The problem is they consistently make mistakes in the rush to get the story out first. I suppose that's not much different than many other publications, but the NYT is the most visible. It tends to erode their "strong reputation for factual reporting," and for large swaths of the nation (mostly conservative), they're little better than a tabloid.

Here[1] is a detailed, thoughtful article demonstrating specifically that many outlets — including the NYT — make extremely significant errors increasingly often, using a recent major mistake as an example.

And not only do they generally not publish retractions, but nobody reads retractions. Willingly erring in specific, predictable ways repeatedly and then occasionally issuing retractions is a great way to manipulate the perception of readers, which is one of their goals.

Almost everything they write is fiction: they only report facts in the approximate area of the truth that support their preferred frame. This combination of omission and slight of hand is enough to craft stories that are, in the final analysis, completely false.

[1]: https://www.silentlunch.net/p/did-the-entire-media-industry-...