The New York Times is reviewing the work of columnist Nicholas Kristof to determine if ‘clarifications’ are necessary after he failed to disclose that subjects of his work previously donated to his political campaign. Kristof, who briefly left the Times in 2021 to run for governor of Oregon as a Democrat, returned to the newspaper in 2022 after he was deemed ineligible because of the state’s three-year residency requirement.

Undisclosed Connections

Semafor reported that Kristof ‘wrote favorably’ about Bill Gates, who was a significant donor to his failed campaign, on multiple occasions without noting that Gates and his former wife reportedly forked over a combined $100,000. Kristof also quoted McKinsey Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels and late Harvard professor Joseph Nye without disclosing their prior donations to his campaign, along with other ‘undisclosed connections.’ The Times, which has strict rules about its journalists participating in political activism, announced a probe once Semafor inquired about the potential conflict.

A Times spokesperson told Fox News Digital that ‘previous political donations made by some people Nick Kristof mentioned in his columns should have been made more clear to readers. Editors from Times Opinion are reviewing these articles to determine further clarifications for readers.’ Kristof has been outspoken on various topics, including news surrounding deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but has not mentioned Gates’ ties to Epstein in his columns.

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