Meet “the Inspector General” of the New York Times Newsroom

Chicago Dispatch • SCOTUS Scandal • Rudy’s Wish List [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( Meet “the Inspector General” of the New York Times Newsroom Good Monday morning! With college students protesting and Democrats convening in Chicago this summer, there’s been no shortage of comparisons to [1968](. “I don’t think it’s great to sort of go automatically to a historical analogy, just because it was the same city,” Democratic strategist Tom Bowen [tells]( Eric Lutz, who notes that “even if 2024 doesn’t end up a repeat of 1968, it could at least be a close rhyme.” Meanwhile, Charlotte Klein [finds]( New York Times staffers questioning the “prosecutorial” approach of Charlotte Behrendt, whose official title is director of policy and internal investigations, but who has been described, by some, as “management’s hammer” or “the inspector general.” As one former editor says, “If you get called into a meeting and Charlotte is there, that’s generally not a good thing for you.” Plus, Bess Levin [sums up]( the latest ethical mess at the Supreme Court: “Samuel Alito didn’t give a f--k then and he doesn’t give a f--k now.” Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: City, Architecture, Building, Office Building, Urban, Advertisement, Person, Adult, and Lighting]( [Meet “the Inspector General” of the New York Times Newsroom]( By [Charlotte Klein]( [Charlotte Behrendt’s “prosecutorial” style in probing internal Times matters has rankled some journalists, who question her methods and fear her requests. “If you get called into a meeting and Charlotte is there,” says one former editor, “that’s generally not a good thing for you.”]( [Read more button](   [Can Chicago’s 2024 DNC Shake Off the Long Shadow of ’68?]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Decades after police violently clashed with Vietnam War protesters, Democrats are downplaying the “unprecedented” demonstrations that pro-Palestinian activists have promised are in store. “They want a convention,” says one organizer, “that goes off without a hitch.”]( [Read more button](   [Samuel Alito Didn’t Give a F--k Then and He Doesn’t Give a F--k Now]( By [Bess Levin]( [He can’t even be bothered to disavow the meaning behind the upside-down flag that was flown on his lawn in support of Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.]( [Read more button](   [What “Justice” Looks Like in Greg Abbott’s Texas]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The pardon of Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, sends a clear message that the right values some lives a lot more than others.]( [Read more button](   [Rudy Giuliani Is Turning 80 and Would Like an Electric Razor, an iPad, a Flat-Screen TV, and Cologne: Report]( By [Bess Levin]( [He’ll take a document scanner, a podcasting mic boom, and some rugs too.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast