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title: "Looks like New York Times is planning a hit piece on Scott Alexander…"
date: 2020-06-25
source: facebook
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# Looks like New York Times is planning a hit piece on Scott Alexander…

*June 25, 2020 · Facebook*

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Looks like New York Times is planning a hit piece on Scott Alexander (author of SlateStarCodex, formerly one of the best blogs on the internet).\
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Scott Alexander decided to delete his blog when he realized that the NYT was planning to doxx him:\
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[https://slatestarcodex.com/](https://slatestarcodex.com/){target="_blank"}\
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I\'m not sure if contacting them will help or hurt his cause, but if you think it will help prevent the NYT from doxxing Scott Alexander, here\'s the relevant contact information:\
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Cade Metz - cade.metz@nytimes.com (Reporter working on the story). Twitter: [https://twitter.com/cademetz](https://twitter.com/cademetz){target="_blank"}\
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Pui-Wing Tam - pui-wing.tam@nytimes.com (NYT technology editor) Twitter: [https://twitter.com/puiwingtam](https://twitter.com/puiwingtam){target="_blank"}\
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Note, I think it\'s the right of the NYT to publish any information that they wish to about Scott Alexander. However, I would prefer that they didn\'t, as I don\'t think anything would be gained by publishing it and I would like his blog to return.
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