@JamesGleick
Some, including myself, refer to Maggie as a Trump stenographer.
I cancelled my NYT subscription as I grew fed up with her intentional deceptions. That she’s now trying to be more of a journalist by providing some context feels like “far too little, far too late;” or, more likely, “kick the dog while it’s down so I don’t get fired….”
@JamesGleick
I’ve been pondering your observation.
Today I came across another Maggie gem that set me off:
“Mr. Trump entered the event to the recording of the national anthem that he made with a group of people arrested in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob seeking to disrupt the certification of Mr. Biden’s electoral college win.”
Uh, those “people arrested” are convicted felons, a consequence of their behaviors at the insurrection.
1/2
@JamesGleick
Context matters. It always matters. And it’s not as though she uneducated or inexperienced. I’m sure you’d agree that she’s both educated and experienced - she forms the cornerstone of the NYT reporting on Trump.
@JoeStewart I don’t understand your outrage about this detail. The story as written seems fine to me. No one can say it’s at all sympathetic to Trump. It conveys the horror of the situation.
As for the detail that upsets you, I think at the time the people had been arrested but not convicted. I’m sure some were later convicted. But I think she had to phrase it the way she did.
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