0 sats \ 3 replies \ @tomlaies 11 Apr 2023 \ parent \ on: What are all the lies spread by NYT through history? bitcoin
There is a big difference between being dead wrong and actively lying.
The first example of the communist genocide in Ukraine / Holodomor is a good example. Obviously the NYT wasn't lying in order to defend the Commies. We just didn't know. The iron curtain was hard to look through and it was hard to differentiate fact from propaganda and rumors. They were dead wrong, embarrassing for the NYT but no malice here.
I have to disagree. The New York Times Moscow correspondent was Walter Duranty. He became known as Stalin's apologist. He famously said of Stalin's mass executions "You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs." The New York Times was filled with communist sympathizers(it still is) who actively sought to assist the Soviet Union.
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The New York Times Moscow correspondent was Walter Duranty. He became known as Stalin's apologist.
I would not call that scenario "lying" either. That's the textbook definition of being mislead. No malice here.
I don't want to argue that the NYT is biased. Of course they are. But sympathizing with literally commies is a bit of bold claim, don't you think?
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Remember, the world was a different place in the 20s and 30s. New York was a hotbed of communist thought. There is also no doubt in my mind that the New York Times was actively engaged in lying. Duranty lived in Moscow post revolution. He was aware of the reality
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