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Public Radio Executives Take The New York Times To Task Over Handling Of Caliphate Issues
January 13, 2021 at 5:40 AM (PT)
PRPD Unhappy With Times Response
In a blistering letter sent to THE NEW YORK TIMES Audio Division, a group of public radio executives expressed their disapproval of how the TIMES THE DAILY podcast and radio show handled the ethical lapses that marred the CALIPHATE podcast.
26 executives from the PUBLIC RADIO PROGRAM DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION and Pres./Exec Dir. ABBY GOLDSTEIN co-signed the letter, which took the TIMES response to the revelation that the award-winning podcast s primary source was not telling the truth to task on three points.
Updated 9:48 a.m. ET An influential group of more than 20 public radio stations in major cities across the country are condemning the actions of The New
Journalist Michael Barbaro attends
The Hollywood Reporter s annual Most Powerful People in Media cocktail reception in New York in 2019. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
Updated 9:48 a.m. ET
An influential group of more than 20 public radio stations in major cities across the country are condemning the actions of
The New York Times and its star host of the hit podcast
The Daily, Michael Barbaro, in addressing the collapse of the newspaper s award-winning audio series
Caliphate.
An internal review by
The Times found it had failed to heed red flags indicating that the man it relied upon for an extended narrative about the allure of terrorism could not be trusted to tell the truth.