The Washington Post faced criticism for not publishing a story about Justice Alito's upside-down flag for three years due to concerns about political implications. The decision was reportedly driven by Supreme Court beat reporting considerations, leading to accusations of neglect by the news media.
A rushed, stupefying account of The Washington Post’s decision to sit on the Alito family’s flag-provocation story, writes @lehmannchris, reveals how the mantras of journalistic impartiality are not merely delusions of a professional-managerial caste. https://t.co/Pgx79isw6F
The Washington Post whiffed on the Alito family’s flag-provocation story. @lehmannchris writes that it reveals how delusions of journalistic impartiality prevent basic news reporting. https://t.co/Pgx79isw6F
Washington Post Sandbags Knowing About Alito's Flag Flying: Not doing your job is one thing, but you can't let folks think you've been out-scooped! So Much For The US News Rankings: Looks like they tweaked away their audience. Haters, Assemble!:... https://t.co/OdMTcp14sd
Yup, as I tweeted the other day, the WaPo decision in January 2021 not to publish a story on the Alitos' upside-down flag was driven by Supreme Court beat reporting considerations. https://t.co/mpppnf1wPk https://t.co/hZpMZyqnNI
The Washington Post sat on the Alito upside-down flag story for 3 years because it didn’t seem political? Really? In this week’s Stop the Presses newsletter, I note how deeply political the court is and how negligent the news media have been. https://t.co/nF3tBdphDB
Washington Post Reveals Previously Unpublished Reporting On Alito Flag Controversy https://t.co/Ppf1Qrzc8a