The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History

But despite the epic nature of the story and the prominent identity of its author, the New York Times decided to downplay—one more time—the story of the Holocaust and placed the story on page twelve.

we have to search for a more objectively true account.

Back in 1922 and 1924, the Times wrote about Hitler as if it could not decide whether he was good or bad, dangerous or harmless, a “lofty patriot” or an anti-Semitic maniac. At the end of the day, it was the notion that Hitler was a relatively harmless, if vociferously nationalist, leader that prevailed in the Gray Lady’s reporting. The same is lar

And, accordingly, never once has the New York Times officially apologized for the way that it covered—or did not cover—the Holocaust.

Any level of journalistic investigation would have, at minimum, raised some serious questions about what had actually happened at the Polish-German border. It can be argued that the lack of time and freedom of movement under the Nazi regime would have made this difficult, if not impossible, for foreign correspondents in Germany. However, in 1939, m

station,” the reporter and editors at the Times left out one critical fact that would have been known to them all: the “semi-official news agency” cited as the article’s main source was one of the Nazis’ central propaganda organs. In reality, by 1939 there was no such thing as a “semi-official news agency” in Germany. Propaganda minister Joseph Goe

independent publishing is not what it was ten or fifteen years ago. No longer an anomaly, it increasingly looks like the way forward for all forms of content. Thanks to digital technologies, we now have endless new ways of reaching audiences. This is not only the case in music, film, and publishing, but in journalism itself.

New York Times is not alone in suffering the effects of a great reputation. Like other major figures or organizations in history, at some point it began acting in certain instances as if it were above or beyond the truth. But the opposite is very much the case. The New York Times is not a manufacturer or crafter of truth, as it sometimes seems to s

The New York Times was not scrutinized the way any institution that serves a critical public function ought to be. No one was watching the watchdog.