The New York Times Banned Staffers From Investigating COVID-19 Origins - Reports
Faizan Hashmi Published August 03, 2021 | 12:29 PM
A senior editor with The New York Times (NYT) has instructed the newspaper's staffers not to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, The Spectator magazine reported, citing two NYT employees
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 03rd August, 2021) A senior editor with The New York Times (NYT) has instructed the newspaper's staffers not to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, The Spectator magazine reported, citing two NYT employees.
"In early 2020 ... I suggested to a senior editor at the paper that we investigate the origins of COVID-19. I was told it was dangerous to run a piece about the origins of the coronavirus. There was resistance to running anything that could suggest that [COVID-19 was manmade or had leaked accidentally from a lab]," one of the employees was quoted by the news outlet on Monday as saying.
Another NYT journalist who also proposed to probe the virus origin in 2020 told The Spectator that the lab leak theory was considered "a conspiracy theory" and "untouchable everywhere," adding that "the fact that [then-US President Donald] Trump embraced it, of course, also made it a no-go.
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The Spectator suggests that the reason behind the ban to investigate "the biggest story of our time" could be the fact that before the coronavirus pandemic, the New York Times published "advertorials" that promoted the Chinese government's line, as the paper received millions of Dollars from Chinese government-controlled outlets. It was not until 2020 that the newspaper removed these articles from its website.
A NYT spokesperson told The Spectator accusations that the newspaper would refuse to investigate the origins were "ridiculous."
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