THE NEW YORK TIMES CHANGED A HEADLINE AFTER CRITICISM FROM DEMOCRATIC PARTY LAWMAKERS.
NEW YORK TIMES PRINT EDITOR TOM JOLLY TWEETED A PREVIEW OF THE NEWSPAPER, WHICH WAS MET WITH DERISION FROM DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS; WHEN THE NEWSPAPER WENT TO PRINT, THE INITIAL HEADLINE WAS CHANGED FROM “AS CHAOS SPREADS, TRUMP VOTES TO ‘END IT NOW’” TO “TRUMP THREATENS TO SEND TROOPS INTO STATES.”; IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE NEWSPAPER HAS BACKED DOWN IN THE FACE OF DEMOCRATIC PARTY CRITICISM.
IN MID-APRIL, THE NEWSPAPER ADMITTED THAT IT EDITED A REPORT ON BIDEN’S ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS AFTER THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN OBJECTED TO THE NEWSPAPER’S WORD CHOICE.
