Writing for the NY Times, Ben Smith (formerly of Buzzfeed) has a piece out today headlined “The Times Took 19 Days to Report an Accusation Against Biden. Here’s Why.” The piece is an interview with executive editor Dean Baquet in which he attempts to answer that question. I’ll be honest, I was expecting the worst from this. It’s the NY Times explaining itself to the NY Times. Maybe some readers will find Baquet’s explanations convincing but to me it sounds like he’s doing his best to skirt the issue of political bias and doing a really bad job.
Dean Baquet: Why the Times treated the Tara Reade allegation differently than claims about Kavanaugh
