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I haven't read anything from the NYT that would constitute "actual journalism" in what seems like many years now. It's not much different than the NY Post, just with less bombast.
This is just exposing that you don't actually read the New York Times.
Here's an article on the plight of Gazans in Rafah in the face of a potential Israeli invasion.
Here's an overview on the gang situation in Haiti as the government is functionally collapsing.
And here's an article discussing the increasingly common practice of restaurants charging significant cancellation fees.
Meanwhile, the NY Post has such great stories as:
The formal news section of the NY Post is not that different than the NY Times. It's just not the focus of the NYP. And the NYT isn't reporting anything beyond the most basic of news events. It's pretty much the same thing as reading the AP. I can't remember the last time they got a real scoop or any inside sources on anything.