New York Times Retracts Core Of Hit Podcast Series Caliphate On ISIS
Rukmini Callimachi and colleague Andy Mills pose with their Peabody Award for
Caliphate at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in May 2019.
The New York Times says it is returning the award.
Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images for Peabody
Updated at 9:33 p.m. ET
The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series
Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Peabody
The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series.
Caliphate relayed the tale about the radicalization of a young Canadian who went to Syria, joined the Islamic State and became an executioner for the extremist group before escaping its hold.
Image credit: Astrid Stawiarz
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The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series
Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series.
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Rukmini Callimachi and colleague Andy Mills pose with their Peabody Award for Caliphate at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in May 2019. The New York Times says it is returning the award. // Getty Images for Peabody, Astrid Stawiarz
Updated at 9:33 p.m. ET
The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series
Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.
The newspaper has reassigned its star terrorism reporter, Rukmini Callimachi, who hosted the series.
Caliphate at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in May 2019.
The New York Times says it is returning the award. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Peabody
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Rukmini Callimachi and colleague Andy Mills pose with their Peabody Award for
Caliphate at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony in May 2019.
The New York Times says it is returning the award. Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Peabody
Updated at 9:33 p.m. ET
The New York Times has retracted the core of its hit 2018 podcast series
Caliphate after an internal review found the paper failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for its narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.