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From Mediaite:
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/ny-times-reportedly-steering-writers-away-from-maddow-and-other-cable-shows-it-deems-too-partisan/
Sources tell Vanity Fairs Joe Pompeo that managers at the newspaper have been steering journalists away from appearing on certain cable news programs with a renewed vigor.
Alongside Maddow and Lemon, Lawrence ODonnells show on MSNBC is also apparently a no-go, as are Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlsons programs though Times reporters were typically never seen on those shows anyway.
Reached for comment by Vanity Fair, a Times spokeswoman pointed to the section of the newspapers Ethical Journalism handbook that covers broadcast media appearances:
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More from the Vanity Fair article Mediaite is summarizing:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/05/the-times-gives-maddow-the-cold-shoulder
Maddow is MSNBCs ratings queen, jostling with Sean Hannity every night for the crown of most-watched time slot in cable news. Thats why reporters tend to relish the exposure they get from doing her show. Enrich said yes, but after mentioning the planned appearance to the Timess communications department, he was told he would have to retroactively decline. The reason? The Times was wary of how viewers might perceive a down-the-middle journalist like Enrich talking politics with a mega-ideological host like Maddow. The producer, who was informed that the Times asks members of the newsroom not to appear on opinionated shows to discuss political subjects, was miffed about the cancellation, sources said. Enrich declined to comment. An MSNBC spokesman said, For over a decade, The Rachel Maddow Show has welcomed the best journalists from across the country and celebrated the hard work they do, day-in and day-out. This includes countless New York Times reporters and editors. That commitment to journalism is part of the DNA of the show.
Its not just Maddow. The Times has come to prefer, as sources put it, that its reporters steer clear of any cable-news shows that the masthead perceives as too partisan, and managers have lately been advising people not to go on what they see as highly opinionated programs. It's not clear how many shows fall under that umbrella in the eyes of Times brass, but two others that definitely do are Lawrence ODonnells and Don Lemons, according to people familiar with managements thinking. Hannitys or Tucker Carlsons shows would likewise make the cut, but it's not like Times reporters ever do those anyway. Im told that over the past couple of months, executive editor Dean Baquet has felt that opinionated cable-news show are getting, well, even more opinionated. Baquet and other managers have become increasingly concerned that if a Times reporter were to go on one of these shows, his or her appearance could be perceived as being aligned with that shows political leanings. He thinks its a real issue, one of my Times sources said. Their view, said another, is that, intentionally or not, it affiliates the Times reporter with a bias.
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A highly placed source at one of the cable networks said he found the Timess guidelines to be inconsistent, incoherent, and poorly conceived. He also pointed out, At the moment that Donald Trump became president, and print media was coincidentally in crisis mode from a business perspective, a significant contributor to the success of publications like the New York Times and the Washington Post was the exposure that their great work got on networks like MSNBC and CNN. They are the beneficiaries of some very positive exposure for their journalists.
The NY Times had no problem with Rudy Giuliani feeding smears against the Bidens to their reporters to get easily debunked RW conspiracy theories moved over to the Times, lending that nonsense credibility.
But they think being associated with Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell and Don Lemon will discredit them?
no_hypocrisy
(46,083 posts)And David Corn.
New York Times just gave up some good free advertising for the paper.
hlthe2b
(102,231 posts)JI7
(89,247 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)a Corporate Do Nothing. Wow,Ponzi Don will give them a lot of love from now on.
BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)Brilliant.
madaboutharry
(40,209 posts)Rachel Maddow conducts serious interviews with reporters.
Going on a cable show to discuss a news story you wrote means you think like the host? I think that is a stupid theory.
The Washington Post is a better paper.
Volaris
(10,270 posts)At least they're trying to split the difference, ...but again...creates a form of false equivalency that 'real journalism' can I'll afford right now...profit or not.
Just my 2 cents...ymmv.
TeamPooka
(24,221 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,415 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(9,978 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,999 posts)Instead of left or right, choose your media by truthful or untruthful.
DeminPennswoods
(15,279 posts)appearing on Deadline WH? Wallace is more apoplectic about Trump and the GOP than Maddow or O'Donnell. Or maybe the rule doesn't apply if the host is your girlfriend.
davekriss
(4,616 posts)Ill just take my subscription dollars elsewhere.
llmart
(15,536 posts)Which readers are they afraid of losing? Someone needs to tell them that trump supporters don't read anything, especially not the NY Times.
onecaliberal
(32,829 posts)pecosbob
(7,537 posts)for "fear of appearing partisan"?
Tactical Progressive
(2,850 posts)It really is the failing New York Times.
DeminPennswoods
(15,279 posts)It will feature their stories and journalists. I suspect this is the real reason they don't want their reporters on the cable news/politics channels. The premier is this Sunday, 6/2
Link:https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-weekly?gclid=CNuWkrDFxuICFcLmswod1SMLvQ&gclsrc=ds
Kid Berwyn
(14,885 posts)Now it makes sense, giving up all that free national advertising NYT was getting 24/7. Most newspapers today arent so lucky.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Kid Berwyn
(14,885 posts)The antidote, a magazine to correct the paper of record:
https://archive.org/details/LiesOfOurTimesCollection