The executive editor of the New York Times defended Maggie Haberman as “one of the finest journalists of her generation” on Monday, after the reporter came under fire from Fox News. Dean Baquet’s statement was included in a piece on the Fox News website which accused Haberman of being fixated on Donald Trump and failing to properly cover Joe Biden. A tweet also got mischaracterised today.”On Monday, Fox News published a piece headlined “New York Times scribe Maggie Haberman can’t quit Trump, largely ignores Biden”. Baquet said Haberman would “continue to be one of our lead reporters on major political news in the coming years. “We’re proud that she works for the New York Times.”

Source: The Guardian June 22, 2021 11:15 UTC