NYT report on Graham Platner is ‘journalistic malfeasance’: Joe Concha
Joe Concha criticized the New York Times for its handling of a report on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, claiming it engaged in journalistic misconduct. He argued that serious allegations against Platner were buried deep in the article, undermining the gravity of the claims. Lyndsey Fifield, one of Platner's ex-girlfriends, expressed her frustration over the report's portrayal of her story and the lack of attention to other women's allegations.
- ▪Joe Concha labeled the New York Times' report on Graham Platner as 'journalistic malfeasance'.
- ▪Lyndsey Fifield criticized the Times for downplaying her allegations and not including other women's stories.
- ▪The Maine primary election, where Platner is a candidate, is scheduled for June 9.
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Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha bashed the New York Times for its report on Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner, saying the paper engaged in misconduct. “You have to go not one, not two, not 10, not 20, 22 paragraphs in before you get to the allegations,” Concha said on Fox News’s America Reports on Friday. Recommended Stories MAHA flexes political might ahead of midterm elections Democrats are running on working-class résumés. Republicans question the credentials Platner shrugs off mounting controversies as ‘politically motivated’ and ‘false’ at rally Concha said it’s “journalistic malfeasance” to bury the lede of the article, and not show these serious allegations until later in the report.
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