"What feels different now is that headline debacles appear to be arriving more regularly in the second Trump term-and nearly as often on the News side as on the Opinion side, despite each division having its own separate editors. Even longtime media critics like the NYT Pitchbot account on social media agree this has been a particularly cursed year for NYT headlines."
"Sometimes, a headline is bending like a tortured circus contortionist to avoid stating the obvious. A recent News story offered the phrase "Blending family and governance" to describe Donald Trump enriching himself through business ventures while being the actual president. A froth of piping hot internet outrage swiftly followed. NYT then changed the headline to "Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal," which sounds blessedly less like a story about finding innovative business loopholes for presidents."
The New York Times published numerous provocative headlines in 2025 that provoked public outrage and prompted rapid corrections. Problems emerged across both News and Opinion desks, making the misfires appear systemic rather than isolated. Notable examples include a headline framed as "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?" later narrowed to "Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?" and a News headline originally phrased as "Blending family and governance" later changed to a specific description of a Saudi real estate deal. Social media critics flagged the frequency of these errors during the second Trump term. The pattern highlights concerns about headline oversight and editorial judgment.
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