As Twitchy reported Wednesday, the New England Patriots called out the New York Times over a photo tweet comparing the turnout to meetPresident Trumpto the much larger group that took up President Obama’s invitation in 2015.
Sure, many more people were packed into the photo with President Obama, but that photo also omitted a number of Patriots staffers who were seated on the lawn. In short, it was an apples-to-oranges comparison and a transparent and cheap shot to make Trump appear unpopular.
Failing @nytimes, which has been calling me wrong for two years, just got caught in a big lie concerning New England Patriots visit to W.H.— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 20, 2017
On Thursday, Jason Stallman, the editor who published the tweet, admitted to Yahoo News that it was a mistake.
NYT Sports editor gave me a pretty effusive statement on that Trump/Patriots-crowd-size-comparison tweet: pic.twitter.com/yrvyuCPybp— Colin Campbell (@colincampbell) April 20, 2017
It’s refreshing to see a member of the news media drop his defenses and own up to a bad decision, but it’s unsettling how reflexes can take over when there’s an opportunity to score points against the president.
@colincampbell @neontaster NYT Sports Editor takes the uncomfortable, but honorable high road on a flub. Mad props for serious adulting:— Ryan Faith (@Operation_Ryan) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @KFILE Nicely done! That is how you own a mistake.— Kimberly Stone (@kstonejones) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @thegarance Amazingly complete apology.— Martha Wilson (@CarpoolPolitics) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @seanmdav Have to appreciate the full mea culpa, but if they didn't have a narrative they were always trying to match, this wouldn't happen.— Mark Frees (@mfrees) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell At least he owns up to being a political hack… One down…— Garrett Baldwin (@GarrettBaldwin) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @mattklewis Very nice. We all now see where the typical NYT staffer's instinct lies. And this about reflexive, instinctual reactions to a stimulus.— (((David Parmly))) (@G8rRanger) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @KirkAndCallahan And this is what bias looks like – when you're too eager, want to be the first, think YOU have something SO GOOD to share with like-minded..— Jeff Cote (@ja_cote) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @KFILE It does seem like a "rush to be first to market" error.— Josh Thomas (@Joshthomastn) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @jpodhoretz This is what happens when you have a clear bias and agenda. At least there's 1 intellectually honest dude at the NYT.— Robert Chambers (@WellsStKing) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @jtLOL 50 thousand see false stuff & couple hundred hear correct info. Intentional or not, it is how biased media creates ill-informed populace— William Keane (@largebill68) April 20, 2017
@colincampbell @lachlan When I can ascertain a publication's political slant by looking at a sports page side-by-side photo comparison, they've lost credibility.— J. P. Orraga (@DrAlfredBellows) April 20, 2017
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