Clay Waters

Clay Waters is director of Times Watch, a division of the Media Research Center (MRC) that tracks the liberal bias of the New York Times. You can follow Times Watch on Twitter and Facebook.

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Massive Conservative D.C. Protest Buried and Dismissed, But Smaller Liberal Rallies Hailed by NY Times

A conservative protest at the Capitol numbering in the tens of thousands was worth an unfavorable story on page 37 of Sunday's New York Times while a much smaller Obama rally got better placement, ...

Massive Conservative D.C. Protest Buried and Dismissed, But Smaller Liberal Rallies Hailed

A conservative protest at the Capitol numbering in the tens of thousands was worth an unfavorable story on page 37. A much smaller Obama rally got better placement, and so had a previous ACORN-led ...

"Tainted Senator Rides Anti-Obama Sentiment"

Louisiana Republican Sen. David Vitter is riding an anti-Obama backlash, and the Times isn't happy about it: "It is difficult to overstate President Obama's unpopularity in most of Louisiana. He ...

ME Jill Abramson Denies the NY Times Is "A Liberal Rag"

Managing Editor Jill Abramson talks to readers at nytimes.com and volunteers: "I'm well aware that various conservative commentators regularly and loudly denounce The Times for being 'a liberal ...

Today, Hulse Admits "Derisive Hoots" of Bush by Dems in 2005

After ignoring his own reporting yesterday when condemning Republican Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst, today Carl Hulse admits (in a single sentence) that Democrats had aimed "derisive ...

Praise Keeps Rolling In for Obama's Health Care Address

Two Times reporters compare Obama's address to Congress with his speech about his pastor Jeremiah Wright, which the Times praised as the second coming of Lincoln.

Glenn Beck Always "Finding Some Other Way to Infuriate Plenty of Americans"

Reporter William Yardley objects to the conservative talk show host being given the key to Mount Vernon, Wa., the city where he grew up.

Obama Wins on Health Care! "Speech Marks Turning Point in Debate"

That was quick. Reporter David Herszenhorn claims victory for Obama-care as president debunks "wild accusations" of euthanasia: "President Obama's speech to Congress marked a clear turning-point ...

Hulse Accuses Rep. Wilson of "Disrespect" for President, Ignores Own 2005 Reporting on Dems Heckling Bush

Carl Hulse ignores his own reporting to claim Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst was "a rare breach of the protocol" of presidential addresses to Congress. Yet a Hulse story from Bush's 2005 State of the ...

NYT's Friedman Likes How China's 'Enlightened' Dictators Get Things Done

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman again showed a disturbing affection for China's dictatorship in his Wednesday column attacking Republican stubbornness on health care and climate change ...

Thomas Friedman Again Praises Communist China for Getting Things Done

Thomas Friedman: "One-party autocracy certainly has its drawbacks. But when it is led by a reasonably enlightened group of people, as China is today, it can also have great advantages."

NY Times ME Admits Paper's Van Jones Coverage 'A Beat Behind'

In an online QA, New York Times Managing Editor Jill Abramson admitted the paper's coverage of the Van Jones controversy was "a beat behind" and put the blame on Labor Day, not pro-Obama bias. ...

NYT: Silly Conservatives Overreact to Obama's Harmless Speech to Schoolkids

Sam Dillon reports on "classrooms cheering" on President Obama's nationally broadcast address to schoolchildren, dismisses the "conservative firestorm" as paranoid and scrapes up anecdotal ...

Odd Front-Page Optimism: "Public Opinion" Still Supports Obama-Care?

Reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg's odd optimism on Obama-care: "While the month of August clearly knocked the White House back on its heels, as Congressional town hall-style meetings exposed ...

Obama-Care Opponent Betsy McCaughey Tells Falsehoods, Says 9-11 Truther

Jim Rutenberg cites author and 9-11 Truther Erica Jong to discredit effective Obama-care critic Betsy McCaughey.

Editor Admits Paper's Van Jones Coverage "A Beat Behind"

In an online Q&A, Managing Editor Jill Abramson admits the paper's coverage of the Van Jones controversy was "a beat behind," puts the blame on Labor Day, not pro-Obama bias. It's not the ...

Conveniently Murky Explanation of Truther Petition Signed By Van Jones

Why didn't the Times' front-page story by John Broder clearly state that Obama adviser Van Jones suggests President Bush knowingly allowed 9-11 to happen?

Times Botches Quote By Limbaugh Guest Host on Obama's Address to Schoolchildren

After getting wrong a quote from conservative journalist Mark Steyn in a hostile front-page story, the Times runs a correction.

Reporter Says Anti-Semitism Invented By Right Wing

Deborah Solomon continues to display her anti-conservative hostility in her latest Q&A for the Times Sunday magazine, dubiously telling conservative political scholar Norman Podhoretz that ...

NY Times Finally Picks Up Van Jones Story - After He Resigns

Van Jones, Obama environmental adviser and "green jobs" czar, resigned late Saturday night, the culmination of days of controversy (ignored by the mainstream media) after the revelation he signed ...