New York Times probes Nicholas Kristof columns featuring people who contributed to his doomed governor campaign

The New York Times is reviewing columns by opinion writer Nicholas Kristof after a report found he repeatedly failed to disclose that some people he wrote about for the paper also donated to his unsuccessful campaign for governor of Oregon — weeks after his controversial column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israeli guards sparked an international firestorm.Kristof, who briefly left the Times in 2021 to run for office, failed to disclose in at least a dozen columns that several people and organizations he cited had donated to his campaign, according to Semafor.The publication identified at least a dozen examples involving, among others, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and philanthropist Melinda French Gates, who gave a combined $100,000 to Kristof’s gubernatorial bid.The Pulitzer Prize-winner has also given mention in his columns to former Harvard professor Joseph Nye, McKinsey Global Managing Partner Bob Sternfels and Council on Foreign Relations member Deborah Fikes, all of whom were quoted or cited without mention of their financial support.According to Semafor, the Times said when Kristof returned to the paper in 2022 that he would either refrain from writing about financial supporters of his gubernatorial campaign or disclose those relationships to readers.The Gray Lady confirmed the Semafor report.“Previous political donations made by some people Nick Kristof mentioned in his columns should have been made more clear to readers,” a New York Times spokesperson told The Post.“Editors from Times Opinion are reviewing these articles to determine further clarifications for readers.”During his foray into campaigning, Kristof pitched himself as a political outsider capable of tackling the state’s homelessness crisis, struggling schools and other persistent problems.The columnist quickly became a fundraising powerhouse, hauling in nearly $2.5 million and attracting support from prominent donors across the country, including t...