The Culture of The New York Times

The following letter is a must-read.
This letter models the culture much in our media has shifted to. Is it no wonder they show contempt and malice toward anyone on the right. And we trust this newspaper?
Here are some highlights:
“Showing up for work as a centrist at an American newspaper should not require bravery.
“[A] new consensus has emerged in the press, but perhaps especially at this paper: that truth isn’t a process of collective discovery, but an orthodoxy already known to an enlightened few whose job is to inform everyone else.
“Stories are chosen and told in a way to satisfy the narrowest of audiences, rather than to allow a curious public to read about the world and then draw their own conclusions. I was always taught that journalists were charged with writing the first rough draft of history. Now, history itself is one more ephemeral thing molded to fit the needs of a predetermined narrative.
“The paper of record is, more and more, the record of those living in a distant galaxy, one whose concerns are profoundly removed from the lives of most people.
“My own forays into Wrongthink have made me the subject of constant bullying by colleagues… Several colleagues perceived to be friendly with me were badgered by coworkers.
“… intellectual curiosity … is now a liability at The Times. And so self-censorship has become the norm.
“If a person’s ideology is in keeping with the new orthodoxy, they and their work remain unscrutinized. Everyone else lives in fear of the digital thunderdome. Online venom is excused so long as it is directed at the proper targets.
“Op-eds that would have easily been published just two years ago would now get an editor or a writer in serious trouble, if not fired.
“Rule One: Speak your mind at your own peril.
"Rule Two: Never risk commissioning a story that goes against the narrative.
"Rule Three: Never believe an editor or publisher who urges you to go against the grain.
“Americans still hunger for news that is accurate, opinions that are vital, and debate that is sincere. I hear from these people every day. “An independent press is not a liberal ideal or a progressive ideal or a democratic ideal. It’s an American ideal,” you said a few years ago. I couldn’t agree more. America is a great country that deserves a great newspaper.”

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