Nate Silver took aim at the New York Times and NBC reporter Ben Collins over their coverage of the explosion near a Gaza hospital that was initially blamed on Israel. 4 Prominent data journalist Nate Silver criticized the New York Times and NBC News for coverage of the Gaza hospital blast. Silver wrote that the Times “frames itself as an innocent, passive actor” that was “neglecting its role in trying to steer” the coverage. “That’s complete bulls–t, because the Times is extremely and often somewhat proudly self-conscious of this role,” Silver wrote. 4 Silver also took aim at NBC News disinformation reporter Ben Collins.

Source: New York Times October 20, 2023 20:01 UTC