We now know that Thomas, working for New York Times, had potentially damaging information about Epstein that he (and or NYT) apparently chose not to print, and that Thomas solicited a donation from Epstein.
And while reporting on RFKJr. as a NYT writer, Nuzzi was sexuall involved with him (and apparently, we now find, with South Carolina governor Mark Sanford, about whom she has also reported).
#journalism #ethics #media #CorporateMedia #Epstein #Trump #RFKJr #NewYorkTimes
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Sullivan says,
"What ties these situations together is the utter lack of critical distance from sources on the part of these writers. The other thing that ties them together is the apparent disregard for the primary journalistic mission of representing the public."
For many of us, though, these are stories of just another day in journalism and especially at NYT.
#journalism #ethics #media #CorporateMedia #Epstein #Trump #RFKJr #NewYorkTimes #MichaelWolff #OliviaNuzzi #LandonThomas
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![Dec 8, 2015 at 5:41 PM, Thomas Jr., Landon wrote: Because of this. "I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy," Trump booms from a speakerphone. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, & many of them are on the younger side.…" Dec 8, 2015, at 4:43 PM Epstein wrote: would you like photos of donald & girls in bikinis in my kitchen. Dec 8, 2015 at 5:50 PM, Landon Thomas Jr. wrote: Yes!!! Dec 8, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Epstein wrote: [pic] hawain tropic girl lauren petrella Dec 8, 2015 at 5:03 PM, Thomas Jr., Landon wrote: I am serious man -- for the good of the nation why not try to get some of this out there. I would not do it myself, but would pass on to a political reporter. http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexcampbell/court-papers-trump-ate-at-jeffrey-epsteins-house#.ltoekLMRz6 Plus: look at these lies! In response to a message left seeking the Trump campaign's comment on this article, on Thursday Trump's general counsel Alan Garten emailed threatening legal action against BuzzFeed News. "Mr. Trump's only connection with Mr. Epstein was that Mr. Epstein was one of thousands of people who has visited Mar-a-Lago. That's it. Mr. Trump has NEVER been accused of having any involvement or even having any knowledge of any of Mr. Epstein's conduct by anyone," Garten wrote.… Dec 8, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Epstein wrote: [picture] my 20 year old girlfriend in 93,, that after two years i gave to donald](https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/115/539/492/363/365/959/original/59dbdb61ceffa273.png)