paul krugman on why he left the ny times

[moonshinegnomie]

in his words
Yet what I felt during my final year at the Times was a push toward blandness, toward avoiding saying anything too directly in a way that might get some people (particularly on the right) riled up. I guess my question is, if those are the ground rules, why even bother having an opinion section?


https://contrarian.substack.com/p/departing-the-new-york-times?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=email

[newdeal2]

1. I had no idea he had left

I guess things are getting pretty bad there.

On one hand it brings some sadness, but I do think we need more trusted voices out of the MSM and in new media that people are actually consuming.

[JoseBalow]

6. I left a while ago. I don't know, nor care, what goes on there anymore

I've never been one to stay friends with my exes.

[brer cat]

2. I recommend going to the link and reading the entire piece.

It explains a lot about the Times.

[Hekate]

3. I discovered Krugman during the BushCheney admin, & I found him a voice of intelligence & sanity...

Importantly, he was the first economist I was not only able to fully understand, but agree with. The man is a liberal. He’s not a good public speaker — he’s very nervous in tv interviews — but he is a brilliant writer.

I was able to read his columns without subscribing to the NYT because an admirer of his was republishing them at his own site. Alas, this was eventually shut down — and I sorely missed reading Krugman.

I’m happy that he’s going his own way, since NYT clearly became toxic, and is joining up with other journalists at The Contrarian substack. I don’t know the Substack world, but since so many good journalists have headed there…

Thanks for your post, moonshinegnomie.

[calimary]

4. Same here, Hekate.

I don’t know a lot about the Substack world, either. But all the good writers are finding their way there, so maybe I better.

[Skittles]

5. ".....before Elon Musk Nazified (Twitter)....

yes indeed