A review by trgeyer
The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times's Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History by Ashley Rindsberg

3.0

The New York Times has served as one of the world's most trusted new outlets for decades. Rindsberg demonstrates that while the NYT typically upholds high standards, they have a hidden history of getting things wrong, not owning up to their mistakes, trusting their journalists too much, and frequently failing to reconcile discrepancies between their own journalist's stories. Rindsberg recaps several major historical events, but his focus routinely felt too narrowly focused on the NYT without presenting the broader picture. My interest ebbed and flowed based on my knowledge of the event that was detailed. The sections in which Rindsberg editorialized often felt out of place and this was most disagreeable when he discussed the 1619 project. The book did serve as an important reminder that it's critical to vary one's news sources and always read with a healthy dose of skepticism.