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This NYT Headline About Student Loan Forgiveness is an Exercise in the Paper's Absurdity

This NYT Headline About Student Loan Forgiveness is an Exercise in the Paper's Absurdity

How a simple headline about student debt relief turned into a prime example of Times editorialization.

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On Wednesday, The New York Times reported on President Joe Biden’s latest round of student loan forgiveness. “Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt for 150,000 Borrowers,” read the headline, simply stating the facts. The subheadline was equally neutral-yet-informative, letting readers know that the administration “has …

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