The New York Times has taken a blind eye to the widely criticized “60 Minutes” report suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., enter into a pay-for-play scheme with Publix over the spread of coronavirus. vaccines.
Democratic government officials, conservative experts, Publix and DeSantis themselves rejected the story that aired Sunday, but the Times did not mention it Wednesday morning.
“It’s The New York Times that uses its own Big Lie strategy. If it does not cover the terrible ‘journalism’ of ’60 Minutes, ‘then nothing really bad has ever happened,” said Dan Gainor, vice president. of the Media Research Center, told Fox News.
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“Journalism protects its own – as long as they attack the right,” Gainor continued. “If a Conservative outlet hit a fake job on the left, every major news organization would get stuck like pigs.”
The New York Times has fueled the controversy surrounding a widely criticized “60 Minutes” report.
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According to the ’60 Minutes’ report, DeSantis preferred to treat the popular grocery chain to offer the coronavirus vaccine based on its donations to its PAC, while also beating the governor for endangering senior citizens over teachers. CBS News maintained that it did nothing wrong, but critics found several problems with the reporting.
The issues with the ’60 Minutes’ piece were so severe that even CNN’s media reporters, who usually focus only on conservative media, discussed the ordeal. Despite setbacks from all sides, the Times ignored the criticism despite regularly reporting on media stories and scandals.
The reason, senior editor Robby Soave, took note and blew the Liberal newspaper into a sharp column on Wednesday.
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“An accusation of corruption raised by a major television network against a likely candidate in 2024 is a big story. It is perhaps an even bigger story if it turns out that the network committed it completely wrong. Media critics at The New York Times, The Washington Post, and elsewhere must be it, ‘Soave wrote. “The Times has published ten articles in the past week that DeSantis refers to, but none of them cover the 60-minute story.”
The Gray Lady also did not admit that CBS News had decided to stand by the report amid the setback.
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“For more than 50 years, the facts reported by 60 MINUTES have often provoked debate and provoked strong reactions,” a CBS News spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our story Sunday night speaks for itself.”
The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment.