My Letter to the NY Times

I sent this to the editorial and national desks, because those were the email addresses that I could find.

First, I apologize for sending this to you. I would have sent it to your publisher and editor-in-chief, but, probably for good reasons, those emails are hard to find. Feel free to forward this, if you like.

I've been a reader for many, many years. When my schedule was fluid, I bought the paper from newsstands or convenience stores. More recently, I've had a Sunday and digital subscription.

But I can no longer continue. My perception has been that, when it comes to the suitability for the two major candidates for the presidency, the Times has been slanting its coverage. I have read very little coverage of Trump's insane ramblings at his rallies and on social media and lots of coverage of every misstep of Biden's.

When one considers the real threat that Trump poses to our democracy, especially in the wake of this week's decision by the Supreme Court, this makes no sense to me.

The only thing that I can conclude is that the Times believes that it sold more newspapers, both in print and digital, when Trump was in office, and that it wants to see those profits return. Which means that the Times is willing to run the risk of seeing our republic destroyed if it can make a buck in the process.

I don't have to be a part of that. I won't be a part of that.

After the Sunday paper is delivered tomorrow, I will cancel my subscription.

[Me]

p.s., and before you ask, regarding the WaPo, I will do the same thing when my subscription runs out.