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New York Times’ Prize-Winning Audio Series Based On Fabulist Claiming To Be Member Of ISIS

Ashe Schow
New York Times’ Prize-Winning Audio Series Based On Fabulist Claiming To Be Member Of ISIS
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Another embarrassment for The New York Times that appears to bring no professional consequences whatsoever.

In 2018, the Times published a 12-part podcast series titled “Caliphate,” which relied on the stories of a man claiming to be a former member of ISIS. The series won the Times its first Peabody audio award.

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