New York Times mocked over reminder why Louis Farrakhan is back in news

The New York Times was widely scrutinized on Friday over a story headlined, “Why Is Louis Farrakhan Back in the News?”

The Times piece is essentially an explainer on why the anti-Semitic Farrakhan is back in the news, but the headline resulted in a slew of criticism, tied to criticism of the mainstream media for neglecting coverage of the story.

Mediaite columnist Joseph Wulfsohn recently published a piece pointing out that Farrakhan is “a glaring anomaly from the current denouncement culture” that is typically widespread among the mainstream media. Wulfsohn pointed out that Farrakhan has called white people “potential humans,” blamed Jewish people for the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and even once referred to Adolf Hitler as a “very great man.”

“The media has been largely silent on those who back Farrakhan,” Wulfsohn wrote.

While the content of the Times article could be helpful to some, it was simply too little, too late for others. When the paper tweeted a link to its story with the headline asking why Farrakhan was back in the news, Free Beacon reporter Alex Griswold responded, “Because we had to shame you into covering a major story, basically.”

Another user replied:, “Imagine their headline if the GOP was holding strategy sessions w/David Duke. The media is purposely not covering this story because they don’t want to hurt Democrats midterm chances. It’s obvious and pathetic!”

One reader responded: “That is easy. He is a racist religious bigot who is being embraced by people who claimed to be against both those things,” and another added, “If other publications had not forced the issue, your silence about this racist and his ties to the Democratic Party would have continued.”

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