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NY Times and Conflict of Interest Appearances

NY Times public editor Clark Hoyt today calls on the paper to reassign Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner. Why? Because Executive editor Bill Keller confirmed what Electronic Intifada first claimed: Bronner's son serves in the…

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NY Times public editor Clark Hoyt today calls on the paper to reassign Jerusalem bureau chief Ethan Bronner. Why?

Because Executive editor Bill Keller confirmed what Electronic Intifada first claimed: Bronner's son serves in the IDF, creating a conflict of interest for the paper.

Keller wrote that he doesn't intend to replace Bronner.

I'm not going to comment on whether or not Bronner should be replaced over this. I just want to see the MSM be consistent here. All the western journos in personal relationships with Palestinian stringers and activists — whether it's marriage, living together, or having an affair — create conflicts of interest too.

UPDATE Feb. 8: YNet News fills in some more info about Bronner.

UPDATE Feb 8: Worth reading: The Jerusalem Post got reax from Israel's foreign press corps. Jeffrey Goldberg also weighs in.

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