Last time Nancy and Matt checked in on the Donald McNeil saga, he'd told the Washington Post, "Don't believe everything you read." By Feb. 5, he was out at the New York Times, as was The Daily co-creator and "Caliphate" producer Andy Mills. By their actions, management at the Times made sure the departures made as big a splash as possible, putting out contradictory statements, insisting that "intent does not matter," and lying to cover for a star employee who, instead of coming clean, scrubbed her Twitter account. Break out the popcorn, this media mess shows no sign of letting up.

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Science reporter Donald McNeil Jr., a 45-year veteran of the New York Times, was having a pretty good week, interviewing Dr. Anthony Fauci and appearing on the podcast "The Daily," when a January 28 article in the Daily Beast accused of saying something racist in 2019. What was it? Nancy and Matt want to know, too! Tune in for the journo talk-talk, from the Paloma Media studio in Chinatown

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