Florida Sues NY Times over Alleged Anti-Israel Bias; Demands Internal Records
Florida says the Times’ repeated errors and alleged bias hurt shareholders and justify board-level oversight records.
- On Wednesday, the Florida State Board of Administration filed a petition in a Manhattan court demanding internal New York Times board records to verify whether directors oversee adherence to editorial standards.
- Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier launched the suit following a 28-page letter to executives questioning coverage accuracy, claiming the board failed to monitor internal controls regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict.
- A whistleblower who flagged at least 15 instances of broken editorial standards is cited in the filing, alongside a study counting 72 recent admitted errors and a $9.25 million defamation verdict involving former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears.
- Calling the litigation 'pretextual' and 'coordinated harassment,' The New York Times rejected the demand on August 21, while executive director Charlie Stadtlander vowed to 'defend against the suit vigorously.'
- Joined by the National Center for Public Policy Research, the state argues it must protect assets for more than 1.2 million public retirees, contending that perceived journalistic bias poses a material risk to shareholder value.
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Florida sues NY Times over alleged anti-Israel bias; demands internal records
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