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Podcast: Townhall Review | Commentaries
Episode: Ed Morrissey: A Malevolent Mainstream Media Cult
Description: When a staff revolt broke out at the New York Times over the decision to run an opinion essay by Senator Tom Cotton in 2020, the paper pinned the blame editor Adam Rubenstein. This week, Rubenstein struck back in a lengthy essay at The Atlantic. In it, he made clear what had long been obvious to conservatives: the Times is more like a cult than a news organization and they treat non-progressives as heretics. Â From the ideological struggle session at his orientation to his eventual departure, Rubenstein relates how the Times rejects fact-based reporting for political narratives. The e...