NYT COVID reporter's claim of lab-leak theory's 'racist roots' hints at paper's news priorities

Updated: August 3, 2024 - 8:11am

New York Times reporter's flippant dismissal of the increasingly popular "lab-leak" COVID-19 origin theory offers a revealing glimpse into the newspaper's pandemic news priorities 18 months into the health crisis that has pervaded world media coverage since early last year.

Story by: Daniel Payne