New York Times Backtracks on Bernie Praise

New York Times Backtracks on Bernie Praise
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign stop at the Rochester Opera House, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
3/16/2016
Updated:
4/3/2016

In an article published on Monday, March 14, 2016, the New York Times gave a glowing review of Democratic nominee Bernie Sanders’s work in the Senate. That was one day before primaries in Ohio, Illinois, and Florida.

However, by Monday afternoon, after the article was shared by many including the Sanders campaign, the New York Times posted an altered version of the article giving a less-than-radiant view of the Vermont senator, as revealed by the blog The Broken Ravioli.  

Screenshot showing the original New York Times article shared on Bernie Sanders official website.
Screenshot showing the original New York Times article shared on Bernie Sanders official website.

The article was written by veteran congressional reporter Jennifer Steinhauer, and outlined Sanders’s 25 years of strategy for passing legislation in the Senate.

The original title of the article was “Bernie Sanders Scored Victories for Years Via Legislative Side Doors,” but in the revised version it read Via Legislative Side Doors, Bernie Sanders Won Modest Victories.