NY Times Boss Defends Israel-Gaza Coverage: We’ll ‘Never Win Over The Partisans’

The publisher of The New York Times on Tuesday responded to critics of the paper’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, saying the Times couldn't possibly cover the violence “without making all sides angry.”

While delivering the annual Reuters Memorial Lecture at Oxford University on Monday, A.G. Sulzberger used the theme of journalistic independence to address criticism the paper has received on multiple issues, including its stories on the war in Ukraine and its coverage of trans issues. But he spent most of his opining on the Times’ coverage of Gaza, citing multiple stories to argue the paper has devoted equal effort covering Israeli and Palestinian perspectives—and that it is impossible to satisfy critics from either side.

“Those on each side of the conflict will find stories they like and dislike,” Sulzberger said. “But independent reporting—the kind that doesn’t fully align with any one perspective—will never win over the partisans.”

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