Press: New York Times Threatened with Shareholder Suit
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From FreeBeacon.com:
A growing coalition of law firms representing a New York Times Company shareholder is demanding the publisher turn over its "books and records" for an investigation "into whether the company's board has abdicated its basic oversight duties" following a string of controversial Times reports that sought to discredit Israel or support anti-Israel Democratic politicians such as Graham Platner, according to a demand letter obtained exclusively by the Washington Free Beacon. If the Times does not produce the materials by July 21, a lawsuit will be filed in the New York County Supreme Court, according to a letter sent Tuesday by a coalition of lawyers representing the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), a nonpartisan think-tank and beneficial Timesshareholder. It is the second time that lawyers from the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC)—and now several other firms who recently joined the effort—have demanded access to the news organization's internal data and communications, accusing it of rampant anti-Israel bias and advocacy on behalf of prominent anti-Israel Democratic politicians like Platner—who withdrew in disgrace last week from Maine's Senate race—as well as New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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From DailyWire.com:
A shareholder revolt against The New York Times is gaining serious legal muscle, with a growing bloc of law firms now threatening to drag the paper of record into court unless it hands over internal records probing whether its board has been asleep at the wheel while the newsroom churns out coverage slanted against Israel. On Tuesday, the National Center for Public Policy Research, backed by the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC) and two heavyweight firms, fired off a fresh demand letter giving Times brass until July 21 to cough up board materials or face a lawsuit in Manhattan’s Supreme Court, The Washington Free Beacon reported on Tuesday. “The inclusion of two new prominent law firms — Grant & Eisenhofer and Schall, Brown & Schwartz — on NJAC’s campaign suggests that the Times may face difficulty dismissing their fresh concerns, which extend past mere anti-Israel bias to now encompass velvet-gloved reporting on two high-profile, anti-Israel Democrats,” the Free Beacon noted.
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From NYPost.com:
The New York Times is facing a threatened shareholder lawsuit over its coverage of former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, Israel and other politically charged stories. The National Center for Public Policy Research warned Tuesday that it will sue unless the newspaper turns over records within a week, alleging directors failed to oversee the Gray Lady’s editorial standards and corrections practices. The demand cites the Times’ June 4 article on Platner, a May opinion essay by Nicholas Kristof that included allegations of sexual abuse in Israeli detention and the paper’s coverage of Israel-related political stories as evidence of what it calls a broader pattern of inconsistent editorial standards.
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From JewishOnliner.org:
A shareholder in The New York Times Company is pressing the publisher to turn over internal “books and records” for an investigation into whether the company’s board failed to oversee editorial standards after a string of contested news reports and opinion pieces. The dispute, detailed in a Washington Free Beacon report and the underlying July 14 demand letter, could move to court if the company neither produces the requested records nor commits in writing to a concrete production schedule by July 21. The demand was made on behalf of the National Center for Public Policy Research, which the demand letter identifies as a beneficial shareholder of the company. According to the letter, the legal effort now includes the National Jewish Advocacy Center, Grant & Eisenhofer, Schall, Brown & Schwartz, and Schoen Law Firm.
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