The other issue here is how news organizations divide coverage responsibilities. Just as an example, my job (a long time ago) was to cover the University of Florida athletic department. In the late 1980s, various Gators and coaches were involved in several nefarious goings-on that made them a part of an NCAA investigation, a DEA investigation, an FBI investigation into a prostitution ring, and an OEO investigation into sexual harassment.
While I was a part of the team that investigated the various shenanigans, my byline never appeared on the most salacious stories because of the fear that I would be shut out of the day-to-day coverage of the athletics department. When someone from the AD came to me to ask what the newspaper was doing to them, I could just shrug my shoulders and say it was out of my hands. "I'm just here to cover the games and the athletes," I'd say.
Not saying that's the Times' situation, but it is relatively common practice among large organizations. I know the Times is being aggressive with its investigations of the dumpster fire that is the White House, and even if Maggie's byline isn't on those most aggressive stories, it doesn't mean that she's not a part of them.
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