Another day, another newsroom in turmoil.
And it features a familiar cast of characters: Senior executives who say they are upholding old-fashioned standards of fairness, and younger, woke rebels who want only their point of view – the liberal point of view – represented.
The subject of the latest eruption, and not for the first time, is the New York Times.
And the information comes to us from the Wall Street Journal, which has this tantalizing lead:
“The New York Times is investigating itself.”
Turns out there was a potentially damaging leak, and a top Times editor, Charlotte Behrendt, has interviewed nearly 20 staffers to find out whodunit.
The subject is coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas.
It’s no secret that many younger liberals blame Israelfor the war, even though it was launched by Hamas terrorists in the unspeakably brutal massacre launched on Oct. 7. Some Times employees questioned the reporting behind a story saying Hamas weaponized sexual violence during these attacks, …