Rookie reporters at most outlets are taught to use the "inverted pyramid" model to write their stories: Open with the central conclusion of the story first, then give the most important evidence and details first, and finally deliver more general information and background at the bottom.

But for the "reporters" at The New York Times, a very different model prevails. If one wants to get the most important information from a Times piece, it behooves oneself to start at the bottom and read up. Holocaust survivor got butchered in the streets of Paris? The Times won't mention a migrant was responsible until the 12th paragraph. Democratic lawmaker is accusing a random citizen of racism? Bury her admission.

And so it was on Wednesday, when near the end of a 1,700-word article on Hunter Biden's possible legal troubles, the Times admitted what all honest reporters have known for a year and a half: The contents of the Hunter Biden laptop are real, and the press simply ignored it for political reasons: