The hook: Florida owns a piece of the company.<\/p>\n
Uthmeier, acting as a Trustee and legal counsel for the State Board of Administration<\/a>, said Florida\u2019s pension fund holds about 160,000 shares of New York Times Co. stock. He argues that gives the state a legitimate shareholder interest in determining whether disputed coverage is damaging its reputation.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Times tells investors that its brand and reputation are its most important assets,\u201d Uthmeier said. \u201cIf people see its journalism as unreliable or biased, the company can be hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n Uthmeier specifically pointed to a May opinion column<\/a> by columnist Nicholas Kristof alleging widespread sexual violence against Palestinian detainees by Israeli prison guards.<\/p>\n Israeli officials disputed the piece and threatened to sue<\/a> the Times for defamation. The newspaper has defended the column<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Attorney General also cited the Times\u2019 broader reporting after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel, writing that between October 2023 and June 2024 \u201cthe Times admitted 72 errors of its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war that had to be corrected. And many, if not most, of those errors favored Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n Uthmeier acknowledged the obvious First Amendment issue raised by a state Attorney General demanding internal records from one of the country\u2019s largest newspapers, but framed the request as corporate governance rather than an attempt to dictate coverage.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it does not let a public company\u2019s Board ignore its shareholders,\u201d Uthmeier said.<\/p>\n He said the demand is being made under New York law and is intended to determine what the company\u2019s Board knew about the disputed coverage and how it responded.<\/p>\n The New York Times Co. has 14 days to respond.<\/p>\n \u2014 Evening Reads \u2014<\/p>\n \u201cAs voters grow anxious over AI, Donald Trump shrugs off the concern<\/a>\u201d via Tony Romm of The New York Times<\/p>\n \u201cHow the economy is hurting Republicans\u2019 Midterm chances<\/a>\u201d via Amber Phillips of The Washington Post<\/p>\n \u201cWhy normal people aren\u2019t using AI agents<\/a>\u201d via Maxwell Zeff of WIRED<\/p>\n \u201cThe man in charge of immigration data just resigned<\/a>\u201d via Nick Miroff of The Atlantic<\/p>\n \u201cBeware the Bros of War<\/a>\u201d via Mac William Bishop of Rolling Stone<\/p>\n \u201cPopular DROP program could be dropped for new public employees<\/a>\u201d via Christine Sexton of the Florida Phoenix<\/p>\n \u201cFDA orders food-ingredient disclosure, delays RFK Jr.\u2019s ultraprocessed crackdown<\/a>\u201d via Liz Essley Whyte of The Wall Street Journal<\/p>\n \u201cMichael Carbonara is gambling campaign cash on crypto, and his old company gets a cut<\/a>\u201d via Florida Politics<\/p>\n \u201cAshley Moody, Alex Vindman both reach into seven figures in fundraising while squabbling over totals<\/a>\u201d via Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics<\/p>\n \u201cCharlie Crist\u2019s fundraising advantage on full display with major ad buys, twice the mail as Ken Welch<\/a>\u201d via Janelle Irwin Taylor of Florida Politics<\/p>\n \u2014 Quote of the Day \u2014<\/p>\n \u201cRoads? Where we\u2019re going, we don\u2019t need roads.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2014 Gov. Ron DeSantis, on flying vehicles<\/a> coming to Florida.<\/p>\n \u2014 Put it on the Tab \u2014<\/p>\n Look to your left, then look to your right. If you see one of these people at your happy hour haunt, flag down the bartender and put one of these on your tab. Recipes included, just in case the Cocktail Codex fell into the well.<\/p>\n Michael Carbonara is risking campaign dollars<\/a> and raking in Crypto Nuggets<\/a> for his company.<\/p>\n The only Backdraft<\/a> four South Florida fire departments should see today comes in a novelty glass and goes on the CFO\u2019s tab<\/a>.<\/p>\n Send a Captain No-show<\/a> to Seminole County Judge candidate Erik Swenk, who faces accusations<\/a> of falsifying his attendance sheets and misusing his office email.<\/p>\n \u2014 Breakthrough Insights \u2014<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Graphic-Salzman-GOTV_600x400.jpg\")
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