It kept us from witnessing and just saying what was evident. We developed this language over generations that kept us from just saying things.

I think we have been too timid in the past. Was the media too timid in the past about using clear language like that? Is “lie” rarely used because it’s hard to prove or suggests an intent to mislead? You’ve explained why the Times used the word “lie” to describe Trump’s repeated insistence that Barack Obama was born outside the U.S. … Have I told you my address in New York? We got them anonymously in the mail and worked hard to confirm them. I’m hoping we get more, so that we can publish them as well. As you probably know, we did get some of his tax data and published them in a major story. I won’t touch that one with a 10-foot pole! I hope so. “I think we’ve been too timid in the past.”ĭo you think he’ll ever release his tax returns? and adding other reporting and editing resources. And that is in addition to building up our investigative presence in D.C. Yes, we are putting six people on the White House. This is a huge story.Īre you putting more reporters on the Trump White House beat? I do want to provide aggressive and hard-hitting coverage of a man who has assembled a team that could very well have an enormous impact on the country, on the environment, on health care, etc. The problem with being the loyal opposition is that when someone else comes into power, you end up being a lap dog. I don’t want to be the loyal opposition to Donald Trump. Not, by the way, because we want to take him down. We have to devote more resources to covering the Trump presidency than any in history. How do you maintain a balance between checking potential conflicts of interest regarding the president-elect and his family, vetting his Cabinet appointments, and holding him accountable for campaign promises?

I don’t know the exact number of new subscribers, but it is substantial. And there is a sense that this is a great need today. People realize we are one of the few remaining institutions with the bandwidth, the power, the reach, and the authority to take on the biggest subjects. I think the election has proven to be a great boon to the Times. Within a week, the company reported that it had added 41,000 paid subscriptions across its print and digital platforms, the biggest bump since a paywall was put up in 2011. While some distrust The New York Times, you got a collateral benefit from the election. We are changing our national coverage to capture more of the debate in America over values and economics. Do you have reporters paying attention to those people now? You said you think the media underreported the phenomenon of white middle-class voters feeling unrepresented. And there’s no doubt that the people around him passed around unfounded claims about his opponents that contributed to the fake news phenomenon. But Trump certainly fueled it by attacking reporters and news organizations personally. Some of it’s because some cable commentators don’t have so much respect for truth. Some of it’s because we have a history of not always listening to our readers, at least until recently. That is, by the way, just one downside to a revolution that’s by and large important and good. what is either made up or driven by agenda. Some of it’s because the internet has made it more difficult to discern what is true and what is backed by reporting vs. There was distrust of big institutions in general, and the media in particular. Of course there was distrust before Donald Trump came along.

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