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BROADCAST BIAS: Graham Platner scandal shows how media’s #MeToo movement collapsed

NY Times reporter who broke Harvey Weinstein story claimed Platner allegations were 'not classic abuse allegations'

By Tim Graham Fox News

Published July 9, 2026 7:00am EDT

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New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor made it sound like the "#MeToo" phenomenon she spurred on was dead. It began with Hollywood power broker Harvey Weinstein and collapsed when it came to Democrat candidates like Graham Platner, in the crucial Maine Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Those allegations led to Platner suspending his campaign July 8.

Kantor's stories on Weinstein became a feminist movie titled "She Said," and she was played as a heroine by actress Zoe Kazan. But she wasn’t a feminist when it came to Platner. On CNN’s afternoon show "The Arena" on June 10, Kantor dismissed the allegations made in a June 4 article in her own newspaper by two other female reporters. They found ex-girlfriends identifying "unsettling behavior," featuring liberal Jenna Racicot and conservative Lyndsay Fifield.

"The accusations against Graham Platner are not classic #MeToo accusations," Kantor claimed. "They're not about a boss and a young female employee being subjected to sexual advances. They were mostly made in the context of consensual relationships." They were "not classic abuse allegations."

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