Weiss: Younger NYT staff reject objectivity in favor of moral clarity
Bari Weiss · Bari Weiss: Defending Western Civilization and Building New Institutions · Joe Lonsdale · Jun 29, 2021 · at 6:12
Journalist Bari Weiss discusses ideological and generational divides within legacy newsrooms following her resignation from The New York Times.
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“Inside, like, let me just give you the example of the New York times inside the New York times, the vast majority of people, especially let's say the older generation, 40 and up believed in the old school values of journalism, you know, striving for objectivity, even though we know we're subjective telling the truth, even when it's inconvenient. The younger generation does not believe in those ideals. They believe in something called what they call moral clarity. They believe in social justice. They believe in journalism in the pursuit of a narrative.”
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