To say I am a fan of the New York Times would be an understatement. Every day I drive four miles to get my copy; I’ve been buying it daily since I was a student at Penn State. I’m aware of the paper’s involvement in major free press cases like New York Times v. Sullivan and the Pentagon Papers litigation. I love the crossword puzzles. As any reader of this blog knows, probably half of the posts are inspired or owe their genesis to articles in the Times. I even own stock in the paper. I’m not kidding.
Nonetheless, publishing details about the investigation of the Manchester bomber was inexcusable. The front page article included a picture of remnants of the backpack and the bomber’s name while investigators were still trying to determine if others were involved. To then run a self-serving justification about how traditions in America are different than in Europe when printing leaks doesn’t cut it.
There was no good reason to run those details other than sensationalism. I expect stuff like this from the National Enquirer or Fox. I’m saddened to see it in the Times.
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