[Squawk 8888]

that’s why I shake my head when I read FR comments about how the NYT has lost its standards, integrity, etc

Me too, FRiend. Back in the 1930s, the NYT had a reporter in Ukraine singing Stalin's praises while 11 million people were being deliberately starved to death by the regime.

[gusopol3]

Walter Duranty. According to the Wikipedia article, the return of his Pulitzer is in the hands of the Pulitzer board.With “apologies” being all the rage, I can’t recall whether the NYT has apologized.