‘Several reliable, well-informed sources confirmed the idea that Hitler’s anti-Semitism was not so genuine or violent as it sounded,’ Brown wrote, ‘and that he was merely using anti-Semitic propaganda as a bait to catch masses of followers.’ Two years later, the Times published another news item on the future architect of the Holocaust: ‘Hitler Tamed by Prison.’ The Austrian activist, the piece said, ‘looked a much sadder and wiser man,’ and ‘his behavior during his imprisonment convinced the authorities that [he] was no longer to be feared.’
How it’s going: NY Times defends rehiring Gaza journalist who praised Hitler: He’s ‘maintained high journalistic standards.’ Palestinian freelancer Soliman Hijjy contributed to the Times’ widely-panned coverage of the Gaza hospital explosion.