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If the media has enough of a conscience to revisit what they did wrong in covering (or ignoring) sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo, they could start with Eric Lach of
Lach looked into what happened after Cuomo s first accuser, Lindsey Boylan, went public on Twitter back on December 13, 2020. But she didn t do interviews. She just tweeted. Lack wrote: Soon after she went public, someone tried to damage Boylan’s credibility and undercut her accusations by leaking damaging information about her to the press.
Within hours, several reporters said they had “obtained” state-government documents relating to Boylan’s job performance under Cuomo. The documents described by the Associated Press as “personnel memos,” by the
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The Legend of the Mudville Muckrakers, TPM’s Short-Lived Softball Team
Upon entering TPM’s New York City Global Headquarters, you won’t be greeted by a smiling receptionist, but rather a curious, and perhaps ominous, well-worn, black metallic softball bat.
“What’s with the bat?” is a common and justifiable-enough question. Sports aren’t very high on the cultural affinity list at TPM. Just recently, the company had an all-hands meeting to explain how a “tournament bracket” works.
But there’s a story behind that softball bat, one that is somewhat lost to time. And while the memories have dimmed, the legend has only grown. This is the story of the TPM Muckrakers. No, not the investigative journalism unit. The barnstormin’ company softball team, active circa 2011-2012.