Between an offensive tweet and a significant revision, the
New York Times' handling of a new sexual misconduct allegation against
Supreme Court Justice
Brett Kavanaugh attracted almost as much attention as the accusation itself.
The story also gave President
Donald Trump and his allies fresh ammunition in his campaign against the media, where the Times was already a favorite target.
The revelation that led several
Democratic presidential contenders to call for Kavanaugh's impeachment came in the 11th paragraph of a story labeled "news analysis" that ran in the Sunday opinion section.