Inside the Nasty Shadow War Between The New York Times and Team Biden

Published: April 26, 2024, 8 a.m.

b'A\\xa0new Politico report\\xa0has exposed deep tensions between\\xa0The New York Times\\xa0and the White House. President Biden\\u2019s team believes\\xa0The Times\\xa0isn\\u2019t adequately capturing the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy, while\\xa0The Times\\xa0responds that Team Biden is out to micromanage the paper of record\\u2019s coverage. We think this debate is badly muddled and in need of some major clarifications. So we chatted with Substacker Brian Beutler, a\\xa0frequent media critic, about today\\u2019s flawed conventions of political reporting, why they aren\\u2019t meeting the challenge of this moment, and what\\u2019s needed to change them.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'