Here we go again.
Years ago, I did a series, called “Guess That Party”, in which I put up articles about politicians engaging in undesirable behavior, which clearly avoided mention of their party affiliation.
Maybe it’s time to resurrect that series.
From Peter Hasson’s article for dailycaller.com:
The New York Times published an almost 1300-word news story in Tuesday’s paper about Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial, without ever mentioning Menendez’s party affiliation.
Both in print and on social media, the NYT failed to inform its readers that Sen. Menendez is a Democrat.
Only after a barrage of online criticism did the NYT note that Menendez is a Democrat, adding in the identifier in the fourth paragraph.
Menendez faces 12 corruption-related charges dealing with his alleged assistance in government affairs of a Democratic donor, Dr. Solomon Melgen, in exchange for hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, including private flights and free vacations.
The New York Times? Withholding the fact that a politician accused of corruption is a Democrat? Who would have ever thought….
