The White House is “deeply disturbed” by the New York Times’ coverage of President Joe Biden. But Times publisher AG Sulzberger refuses to budge.
talk Interview with Reuters Institute for JournalismSulzberger has pledged that the paper will cover Biden and Donald Trump fairly, meaning the paper will accurately report on the good and the bad about both candidates.
“We are nobody’s opponents, we are nobody’s dog,” he said. “We will continue to fully and fairly cover not just Donald Trump, but President Joe Biden.”
Sulzberger then revealed the cold, hard truth about Biden and why the White House is angry at his newspaper.
”[Biden] “He is a historically unpopular incumbent and the oldest person to hold this position. We have reported extensively on both of these realities, and the White House is very upset about this.” he admitted.
In addition to reporting concerns about Biden’s age and declining cognitive function, the Times reported on Biden’s comments after special counsel Robert Hur described him as “an old man with a bad memory.” We are publishing more editorial articles about age. .
In addition to the White House’s anger, members of the Biden campaign are also reportedly voicing their displeasure. Recently, the campaign invited newspaper reporters and editors to its headquarters. What’s the mission? This is to correct what the camp believes is wrong with the paper.
In fact, the campaign met with reporters from most major news organizations about Biden coverage. These meetings were “substantive” and “productive.” According to the semaphorewith one exception: The New York Times.
And even Margaret Sullivan, former public editor of the Times. criticizing her former employer By reporting on Biden’s shortcomings, Sulzberger recognized why fair reporting is important and why the Times cannot ignore Biden’s problems.
“We’re not saying that [Biden’s age and unpopularity are] It’s the same or even on par with Trump’s five trials. They are different. But they’re both true, and the public needs to know both,” he said.
“And if you overstate one team and downplay the other, there’s no reason for any team to trust you in the long run,” he acknowledged.
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