caring for the "rough sleepers" in NYC. Their human interest stories are reported in such depth that I don't want to miss them. Politics I get from the WaPo + the 5 substacks to which I subscribe + my MSNBC watching (which is way below what it was with the three newbies) but Laurence O'Donnell for sure. Nicole Wallace is on too early for me to see regularly. I grew up in the Walter Cronkite/Eric Sevareid days -- only 30 minutes at 6 PM, but completely professional.
There was always something about the NYT which, for me, created an allergy from consuming its reporting of news. My instincts get tickled as deep inside I’m aware of their dishonesty in reporting. As the platforms of technology has vastly changed and challenged news dissemination, I rely on this instinct for survival. Consuming toxic material shortens my lifespan and my purpose to be useful here with my time in earth. I respect that too much. I’m happier for it. Lies, gaslighting, greed and self interests of others steals your character and attacks your grace. Consumer beware. It’s note worthy to point out, who on what media outlet gets a paycheck to participate in this industrial complex to abuse truth to power and reporting. As an example, I’m looking at you CBS NEWS and your contract with Mick Mulvany. Once again trust in my news sources have been betrayed. Cutting the cord and going subscription is a folly in economics worth investigating. #Substack and #Podcasts are the technological advances worth investigating for the digestion of truth. Mass media markets are enablers of liars, cheats and thieves.
I do not watch CNN, sorry Anderson, and I’ve had a hate-love relationship with NYT which I finally broke off for the last time over a year ago.
Twitter isn’t the same since Musk.
I’m sick of journalists playing the MAGA tunes. It’s sickening.
Why aren’t we talking about historic rains in CA & tornadoes in Alabama in January?!?! Instead the GOP has started a war on gas stoves.
A 6 year old shoots his teacher!!! Come on America needs to wake up. Call out the GOP. Don’t let them lead the conversation.
First thing Keven does is dismantle the IRS. Why? So he & his cronies can get away without paying taxes while teachers, nurses, your yard boy pick up the tab.
Talk about not living up to one's mission statement. The NYT has fallen short of their mission statement. They say beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes down to the bone. I am not commenting on her physical appearance but rather on her soul or aire she portrays. In this sense, Kellyanne's ugliness goes deep to the marrow. She lies endlessly and defends the indefensible. It is no wonder that the Republican Party has no problem seating a liar like George Santos. Their party is full of liars and bad actors. It doesn't surprise me to hear Kellyanne is not telling the truth because that is her mission statement. To gaslight, to defend the indefensible are her best traits and I find her reprehensible and an oozing sore with makeup and lipstick. It was a perfect marriage of evil when she became Trump's spokesperson.
I have lost faith in news media outlets and no longer waste my money on their agenda. I would rather be made less informed than to give the NYT my hard earned dollars saved for my retirement. No my funds are best used on survival and seeking enlightenment through trusted sources such as the Warning and other like-minded outlets.
It is disgraceful that she is given any platform. The casual way she tosses out lie after lie after lie --that was always blessed by Agent Orange. Little wonder that by the time we get to someone like Santos, it’s too late for our democracy.
The Times is as guilty as Morning Joe was--I can’t think of a show that gave Trump more exposure in the very early days. That show and Fox News launched him into the WH.
the NYT opinion editor needs reeducation. If you are going to allow someone like Conway to post to the opinion section of the paper you better read it first. It's a piece boosting a twice impeached shameful terrible president whose loss of power in the elections of 2022 were conclusively proved. No mention of the numerous lawsuits against him and his company, no mention of his involvement and possibly lead figure in a coup, claims of successes without mention of the largest increase in US debt caused at least partially by tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Kathleen Kingsbury should know better than allow Miss Alternate Facts to post to the most trusted news outlet in the world. Well, maybe not so much anymore.
1) Everything you wrote is accurate.
2) Steve, you write the way I dream of writing.
A bit off topic but I'll never understand how George and Kellyanne have managed to stay married.
Her “alternative facts” will out live her. History is not going to be kind to this period & its allies.
Of course everything you say in this post is true! I’d come to the realization that news agencies, including the NYT which I have read and subscribed to since I was a child, are after the salacious, after ‘clicks.’ About two years ago I stopped reading or watching anything that was primarily about #45 (I will not say or type his name). In the run up to 2016 I stopped watching Morning Joe because as another poster said their constant ‘callins’ with him definitely helped elect him. My own one person protest. I wish everyone would join me. If stories about him were ignored then the media would stop writing about him and he’d dry up and blow away. A fond and ridiculous wish from this old lady, I know…
Well written, of course, especially concerning the deterioration of public trust of NYT.
I did, as Schmidt perfectly characterized as abuse, feel like I was being water boarded reading Conway’s spewing. I haven’t had to think of her for a long time and see no reason why the Times had to drag her up. And as I started reading I immediately thought……”a bottom feeding fish in the barrel for Schmidt to shoot!” Rightfully and as expected, he unloaded both barrels.
Her “alternative facts” will out live her. History is not going to be kind to this period & its allies.
