#PaulKrugman about leaving the #NewYorkTimes -- felt pressure to write "false equivalence":
“I’ve always been very, very lightly edited on the column,” he said. “And that stopped being the case. The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.”
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“I’ve always been very, very lightly edited on the column,” he said. “And that stopped being the case. The editing became extremely intrusive. It was very much toning down of my voice, toning down of the feel, and a lot of pressure for what I considered false equivalence.” And, increasingly, attempts “to dictate the subject.”
@Luis_Fierro Mpost:
https://mastodon.online/@Luis_Fierro/113883719256216147
#Journalism #Economics
Luis Fierro (@Luis_Fierro@mastodon.online)
Paul Krugman on Leaving the New York Times The paper wanted to take away his newsletter or make him write less frequently, he says. The editing became extremely intrusive.Mastodon
