Feb 19, 2025
Comments (13)
Make an account to reply.
moonbeams no need to apologize! it definitely has a certain reputation given its reach
more recently they’ve come under fire for their coverage of Israel/Palestine, the big one was publishing an article about Oct 7 that was not properly fact checked, others being they have has a lot of censorship (banning words like “ethnic cleansing” “occupied territory”) within editing. there is even a protest parody website/print mag: newyorkwarcrimes.com
the other big issue is how they have reported on trans issues, in particular trans youth. they heavily entertain the “just asking questions” group, doesn’t adequately feature trans voices in articles about trans people or topics, and have published articles presenting opinion and misrepresented data as fact. there’s a book coming out soon on it called Bad Ink: How the New York Times Sold Out Transgender Teens
also historically they’ve sucked, like with their coverage of AIDS which was infamous and they didn’t address it for like 30 years. also they publish op-eds by from some really horrible people
imo a small amount of their reporting is good, but that stuff can just be pirated. overall i think it’s really tanked its credibility the last 2-3 years
marxinista oh wow! thank you for the super in depth reply!! And all the links I feel so blessed. Definitely good to know I can see all that being true. appreciate the energy
moonbeams it’s all stuff i had bookmarked prior or remember well 😅 i read a lot of news
Erin Reed is one of my favorites and one of the hardest working people out there for trans news!
extendedplay she is great!! i almost listed her but she has posted slightly incorrect info before so i wasn’t sure if i wanted to suggest or not. but she’s definitely good to follow for general awareness, i’ve followed her for a while for it (but try to read other sources too)
This is such a great list! Some of my favorites for sure. I'm also very into 404 Media right now which fits right in with these
theclack ooh i haven’t heard of this one before! kind of an indie equivalent for wired?
marxinista already added! i link to them heavily in the guide text also. they are absolutely essential for keeping track of silicon valley bullshit rn
