The Times of IsraelPolitics23:54

Florida Pension Fund Sues NY Times Over Alleged Anti-Israel Bias

Summarized from The Times of Israel by baba

CenterCharged tone

English · 7 newsrooms covering

Plus

Florida's state pension fund and a conservative think tank are suing The New York Times, seeking records to investigate alleged anti-Israel bias in the newspaper's reporting. The lawsuit claims journalistic standards have been compromised, a charge the Times denies.

The story in 5 lines · by baba

Florida pension fund and think tank sue NY Times over alleged anti-Israel bias.
Suit seeks records to determine if board allows biased editorial coverage.
Petition cites factual errors and former employee's claims of bias.
NY Times calls the lawsuit "without merit" and "improper."
The lawsuit is based on shareholder status of the petitioners.

The Times of Israel publishes in English. The key points are summarized above. Read The Times of Israel’s full report from the link at the top of the page.

The coverage

7 newsrooms on this story

How it broke

See which of the 7 newsrooms broke it, and who waited

Who covered it

LeftNone
Centre2
Right1
Haredi2
ArabNone
Other2

Not in the Left or Arab press

Who reports what

What this report attributes

The board has allowed journalistic standards to be "weaponized within the company to serve the personal agendas of unchecked editors."per Florida Retirement System Trust Fund and National Center for Public Policy Research
The Times brushed off the whistleblower’s repeated complaints about a widespread culture of anti-Israel bias.per Florida Retirement System Trust Fund and National Center for Public Policy Research
This lawsuit has no merit and was brought for an improper purpose.per Times spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander

How we measure this

Open full coverage

The Times of IsraelCentre · Jerusalem