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The governor also asked the New York Times to clear the air on the allegations against him, stating categorically that he had not cheated on his wife since becoming governor, nor did he have so-called "drug parties" in the mansion. The governor has said that the New York Times has said it is not their job to police other news organizations. New York Times staff would only confirm that they were working on a story involving the governor.
What about that story? Why did so many in the media believe that the story was, in fact, salacious? Why are so many in the white media quick to believe that a Black governor would be having "drug parties" and "sex escapades" in the governor's mansion, without clear evidence of such conduct? And who leaked to other media outlets and blogs that a New York Times story was about to materialize? Why was the governor forced to go to both the New York Times editorial board and the reporters working on the story to ensure that rumors he has categorically denied were not in fact part of the New York Times story, as these other news outlets originally reported?Why are so many in the white media quick to believe that a Black governor would be having "drug parties" and "sex escapades" in the governor's mansion, without clear evidence of such conduct? [...] who leaked to other media outlets and blogs that a New York Times story was about to materialize?See the full content of this document
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All the Smoke, but Where's the Fire?
For the last two weeks, we have been hearing about a salacious story that the New York Times has that will bring Gov. David Paterson to his knees, forcing him to step down as governor of the state of New...
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