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

The Times keeps its readership reliably in the dark about Obama's "green jobs" czar and 9-11 Truther Van Jones, not covering the controversy at all under its over.

Ad for the NYT's Weekend Edition - A Parody

I like the "Pictures of Goats" section myself...

"Far Right" Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute?

Hosting a Times political podcast, the Times' Sam Roberts on "the far right, or certainly the conservative wing of the party" against Obama-care, referring to mainstream political groups like ...

Times Plumps Joe Kennedy for Ted's Seat, Ignores Hugo Chavez Ties

In pondering the glories of the waning Kennedy era in Massachusetts, the Times ignored "populist" Joe Kennedy's ties to Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, yet praised Kennedy for providing free ...

After Denying Obama Would Raise Taxes on Middle Class During Campaign, Times Calls for It

Times reporter Larry Rohter during the campaign: "Under [Obama's] plan, only individuals making $200,000 or more and families earning more than $250,000 a year, accounting for less than 2 percent ...

Stalinist Paul Robeson Again Hailed As a "Giant of the Civil Rights Movement"

Columnist Peter Applebome devotes a single sentence to actor-singer Paul Robeson's Stalinism, then ludicrously calls Robeson an "uncompromising human rights advocate."

Small Business Owners "Have a New Health Care Hero"?

What does it take to become a "health care hero" in the Times? Just be a Democratic congressman who endorses big government health insurance.

Executive Editor Bill Keller Finds Blog He Likes: The Left-Wing Talking Points Memo

Keller loves lefty blogger/journalist Josh Marshall, and so does everyone else in the media: "My respect for Josh Marshall, to cite everyone's favorite example of a serious journalism venture born ...

Katharine Seelye Busts "Myths" About Obama-Care That Are Actually Valid

Katharine Seelye insists that many valid criticisms of Obama-care (that abortion would be covered, that illegal immigrants would get taxpayer-funded care, and that private insurance would be ...

NYT's Seelye Busts 'Myths' About Obama-Care that Are Actually Valid

New York Times reporter Katharine Seelye insisted that many valid criticisms of Obama-care (that abortion would be covered, that illegal immigrants would get taxpayer-funded care, and that private ...

Conservative Idaho "Hotbed of Hate-Filled Rubes, Gun-Toting Racists"?

Timothy Egan on Idaho Republicans: "For years, Idaho officials have been trying to convince businesses that their state is not a hotbed of hate-filled rubes, gun-toting racists and assorted nut ...

"Human Face" of Obama-Care Supporters vs. Protesters Targeting "Objects of Fury"

Katharine Seelye states that the goal of Obama-care supporters "is to put a human face on the need for the overhaul," while tea-party protesters are merely expanding their "objects of fury" to ...

Fox's Wallace Highlights NYT's Kennedy vs. Helms Obit Contrast

Fox News picks up on the double standard between remembrances of Sen. Ted Kennedy and Sen. Jesse Helms.

Seelye Chides Conservative Sen. DeMint's "Ideological Purity," "Stoking Anger" vs. Obama-Care

Reporter Katharine Seelye looks askance at conservative Sen. Jim DeMint's "ideological purity" and chides him for "stoking anger" and for not knocking down "misimpressions" on Obama-care. She also ...

Ted Kennedy's Wife, Also Wonderful

Sara Rimer on why 1991 was one of the best years of devout Catholic Ted Kennedy's life: "He fell in love with Victoria Reggie, the canny, razor-smart, beautiful 37-year-old daughter of old family ...

"Family Man" Kennedy Wanted U.S. to "Stand United Against Violence, Hate and War"

At the senator's funeral, Dan Barry lists "Ted Kennedy's political and human desires: That human beings be measured not by what they cannot do but by what they can do. That quality health care ...

"Almost Entirely White and Irritable Crowd" of "Angry" Obama-Care Protesters

Plus a Tribute to Terrorist Arafat's ""Spirit"" and Krugman Thinks Obama-Care Opponents Are Racist

The Catholic Church's So-Called "Moral Convictions" Against Abortion

In David Kirkpatrick's piece on Catholic opposition to Obama-care, phrases employed by conservatives like "rationing" and "moral convictions" are closed up in scare quotes.

Lauding Kennedy's Liberal Legislative Achievements In Health & Education

Did the failure of Sen. Ted Kennedy's liberal immigration "reform" really lead to "an increase in hate crimes, activity by anti-immigrant groups and ranting on cable television and the Internet"? ...

Hailing Kennedy As Defender of Senate Ideals, While Ignoring Bork Smear

Sheryl Gay Stolberg frets about a "coarser, more partisan" Senate while paying tribute to Kennedy, ignoring how Kennedy himself contributed to the coarseness with his demagogic attack on Supreme ...