A New York Times article scrutinizing inside jokes in the 1983 yearbook of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Georgetown Preparatory School hid multiple problems with its claims, including that it was sourced to a rabidly anti-Trump politician in Maryland and his associate.
The original article published online on Monday night was quickly scrubbed of a reference to a "Mr. Madaleno." The Times uses full names on first references to sources and titles on second references, though it was the first time his name was mentioned in the article.
NewsDiffs, a site that tracks changes to articles at the New York Times, caught the rapid deletion of his name.
" A similar denial was the first line of a statement to the New York Times from some of the men mentioned in the article, but it was not printed.
When a reporter from the New York Times called one of the men a few days ago, she said, "I understand that you and other friends used to brag about having had sex with" Dolphin and that a story saying as much was about to be published.
The friends' claims to the contrary, including denials of any sexual contact, were downplayed or ignored by the New York Times.
"The New York Times' callous treatment of the yearbook references to our friend have now destroyed relationships that span four decades. These friendships can't be recovered and will never be replaced. The anguish caused to our friend is immeasurable; the loss of her trust and respect is devastating," said one member of the group portrayed by the article, who requested anonymity both because he worries about causing further distress and for fear the New York Times will continue to target him.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/25/new-york-times-hid-multiple-key-facts-in-kavanaugh-yearbook-hit/
The original article published online on Monday night was quickly scrubbed of a reference to a "Mr. Madaleno." The Times uses full names on first references to sources and titles on second references, though it was the first time his name was mentioned in the article.
NewsDiffs, a site that tracks changes to articles at the New York Times, caught the rapid deletion of his name.
" A similar denial was the first line of a statement to the New York Times from some of the men mentioned in the article, but it was not printed.
When a reporter from the New York Times called one of the men a few days ago, she said, "I understand that you and other friends used to brag about having had sex with" Dolphin and that a story saying as much was about to be published.
The friends' claims to the contrary, including denials of any sexual contact, were downplayed or ignored by the New York Times.
"The New York Times' callous treatment of the yearbook references to our friend have now destroyed relationships that span four decades. These friendships can't be recovered and will never be replaced. The anguish caused to our friend is immeasurable; the loss of her trust and respect is devastating," said one member of the group portrayed by the article, who requested anonymity both because he worries about causing further distress and for fear the New York Times will continue to target him.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/25/new-york-times-hid-multiple-key-facts-in-kavanaugh-yearbook-hit/
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