{"id":2669450,"date":"2026-09-24T19:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-ag-petitions-court-over-new-york-times-alleged-anti-israel-reporting\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T23:51:08","slug":"florida-ag-petitions-court-over-new-york-times-alleged-anti-israel-reporting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-ag-petitions-court-over-new-york-times-alleged-anti-israel-reporting\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida AG Petitions Court Over New York Times&#8217; Alleged Anti-Israel Reporting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-ag-petitions-court-over-new-york-times-alleged-anti-israel-reporting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2669450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Florida&#8217;s Attorney General James Uthmeier is challenging the New York Times by filing a petition with the Florida Supreme Court to inspect the company&#8217;s books and records. He alleges that the Times&#8217; journalistic standards have been compromised by bias and inaccuracies, including recent errors and biased reporting regarding Israel and Hamas. Uthmeier claims that the company has failed to monitor its internal controls and that its journalistic integrity has been weaponized to serve personal agendas. The move is framed as a legal effort to hold the media accountable for perceived credibility issues, amid criticisms from Florida officials and the company&#8217;s denial of wrongdoing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Florida\u2019s Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier is petitioning the state Supreme Court on behalf of a state pension fund to get the New York Times to open its books for closer inspection.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier, acting as a trustee and legal counsel for the State Board of Administration, filed a petition on behalf of the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund seeking to enforce holders\u2019 rights, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/newsrelease\/attorney-general-james-uthmeier-files-petition-inspect-new-york-times-books-and-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a Wednesday news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida\u2019s more than 1.2 million public retirees are holders of The New York Times,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company itself tells investors that a perception of unreliable or biased journalism is a material risk to its most valuable asset,\u201d Uthmeier continued. \u201cWe asked a straightforward question: Does the Board oversee compliance with the Company\u2019s own published standards? The Company refused to produce a single page.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In August, SBA served a written inspection demand after allegations surfaced that The New York Times Company violated its own promise to investors that its \u201cbrand and reputation\u201d are \u201cimportant assets\u201d and that a perception of journalistic bias would put those assets at risk.<\/p>\n<p>When pushed to defend this pledge, however, the company admitted to falling short of these editorial standards and even provided examples in its correction column.<\/p>\n<p>They included a 2023 story that \u201crelied too heavily on claims by Hamas,\u201d and 72 errors that were committed over an eight-month period, showing a pro-Hamas tilt.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the outlet was accused of showing direct bias against Israel in an article from last week, where the original version stated that\u00a0Israelis \u201cstill largely view themselves as the victims of Oct. 7.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter outside criticism, the company removed the line and added an editors\u2019 note calling it an \u2018editing error\u2019 that \u2018inadvertently suggested that Israelis\u2019 experience as terror victims was a matter of perception,&#8217;\u201d Uthmeier\u2019s office noted.<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier also d footage from a news conference on X, in which he outlined the reasoning behind his complaint.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re here to announce a holder petition against the New York Times,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a lawsuit or challenge to any certain article or editorial discretion \u2026 But when you are a publicly traded company \u2026 you have legal responsibilities and duties to your holders. And we saw some very dangerous trends that appear to call into credibility, the sound business sense of what that company\u2019s doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Uthmeier added, \u201cThere was a column that went out that reported Israeli state dogs were trained to rape prisoners. Again, had to be retracted. It was trash.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AG James Uthmeier Files Petition to Inspect New York Times Books and Records on Behalf of Florida\u2019s Retirees <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gksQdG3T0J\">https:\/\/t.co\/gksQdG3T0J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AGJamesUthmeier\/status\/2102768267647758369?\">September 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Chief Rita Rodriguez, of the Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, said no company should \u201cbe above accountability \u2014 especially when the financial futures of Florida\u2019s public servants may be affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate Attorney General Uthmeier and his office for taking action to protect Florida\u2019s interests, defend our public servants, and ensure that companies entrusted with holder investments are held to the standards the law requires,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/23\/business\/media\/florida-new-york-times-lawsuit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">covered<\/a> the story Wednesday and included a statement from its spokesman Charlie Stadtlander.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis lawsuit has no merit and was brought for an improper purpose,\u201d he said. \u201cAlthough it is positioned as a corporate governance petition to inspect the company\u2019s books and records, it is a transparent attempt to exert agenda-driven pressure against an independent media organization, level false allegations of bias and chill journalism protected by the First Amendment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myfloridalegal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/nyt-filed-copy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">petition<\/a>, Uthmeier admonished The New York Times for not upholding its reputation as the \u201cpaper of record,\u201d adding that the political bias of its staff has clouded the company\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company\u2019s repeated publication of materially false or baseless factual assertions, many later admitted internally or disproven externally, supports a reasonable inference that the board has not only failed in its obligation to monitor the company\u2019s internal controls, but it has allowed such flagrantly selective application of the internal controls to support the conclusion that in the absence of any board-level oversight, journalistic standards have been weaponized within the company to serve the personal agendas of unchecked editors,\u201d the filing concluded.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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