Tomorrow's New York Times changes headlines...

[brooklynite]

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[StarfishSaver]

1. Who do they have working the copy desk?

An 10th grade school paper editor could do better than this

[ecstatic]

2. Uggh. Who is the target audience for those bullshit headlines?

Why would they alienate their supporters by printing such outright lies?

[PJMcK]

3. Time to cancel my online subscription (n/t)

[gratuitous]

4. Looks like the president isn't the only one feeling a little backlash, eh Times?

Trump's gonna be pissed that his name doesn't lead the biggest front page Times headline tomorrow.

Don't get me wrong; it's still a shitty headline, but it will have Donald tweeting early tomorrow morning.

[dalton99a]

5. By Michael Crowley and MAGGIE HABERMAN

Trump's favorite publicist at the NYT

[TeamPooka]

6. The New York Times failed there. Twice. nt

[mountain grammy]

7. Wanna go for 3 NYT?

See how silly you look trying to normalize a lunatic.

[hlthe2b]

8. I hate to think what kind of headlines this editor would have given Hitler.

I'd give a similar "normalization" example, but it would be too unseemly to put in writing.

[Hortensis]

9. Wow.The first is shocking, to the point of reminding me of the NYT's

Halloween article (right before election day 2016) that reported the FBI Trump/Russia investigation hadn't found anything and implied it was over or wrapping up. A brief sentence in paragraph 10, noted it was open, "burying the lead."

[Demovictory9]

10. 'Unbelievable': New York Times slammed for front page headline after Donald Trump speech

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/05/new-york-times-criticism-donald-trump-speech-headline/1929546001/

A photo of the front page of Tuesday's New York Times sparked immediate criticism on Monday night – including from several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

The headline read, "Trump urges unity vs. racism." It comes after President Donald Trump addressed the nation following mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, that killed nine and 22 people, respectively.

The headline didn't sit well with a number of Democrats.

"Let this front page serve as a reminder of how white supremacy is aided by – and often relies upon – the cowardice of mainstream institutions," tweeted Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Let this front page serve as a reminder of how white supremacy is aided by - and often relies upon - the cowardice of mainstream institutions. https://t.co/ynjgtT66yI

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 6, 2019
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, who told CNN over the weekend that Trump was "responsible for this," said via Twitter: "Lives literally depend on you doing better, NYT. "Please do."

Fellow Democratic presidential candidates Kirsten Gillibrand and Beto O'Rourke – who called the headline "unbelievable" – also sounded off on Twitter.

That’s not what happened. https://t.co/m6eIZOARcZ

— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) August 6, 2019
Unbelievable. https://t.co/rLgaacttDS

— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 6, 2019
Even a New York Times contributor was taken aback by the headline. Op-ed contributing writer Wajahat Ali tweeted: "I write for the NYT. This is a terrible headline."

Trump has repeatedly faced criticism for his stance on immigration. He also recently tweeted four Democratic congresswomen should "go back" to the "crime infested places from which they came."

Trumps tweets were condemned as racist by the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Times' headline was changed for the newspaper's next edition, reading "Assailing hate but not guns."

Ali tweeted appreciation: "This one is on point! Thank you!"

Both front pages were shared by New York Times associate masthead editor Tom Jolly on Twitter. The newspaper has not said whether the headline was changed because of the online criticism.