Sorry About That Y'All...

Last week the New York Times cut a deal with Columbia University on how they would write-up the investigation into intimidation of students by faculty members. In exchange for not interviewing students about their reaction to the report, the NYT received the document a day before its release, and was thus able to set the tone for the rest of the MSM coverage of the conclusions. This kind of journalism turns media into public spokesmen for powerful institutions.

Today, the NYT issued an apology:

Under The Times's policy on unidentified sources, writers are not permitted to forgo follow-up reporting in exchange for information. In this case, editors and the writer did not recall the policy and agreed to delay additional reporting until the document had become public.

That is to say, they forgot. Slipped everybody's mind. An unfortunate oversight. Nobody's fault really. Could have happened to any large mainstream media institution with a penchant for providing cover to anti-semites and bigots.