#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2021” The Issue: An op-ed by Bret Stephens on the ousting of a New York Times reporter for using a slur in 2019. Bret Stephens’ defense of fellow New York Times journalist Donald McNeil should not have been printed, but not for the reason given by the Times’…

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#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 13, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 13, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Feb. 13, 2021” The Issue: Disney’s firing of Gina Carano after she compared treatment of conservatives to the Holocaust. Gina Carano’s firing by Disney only confirms her statement about the treatment of conservatives in this country [“This is the (woke) way,” Kyle Smith, Feb. 12]. Whatever happened to freedom of…

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#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin

#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin

“#New York Times ties itself in woke knots: Goodwin” Thunk, thunk. The career guillotine at The New York Times was busy Friday, dispatching two men found wanting by the Purity Police.  When the shock wears off, the former employees might consider their departures a blessing. At least they are no longer marooned on an island…

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#New York Times staffers Donald McNeil, Andy Mills resign

#New York Times staffers Donald McNeil, Andy Mills resign

“#New York Times staffers Donald McNeil, Andy Mills resign” Two New York Times journalists resigned Friday amid public controversies over their past behavior — with science reporter Donald McNeil and Andy Mills, a producer on the botched “Caliphate” podcast, each stepping down. McNeil’s resignation came after more than 150 Times staffers reportedly sent a letter…

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#10 ways to fight back against woke culture

#10 ways to fight back against woke culture

“#10 ways to fight back against woke culture” I realize the faddish thing to say these days is that we live in the worst, most broken and backward country in the world and maybe in the history of civilization. It’s utter nonsense. I have a few basic litmus tests in my own life: Can I…

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#How media monetized polarization and other commentary

#How media monetized polarization and other commentary

“#How media monetized polarization and other commentary” Media beat: How Media Monetized Polarization How did our public square become so intensely polarized? By sucking up advertising dollars, the Internet devastated traditional newspapers that treated opinion “like a volatile substance” to be “fenced off from ‘factual’ reporting,” Martin Gurri argues at City Journal. That prompted a…

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