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NY Times Doesn’t Want You to See Shooter's Face (www.kenklippenstein.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

Besides the New York Times' inflated view of its ability to de-amplify a crime that practically everyone is already talking about, the internal chat sheds light on the other arguably bigger reason the media shies away from disclosure: its fear of antagonizing the sources it relies upon for scoops. "My source asked last nite that we not publish the whole thing," reporter Andy Newman wrote in the Times chat.

Thought after I read that: "When have they not done that?