A newspaper cannot begin a story about the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee with the suggestion of an extramarital affair with an attractive lobbyist 31 years his junior and expect readers to focus on anything other than what most of them did. And if a newspaper is going to suggest an improper sexual affair, whether editors think that is the central point or not, it owes readers more proof than The Times was able to provide.
NYT Executive Editor Bill Keller has publicly defended the hit piece. JammieWearingFool wonders how long Hoyt can continue working at the NYT. I won't be surprised if Keller leaves first.
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