Amazon and The New York Times Duke It Out on Medium

Carney vs. Baquet

o-JAY-CARNEY-DOJ-facebook-e1371822930329-1024x697In a post on Medium this morning, Jay Carney, Amazon’s svp for global corporate affairs and a former White House press secretary under President Obama, called out The New York Times for its Aug. 15 exposé on Amazon’s corporate culture.

Carney accused the Times of not thoroughly fact-checking sources’ information and for publishing a story that “misrepresented Amazon.” As for the timing of the response, which comes two months after the article’s publication date, here’s Carney’s explanation:

When the story came out, we knew it misrepresented Amazon.

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