To say Billie Jean Sweeney's had a storied career in journalism would be an understatement. Over more than two decades of experience in the field the longtime journalist, editor and press freedom advocate has worked at the Hartford Courant, the Associated Press, the Committee to Protect Journalists and, most recently, as a volunteer editor at Assigned Media.

She also worked at The New York Times for over a decade, [ed. note: I love that they decide to say "oh, yes, and also the NYT"] until her retirement in mid-2024, eventually becoming the day assignment editor at the international desk. There, as one of the Times’ few trans staffers, she witnessed the highest echelons of the paper's management increasingly push anti-trans bigotry and disinformation.

Trans communities have known, and sounded the alarm, about the NYT’s increasingly anti-trans stance for years. Sadly, too many cis people have ignored these warnings, especially as many of the details have often remained obscured behind the paper's extensive corporate hierarchy and established reputation.

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[–] Geodad@beehaw.org 3 points 3 days ago

I'm going to start calling them "The New York Slimes" like Mark Levin. It's the only opinion that he and I share.

[–] azolus@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And this is why there is no such thing as politically relevant "impartial news" in a capitalist society. Corporate owned mass media is a tool of class domination. It's always biased in favor of capital interests, pushing reactionary propaganda if need be, and pretending otherwise is dangerous self-delusion.

To anyone interested, go read up on "Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of Mass Media" by Herman and Chomsky.

[–] Powderhorn@beehaw.org 2 points 4 days ago

I'd imagine most versed in journalism have read that.