I saw the article yesterday and thought it was odd that they printed it. Another odd thing is that they allowed comments, something they rarely do for "guest essays." I just looked and it now has almost 3000 comments and I'm sure a bazillion clicks. The problem the Times has, and the media always has had, is that they have to balance their integrity with making money. Trump sells papers (or online subscriptions) just like the British Royal Family. He and Kellyane know this, and they use it to control the narrative to stay relevant. Biden and his administration do not.
I think the problem is the communication arm of the Biden administration and the overall lack of competence. They have the numbers, and should be working from a position of strength. Biden beat Trump. The Democrats overperformed in the midterms. They should be on offense. Instead, they are constantly on defense.
This week was a good example. The trip to El Paso and Mexico should have been a springboard toward meaningful immigration reform. Instead, they bungle the planning of the trip by not inviting the House member of the district, who ironically was the only Republican to not vote for McCarthy's new rules. Then they allow Greg Abbott to steal the show with his stupid letter. Now, the trip is completely forgotten and the administration is off track because of the self-inflicted controversy over top secret documents stashed by Biden's Corvette.
If we had a competent leader, like Obama was, backed up with an effective commumications machine, like Obama had, they would be driving the narrative and the Times would be writing stories on it. They would have done a Zombieland "double-tap" on Trump and Kellayne when they had the chance and we wouldn't have to read garbage articles in the Times like this one.
Well described.
Journalism has sold its soul and the resulting spoils are insular, provincial and self-serving in a very obvious and nakedly greedy, nod-wink conspiratororial manner.
Yet the bulk of readership opts to play along and sip on absent tea whilst refusing to read the resultant leaves.
I couldn't bear to watch CNN during the sordid years of the Orange Sadist's "prezidency". To have creepy Jason Miller "speak" for the "Republican" side" was nauseating. And Scott Jennings? -- such a pretty face, such a liar. Now I can watch CNN from time to time -- Wolf Blitzer, Erin Burnett (no mugging, yay!), and occasionally Anderson Cooper. I have kept my subscription to the NYT, but only because they lowered they price from $15/mon. to $5/mon. when I said I was canceling. There are some amazing stories in there -- most recently the beautiful doctor (Joe McConnell, I think was his name) who chose to give his life to caring for the "rough sleepers" in NYC. Their human interest stories are reported in such depth that I don't want to miss them. Politics I get from the WaPo + the 5 substacks to which I subscribe + my MSNBC watching (which is way below what it was with the three newbies) but Laurence O'Donnell for sure. Nicole Wallace is on too early for me to see regularly. I grew up in the Walter Cronkite/Eric Sevareid days -- only 30 minutes at 6 PM, but completely professional.
There was always something about the NYT which, for me, created an allergy from consuming its reporting of news. My instincts get tickled as deep inside I’m aware of their dishonesty in reporting. As the platforms of technology has vastly changed and challenged news dissemination, I rely on this instinct for survival. Consuming toxic material shortens my lifespan and my purpose to be useful here with my time in earth. I respect that too much. I’m happier for it. Lies, gaslighting, greed and self interests of others steals your character and attacks your grace. Consumer beware. It’s note worthy to point out, who on what media outlet gets a paycheck to participate in this industrial complex to abuse truth to power and reporting. As an example, I’m looking at you CBS NEWS and your contract with Mick Mulvany. Once again trust in my news sources have been betrayed. Cutting the cord and going subscription is a folly in economics worth investigating. #Substack and #Podcasts are the technological advances worth investigating for the digestion of truth. Mass media markets are enablers of liars, cheats and thieves.
Totally agree.
I do not watch CNN, sorry Anderson, and I’ve had a hate-love relationship with NYT which I finally broke off for the last time over a year ago.
Twitter isn’t the same since Musk.
I’m sick of journalists playing the MAGA tunes. It’s sickening.
Why aren’t we talking about historic rains in CA & tornadoes in Alabama in January?!?! Instead the GOP has started a war on gas stoves.
A 6 year old shoots his teacher!!! Come on America needs to wake up. Call out the GOP. Don’t let them lead the conversation.
First thing Keven does is dismantle the IRS. Why? So he & his cronies can get away without paying taxes while teachers, nurses, your yard boy pick up the tab.
Stay focused & don’t let the shit show fool you.
We need to work on 2024 every damn day.
Beyond brilliant…Haberman is the reason I canceled my subscription to The NY Times.
Talk about not living up to one's mission statement. The NYT has fallen short of their mission statement. They say beauty is only skin deep but ugly goes down to the bone. I am not commenting on her physical appearance but rather on her soul or aire she portrays. In this sense, Kellyanne's ugliness goes deep to the marrow. She lies endlessly and defends the indefensible. It is no wonder that the Republican Party has no problem seating a liar like George Santos. Their party is full of liars and bad actors. It doesn't surprise me to hear Kellyanne is not telling the truth because that is her mission statement. To gaslight, to defend the indefensible are her best traits and I find her reprehensible and an oozing sore with makeup and lipstick. It was a perfect marriage of evil when she became Trump's spokesperson.
I have lost faith in news media outlets and no longer waste my money on their agenda. I would rather be made less informed than to give the NYT my hard earned dollars saved for my retirement. No my funds are best used on survival and seeking enlightenment through trusted sources such as the Warning and other like-minded outlets.