A note about a scandal at the New York Times, before my work turns into a weeklong journal of the Democratic National Convention’s visit to Chicago and you get to experience it through my pried-open eyes like Alex being taught a lesson by the powers that be in A Clockwork Orange. Last Thursday, the Wall Street Journal broke a stunning piece of media news when it reported on the actions of Natasha Frost, one of a number of recently acquired (in 2020) journalists the Times has brought on as its market share has expanded in inverse proportion to the rest of the mainstream media’s.
The detailed reporting of the Journal is well worth your time, but to summarize: Frost is currently living in Melbourne, Australia, but is not Australian. She describes herself as a citizen of the United Kingdom and Austria, and, beyond that, I know naught else about her background — even whether she is Jewish (I assume so). I don’t know the particulars of her assignment or work at the Times, either — listen, people, I’ve been brick-proofing my home, I have a better excuse than most — but the Journal’s story tells me all I need to know.
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