Back in April
The New York Times Magazine ran a report on a brave 26-year-old Emergency Room doctor in New York City who contracted the coronavirus and later died.
Well, it was
all hogwash.
The New York Times admitted this week the doctor
didn't die and didn't have coronavirus.
Via
Andrew Bostom:
Comment: It could have been a case of mistaken identity, likely due to a lack of vigilance on the part of the
New York Times staff eager for click-bait headlines and sensationalist content. Or it could have been purposely deceptive for the same reasons. Either way, the goal of getting readers outraged and consuming more of their coverage was achieved by the
New York Times. In the breakneck speed of the 24-hour new cycle, how many will go back to the story to find the retraction?
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Comment: It could have been a case of mistaken identity, likely due to a lack of vigilance on the part of the New York Times staff eager for click-bait headlines and sensationalist content. Or it could have been purposely deceptive for the same reasons. Either way, the goal of getting readers outraged and consuming more of their coverage was achieved by the New York Times. In the breakneck speed of the 24-hour new cycle, how many will go back to the story to find the retraction?
See also: