In a more apples to apples comparison, I'm struck by how they kinda walked away from the Collins pay to play story, which IIRC was a Times/ProPublica joint effort.

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Indeed. Thing is, someone should do a deep dive into all the times the NYTimes has pulled similar crap, and see if all those incidents have a similar thread. I'd be willing to bet they do - & I'm also willing to bet the NYTimes execs do NOT want someone else to investigate their interference.

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Jamo's point about the bylines is the critical indicator here. When the Times decides they really want to juice a story, they assign multiple reporters to it - in this case, NINE - which produces a torrent of articles, which then convinces everyone else in the media that this is a Really Big Deal

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if nothing else you can take away from this, it's that the NYT knows exactly how to do "full court press" coverage to create and push a scandal and chooses not to do it to Trump or to Republicans, even when their own reporters uncover ("exclusive!") something damning

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Everything I’ve learned about the fiancé of a candidate who lost a primary in a state I don’t live in has been against my will.

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