Florida AG demands access to New York Times internal documents amid biased coverage report
Uthmeier says 72 coverage errors may have misled investors as Florida seeks records on what Times directors knew about the corrections.
- On Monday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier demanded six years of internal documents from The New York Times, citing concerns over editorial standards and potential financial risk to state pension shareholders.
- Uthmeier cited reports that the Times admitted to 72 errors in its Israel-Hamas war coverage between October 2023 and June 2024, arguing these mistakes expose the company to defamation litigation.
- Representing the State Board of Administration, which owns about 160,000 shares of stock, Uthmeier alleged "editorial malpractice" and gave the outlet 14 days to produce records or face a lawsuit.
- Spokesperson Danielle Rhoades Ha rejected the demand, calling the letter a "clear attempt to chill First Amendment-protected journalism" and stating the Times views the action as an intimidation tactic.
- This action follows a pattern of legal interventions by Uthmeier against companies like Target and the WNBA, as critics argue the governor's appointee is leveraging his office to pursue a partisan agenda.
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Red state's top cop sends chilling threat to The New York Times
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is using the state's massive public pension fund as leverage to dig through The New York Times' internal editorial decisions — the latest in his string of shareholder-based attacks on companies he politically opposes.Uthmeier fired off a 28-page demand letter Monday, giving the Times two weeks to hand over records on how its board oversees editorial decisions, arguing the paper's coverage choices expose sh…
Florida Attorney General Demands New York Times Open Books Over Pro-Hamas Coverage
TALLAHASSEE (VINnews) — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday demanded that The New York Times Co. open its corporate books and records, citing dozens of corrections the newspaper issued for what he described as incorrect and biased pro-Hamas coverage following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to […]
Florida Seeks NY Times Internal Documents Over Errors in Israel-Hamas War Coverage
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sought to inspect records from The New York Times on Aug. 10, claiming the newspaper’s pattern of admitted mistakes covering the Israel-Hamas war threatens the state’s pension fund. Uthmeier, representing the pension fund and the thousands of shares it holds in company, sent a 28-page letter to The New York Times seeking to scrutinize six years’ worth of internal records, board documents, and meeting minut…
FL Demands NYT Records On "Pro-Hamas Coverage"
Florida Politics reports: Attorney General James Uthmeier has sent a 28-page letter to The New York Times demanding inspection of the company’s records in relation to its coverage of the conflict between Israel and Palestinian forces. Uthmeier announced on his X account that he’s taking the action as a Trustee and legal counsel for the State Board of Administration (SBA), which oversees Florida’s pension plan. He said the state pension has about…
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