This article was published more than2 years ago. 20:28 GMT 12 Jan 2021. July 14:One of Bennett's hires, conservativeopinion editor writer Bari Weiss, announced she had quit in a scathing letter that slammed the newspaper for fostering an 'illiberal environment' that allowed her to be bullied by coworkers. The review began after Chaudhry was arrested by Canadian authorities in September and charged with 'a hoax regarding terrorist activity' as his lies fell apart. Lisa Tobin - Executive Producer, Audio - The New York Times - LinkedIn He wrote that the paper takes the complaints against Mills "very seriously" and will take any "appropriate corrective action" after a thorough review. Hillary Clinton: Trump should be impeached. The newspaper would not confirm what role Mills currently plays at The Times. Nor did he mention that among those colleagues was his fiance, Lisa Tobin, who had been executive producer of The Daily, and later took on the same role at Caliphate. 'We feel Barbaro's actions are in direct conflict with our ethical guidelines and they call his general credibility into question.'. Last week, WNYC's RadioLab, where Mills worked and was accused of inappropriate physical contact and behavior, posted a note of contrition. Even though Callimachi was reassigned, Mills was allowed to host The Daily just a few days after the Caliphate retraction an event that prompted condemnations from peers in the audio sector. At the time, the Times claimed they had managed to secure a photo of Abu Huzayfah on the banks of the Euphrates River in Syria, an indication that he had indeed made the trip. 'We have felt the inequity, exclusion and dominant white culture since #MeToo, carrying forward to the Black Lives Matter movement and the important cultural reckoning we experience in 2020 after the killing of George Floyd.'. 'The Daily' host Michael Barbaro splits from husband, dating female Michael Barbaro "Political reporter for the New York Times, inveterate gossip, Upper West Sider"has taken the old transit adage of seeing something and saying something to heart. With that understanding, we did not see a need to make reference to [Barbaros] relationship with Lisa Tobin, the Executive Producer of the Audio team. As for Barbaros social media activities, Dolnick wrote, Michael deeply regrets that. According to NPR, Barbaro also pressured at least five journalists via social media to play down the errors in Caliphate and to get them to pull back their public criticism of the series. Now he's the face and voice of what has become a. Lisa Tobin (@lisannette) is the Editor of Audio at The New York Times, where she oversees programming, including The Daily , Caliphate , and Still Processing . 'It seems, however, that the optics of this decision may not have been carefully considered. The review began after Chaudhry was arrested by Canadian authorities in September and charged with 'a hoax regarding terrorist activity' as his lies fell apart. Mills continued that he was 'proud of our team and what we were able to accomplish with Caliphate' and that 'getting any aspect of any story wrong, by any degree, is a journalist's worst nightmare'. The Times presented him as an ISIS executioner and sought ways to justify and work around a number of contradictions in his account. Talk to Michael and Astead on Twitter: @mikiebarb and @AsteadWesley. This file photo shows The New York Times building on June 30, in New York City. Public Radio Group Criticizes New York Times Over 'Caliphate Yet, the Times found that the podcast, launched in 2018, dropped far short of the paper's standards following widespread failings, right up to senior management. The Times announced last month that the series' host, former terrorism reporter Rukmini Callimachi, was being reassigned and acknowledged more quietly that some of her previous print reporting was found to be deficient as well. It stands in opposition to the actions we have taken to ensure that our organizations have pathways for advancement for ALL employees, not just those of a privileged class. The controversial editor and writer said the opinions of those on Twitter had become the newspaper's 'ultimate editor'. Chaudhry had claimed he traveled to Syria in 2016 to join the terrorist group ISIS and committed acts of terrorism, including two killings. Senator Cotton was also caught up in this incident,introducing legislation that would ban schools from teaching the curriculum through the Saving American History Act of 2020. "[7] It had 3.8 million individual listeners by August 2017,[16] and was regularly in the top ten most-listened podcasts by autumn 2017. Over the past several years, public media has undertaken strenuous efforts to create diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces. Full Name Michael Barbaro Birth Date Oct 12, 1979 Age 43 Years, 3 Months Nationality American Birthplace Connecticut, USA Zodiac Sign Libra Occupation Political Writer & Host University Yale University Education Bachelors in History Relationship Status Divorced Girlfriend Lisa Tobin Wife Not Disclosed Husband Timothy Levin (2014-2018) The Weekly, in conjunction with FX and Hulu, is due to launch in June with a 30-episode season. In a letter sent to the New York Times Audio division, the Public Radio Program Directors Association said it had to question the paper's decisions as they needed to ensure their programming upheld 'the high standards that our listeners expect'. * Newbury Park's Lex Young is entered in the 5K, along with teammate Brayden Seymour, at NBNI. Many public media companies are undergoing massive shifts in the culture of our workplaces and many have made public statements about their own commitments to meaningful and measurable change. If youre looking for levity, look no further. Others included NPR host and former Middle East correspondent Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple, Folkenflik wrote. The opening episodes of Caliphate ran as part of The Daily, with several staffers from podcast eventually joining the Caliphate team as it grew in popularity. Dolnick acknowledged the newspaper erred in running an episode of The Daily featuring Mills so soon after the Caliphate story. The show became a major hit, rising to the top of the Apple podcast charts in 2018. The letter said the decision to reassign Ms. Callimachi while giving greater visibility to her white male counterpart suggested that The Times was not doing enough to guarantee equal treatment of its employees. Its weekday episodes are based on the Times reporting of the day, with interviews of journalists from The New York Times. 7:25 A.M., Michael exits the subway into Times Square and takes a deep breath of Manhattan air, a rotation of scents including: Nuts4Nuts, vape pens, classic cigarettes, sewage, bus exhaust, and Davidoff cologne. Chaudhry has now been charged by Canadian authorities for lying about being an ISIS executioner in Syria. In his new. He also spoke with investigative correspondent Mark Mazzetti, who oversaw the team of Times reporters tasked with re-reporting the Caliphate story. On Tuesday, Houston Public Media said it had dropped The Daily from KUHF, a public radio station in Houston, Tex., known as News 88.7. Bennet, who had revealed in a meeting that he had not read Cotton's piece before it was posted online, had defended it following the initial protests, saying it was important to hear from all points of view. [5] A summary of headlines concludes the podcast. Kate Woodsome: This is what it looks like when the mob turns on you. Caliphate was seen as a new installation. Yet, the Times found that the podcast, launched in 2018, dropped far short of the paper's standards following widespread failings, right up to senior management. We didnt want people to think, No, Ill save it for the weekend, says Lisa Tobin, executive producer and editor for audio at the Times, who came from public radio station WBUR in Boston. He had been a co-creator and co-star the series, acting as sidekick to main 'Caliphate' host Rukmini Callimachi. New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro moving to Times - POLITICO Weiss also accused the outlet of creating a 'hostile work environment' for employees that essentially had anything other than left-of-center views. A Times spokeswoman said it was a privilege to be part of the companys programming and not something we take lightly. [8] A children's edition of The Daily was also planned. His former boss at RadioLab, NPR producer Jamison York, expressed regret for failing to rein him in. A letter signed by executives at 26 stations carrying The Daily accuses The Times of ethical lapses. Michael Barbaro and 'The Daily' podcast team Lisa Tobin and Sam Dolnick reveal the secrets behind 8 million listeners and finally launching 'The Weekly' FX series. Barbaro, who is 38, was quickly becoming the Ira Glass of his generation. There is also still some dispute over whether he even traveled to Syria. The letter from public radio stations cited the "optics" of his continued presence on the podcast at a time when social justice movements have hit public radio newsrooms, including #MeToo and Black Lives Matter. Political correspondent-turned-podcast star Barbaro married fellow Yale . Sam Dolnick, New York Times assistant managing editor, wrote a response to the letter, which the paper released Tuesday morning. [4], The podcast began being syndicated to radio by American Public Media in 2018. The Caliphate podcast has caused a massive fallout for the Times which appeared to culminate December when it acknowledged that it had been misled in the production of the series by Canadian-Pakistani man Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, who had fabricated his story of working as an ISIS executioner. Dean Baquet, the executive editor of the paper, took personal responsibility for the errors in the editorial process, saying that the blame fell on him and other newsroom leaders. You also referenced allegations of Andy Mills misconduct, which we take very seriously. The Daily launched in January 2017, hosted by the Times political journalist Michael Barbaro, as an extension of The New York Times' 2016 election-focused podcast, The Run-Up.. The New York Times admits mistakes in handling the demise of Caliphate, Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debates, His bank card was declined.