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News Brief: The Battle Over NYT's Lurid, Tabloid Coverage of 'Trans Issues'

Added 2023-02-24 16:21:05 +0000 UTC

In this News Brief, we break down the recent controversy over the open letter sent by 1200+ NYT contributors pushing back on The Times' salacious coverage of "trans issues," and how the Paper of Record's response has proved to be thin skinned, sanctimonious, and hypocritical.

Our guests are Eric Thurm and Julia Carmel.

Guests

Eric Thurm is the campaigns coordinator for the National Writers Union, a steering committee member of the Freelance Solidarity Project, and one of the co-authors and organizers behind the contributors' open letter to The New York Times.

Julia Carmel is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who formerly covered nightlife and queer culture for The New York Times.

Show Notes

NYT Contributors' Letter

February 15, 2023

The New York Times Publishes a Defense of J.K. Rowling One Day After Contributors Call Out Anti-Trans Coverage

Charlotte Klein | February 16, 2023 | Vanity Fair

The New York Times Is Repeating One of Its Most Notorious Mistakes

Jack Mirkinson | February 20, 2023 | The Nation

To NYT’s Peter Baker, Acknowledging Trans People’s Existence Is “Activism,” Openly Advocating for Perpetual U.S. Occupation of Afghanistan Isn’t

Adam Johnson | February 21, 2023 | The Column

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Transcript

A full transcript of this News Brief will be available soon. You can find transcripts of past episodes and News Briefs here.

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