Was a New York Times article about Sam Bankman-fried a puff piece?

The New York Times got blowback over an article it published on Sam Bankman-Fried, with critics slamming it as a puff piece on the accused crypto fraudster. The Times quoted Bankman-Fried extensively for a story whose headline reads: “How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Empire Collapsed.”

Could Sam Bankman-fried explain what went wrong at FTX?

He said that he could envision eventually explaining to lawmakers what went wrong at FTX. Sam Bankman-Fried’s phone call to his parents: ‘There might be a liquidity issue.’ Sam Bankman-Fried speaking virtually at the DealBook Summit 2022 in New York this afternoon.

What happened to SBF?

S.B.F., as he’s known, addressed many questions (and dodged a bunch, too) about how his business went bust last month, a multibillion-dollar meltdown that could take years to sort through in bankruptcy courts. The ordeal has also wiped out much of his personal wealth.

Does Sam Bankman-fried have a liquidity issue?

Sam Bankman-Fried’s phone call to his parents: ‘There might be a liquidity issue.’ Sam Bankman-Fried speaking virtually at the DealBook Summit 2022 in New York this afternoon. Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times