Florida's state-run public pension fund and a conservative think tank sued the New York Times on Wednesday, seeking materials to determine whether the company's board is letting the newspaper promote biased editorial coverage against Israel.
According to a petition filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, a series of factual errors in Times reporting on various subjects supports a reasonable inference that the board has allowed journalistic standards to be "weaponized within the company to serve the personal agendas of unchecked editors."
The State Board of Administration of Florida, which oversees the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund, and the National Center for Public Policy Research said they are not second-guessing the newspaper's editorial judgment, but want assurances the board is taking necessary safeguards to ensure the Times follows its editorial standards and avoids "biased and unreliable" reporting.
Both petitioners are Times shareholders, and said New York state law entitled them to inspect its records but the newspaper refused.
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"This lawsuit has no merit and was brought for an improper purpose," Times spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander said.
"Although it is positioned as a corporate governance petition to inspect the company's books and records, it is a transparent attempt to exert agenda-driven pressure against an independent media organization, level false allegations of bias and chill journalism protected by the First Amendment," he...
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