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Democracy isn't the top priority at the New York Times

The paper's executive editor is more worried about being "impartial" than the dangers of authoritarian rule.
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Today’s installment of our 5-minute video series “Media Misses” looks at New York Times Executive Editor Joe Kahn’s interview in which he says the preservation of democracy is not the biggest issue to the Times. He makes the questionable statement that immigration is more important, apparently based on polls.

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Media Misses
A short video series calling out journalism's failures to effectively confront right-wing extremism. Produced in collaboration with Steven Beschloss.