This is missing the point. The issue is not a single headline or poorly written article. It's how these problems collectively highlight the institutional rot at NY Times and larger publications. Will wants this to be a small issue, but it's not. These outlets are fundamentally broken.

If NYT hadn't gotten rid of their public editor maybe we wouldn't all be here right now having this conversation

And I should caveat that my last line is mainly about the political/opinion desks. The NY Times and Washington Post still do a lot of good coverage, but the way they cover political issues is broken.

"Critique them, but not like this, and actually, maybe just don't?""Critique them, but not like this, and actually, maybe just don't?"