NYT Will No Longer Endorse Candidates In NY Races

The New York Times reports:

The New York Times editorial board will no longer make endorsements in New York elections, including in races for governor and mayor of New York City, The Times’s Opinion editor said.

The change will be immediate: The paper does not plan to take a stance in Senate, congressional or state legislative races in New York this fall, or in next year’s New York City elections, when Mayor Eric Adams is seeking a second term against a growing field of challengers.

Kathleen Kingsbury, The Times’s Opinion editor, said in a statement that The Times remained a journalistic institution “rooted in New York City.” She did not give a reason for the shift but said that “Opinion will continue to offer perspective on the races, candidates and issues at stake.”

Read the full article. The Times will continues to offer endorsements in presidential races.

NEW, from me and @npfandos: The New York Times editorial board will no longer endorse candidates in New York state and local political races https://t.co/mWrIjc4ImN

— Katie Robertson (@katie_robertson) August 12, 2024

Great kicker. Questionable decision by the @nytimes.https://t.co/ODCGjSw2Y0? pic.twitter.com/NtRNaAf2yO

— Stu is on X 🚐 🚘🚇💺🚉 (@stuloeser) August 12, 2024

NEWS: The NYT Ed Board will no longer endorse in New York elections, including for governor/mayor of New York City. The paper didn’t give a reason for the shift.

Next year will by the first mayoral in 120+ yrs w/o an NYT endorsement

w/@katie_robertson https://t.co/WKapOlITWw

— Nicholas Fandos (@npfandos) August 12, 2024

Headline should read: “Officially No Longer a Reason for New Yorkers to Pay for ⁦New York Times⁩ Subscriptions” – ⁦@nytimes⁩

The local coverage has been going down hill for a long time, but we could at least count on them for this. No longer. https://t.co/1cnv9Z9cEM

— Rebecca Weintraub (@RSWinNYC) August 12, 2024

I must admit I find this decision by the Times editorial board to be absolutely baffling. https://t.co/1LRYo391mO

— Jillian Jorgensen (@Jill_Jorgensen) August 12, 2024