NPR Exposes Michael Barbaro’s Efforts to Pressure Reporters to Soften Criticism of Caliphate Podcast

Michael Barbaro, host of the New York Times podcast The Daily, tried to pressure multiple journalists to temper their criticism of the paper’s handling of the (mostly) retracted Caliphate podcast, according to NPR media reporter David Folkenflik. Barbaro, who interviewed Times executive editor Dean Baquet about the retraction, has multiple personal and professional ties to […]