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I’m going to get downvoted for this, but I understand where they’re coming from on this. They can’t come out and call it that because to do so would risk a lawsuit that could effectively kill the newspaper. Seriously, Musk could purchase it, shutter it, and recoup his losses in no-bid contracts next week. Instead, he could sue them for defamation. He would likely win, or at least get a large settlement. That would ripple through the paper in the form of reduced coverage and possibly reduced staff.
Read what they wrote again. There’s a reason they described what he did so precisely. They know what they’re saying, and so do we. They have to be careful about how they say it, though.
not exactly NYT has been shilling for the right for a number of years, because its owned by a right ringer.
He's gonna sue them anyway. Either have a backbone or exit the paper business
The lawsuit is a lot cheaper for the times of Musk’s suit doesn’t have merit, though. If the outright called it what it definitely appeared to be, they’re exposed to that lawsuit and would likely have to pony up, at least in the form of a hefty settlement.
If they're worried about billionaires having too much power and trying to shut them down then perhaps the NYT should have done more to prevent that situation from being possible. I recall many instances in the past decade where they went out of their way to provide cover for both billionaires and fascists. You reap what you sow.
the 2016 and 2020 coverage of Bernie Sanders and their pushing of centrist anti-progressive agendas in the editorials was enough for me to unsubscribe forever. after what they've done in recent years, there's no way I'll ever trust them to represent working class interests.
here's an example just a couple weeks ago of them laundering Republican party talking points into man on the street style "people are saying" interviews about how 'aktually I'm black and I'm glad DEI is being ended.' receipts showing stealth edits made to cover their tracks in the linked article.
Was going to make this exact point. You’re spot on. Downvoters are simply in denial about the reality of slander laws.
I think it would be kinda hard for Musk to buy the NY Times. I think like 90% of it's shares are owned by the family that's owned it for over a century.
But yeah, they don't want to be sued.
It would probably be hard, for sure, but NYT is publicly traded. Remember, this guy paid almost double what Twitter was worth and use it to purchase the president. He’s not above overpaying, and if the offer is high enough the NYT board could pressure the family enough. Obviously, all of this is hypothetical, but never underestimate the ability of a madman with virtually unlimited money.