
211. Ashley Rindsberg — The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times’s Misreporting, Distortions and Fabrications Radically Alter History
The Michael Shermer Show
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The New York Times Reporting on the Polish Invasion of Germany
New York Times reported that poland had invaded a germany. The story was part of a propaganda ploy designed by knotty brass, says Peter Bergen. They would read the new york times reports on notsy broadcasts because they were so favorable to the notes. And when this was brought to the attention of of the new Yorks management, they threatened to sue them for libel.
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