New York Times: We woulda, we coulda, we shoulda, but hey, we didn't, and sh*t happens. C'est la vie

[Miles Archer]

“After an article last week reported the advice columnist E. Jean Carroll’s rape allegations against President Trump, some readers accused The Times of downplaying the story,” wrote staff editor Laura Takenaga. “Many have written to ask us why we didn’t give the allegations more attention on our website and in print … Some questioned whether the lack of prominence showed too much deference to the president’s denials, or whether it even suggested misogyny or an unwillingness to believe a victim’s account.”

“In The Times‘s reporting on the Weinstein and O’Reilly cases, editors developed an informal set of guidelines for when The Times would publish such allegations. Those guidelines include locating sources outside those mentioned by the accusers who not only corroborate the allegations but also are willing to go on the record,” stated the analysis. “But the Carroll story, Mr. (Executive editor Dean) Baquet said, was different because the allegations were already receiving broad attention, with New York Magazine publishing an excerpt from Ms. Carroll’s book detailing the incident.”

Ultimately, the Times concluded that the different circumstances of this case meant that it should have been covered more aggressively than it otherwise would have been.

“In retrospect, Mr. Baquet said, a key consideration was that this was not a case where we were surfacing our own investigation — the allegations were already being discussed by the public,” said the analysis. “The fact that a well-known person was making a very public allegation against a sitting president ‘should’ve compelled us to play it bigger.'”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/06/new-york-times-admits-they-downplayed-the-rape-allegation-against-trump/

[TwilightZone]

1. Trump: mission accomplished

Some of his primary goals: normalize abhorrent behavior, desensitize people to his constant barrage of crap, increase mistrust of the media, and put the media on the defensive.

In all of that, he has been successful. It's similar parts appalling and depressing.

[Scurrilous]

2. They downplayed it to keep access to the White House.

Access rules all at the Times.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Yupper.

Habberman and Schmidt. Couple of light weight pos's.

[shadowmayor]

4. Derp

[Botany]

5. But did they downplay Bill and Monica or Hillary and her emails?

Trump is on record as saying that he grabs women by the pussy and then just does what
he wants. E. Jean Carroll's story says that is what Trump did to her.

[stillcool]

7. thank you for that..

I was half-way to swallowing the bullsh*t.

[Miles Archer]

8. Lawrence O'Donnell, last week

She was a guest on the show. He played a snippet of the Access Hollywood tape, she looked ill, and he said "That's basically the same way you described what he did to you" (not an exact quote, but close) and she concurred.

It was a brutal moment.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

6. So it matters big-time that the woman is well-known?

That should not carry any weight whatsoever regarding publication decisions on a rape case directed at a sitting (or squatting) U.S. president.

The celebrity headline might sell more papers, but this is a case where responsibility and prudence matter much more.

KY....