New York (CNN Business) The New York Times announced Friday that "Caliphate," the newspaper's award-winning podcast about the Islamic State, "did not meet our standards for accuracy," an announcement that marks a black eye for the paper and a reporter who had been seen as one of its stars. Despite the misrepresentations and lack of corroboration, The Times is not removing "Caliphate" from its website or podcast apps. In addition to the editors' note posted online, The Times is affixing audio corrections to the episodes and releasing an episode about the corrections. The Times' media critic Ben Smith reported in October that there had been concerns about the podcast before its publication. Rukmini Callimachi, a Times correspondent who hosted the podcast, will remain at the paper and but will be reassigned.

Source: CNN December 18, 2020 17:26 UTC