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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Stolberg: Kagan a 'Brilliant Woman...Who Is Also Very Funny and Warm and Witty'

Reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats agree: Kagan a "brilliant" Supreme Court nominee: "Let's not forget that Elena Kagan has been an academic. She is a brilliant ...

Democrats and Double Standards in the NYT: 'Respected Voice' Robert Byrd vs. 'Foe of Integration' Strom Thurmond

According to the New York Times, Democrat senator and former Klan member Robert Byrd was a "Respected Voice of the Senate." Yet Republican Sen. Jesse Helms had a "hard-edged conservatism that ...

After Blaming Katrina on Bush, the Times Shifts Blame from Obama to Gov. Jindal of Louisiana

After nonstop blaming of President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill is pitting a Democratic president against Republican governor Bobby Jindal - and conveniently awakened the ...

Democrats and Double Standards: 'Respected Voice' Robert Byrd vs. 'Foe of Integration' Strom Thurmond

Democrat senator and former Klan member Robert Byrd was a "Respected Voice of the Senate." Republican senator Jesse Helms had a "hard-edged conservatism that opposed civil rights, gay rights, ...

Once Again, 'Many Peaceful' = 'Some Violent' When It Comes to Leftist Protesters

Shops are vandalized and police cars torched in Toronto, but reporter Ian Austen defends the overall peacefulness of the left-wing mob over the headline "Police in Toronto Criticized for Treatment ...

NYT Movie Critic: Dictator Hugo Chavez a 'Good-Hearted Man of the People'

New York Times movie critic Stephen Holden on Oliver Stone's new documentary on left-wing leaders in Latin America, including dictator Hugo Chavez of Venezuela: "Mr. Chávez comes across as a ...

Times Fronts Dubious Hope for Democrats in 2010

The Times commissions a report from Moody's Analytics, whose chief economist supports Obama's "stimulus" package and who advises congressional Democrats, to reveal slender hope that Election 2010 ...

NYT Movie Critic: Dictator Hugo Chavez a 'Good-Hearted Man of the People'

Critic Stephen Holden on Oliver Stone's new documentary on left-wing leaders in Latin America, including dictator Hugo Chavez of Venezuela: "Mr. Chávez comes across as a rough-hewn but ...

CNN Touts Conservative-Bashing Kathleen Parker as 'Conservative'

CNN's new, gentle version of "Crossfire" will pit "Democrat" and disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer against "conservative" columnist Kathleen Parker, according to the Times' unbalanced ...

NY Times Celebrates D.C.'s 'Venerated Politics and Prose Bookstore,' Ignores Snubs of Conservatives

A New York Times reporter provides a roll call of D.C. liberal pundits in love with the Politics & Prose bookstore, but never notes the store's deep-blue-hue and previous snubbing of ...

Times Celebrates D.C.'s 'Venerated Politics and Prose Bookstore,' Ignores Snubs of Conservatives

Yeganeh June Torbati provided a roll call of D.C. liberal pundits in love with the Politics & Prose bookstore, but never notes the store's deep-blue-hue and previous snubbing of conservative ...

For Second Day in Row, Times Blames Right-Leaning French President for Soccer Team's Travails

The Times aims another penalty kick right at Nicolas Sarkozy: "Fadela Amara, the junior minister for the racially charged suburbs who was born to Algerian parents, warned on Tuesday that the ...

A Liberal 'Breath of Fresh Air' on Crime-Fighting in Philly

R. Seth Williams, Philadelphia's new district attorney, overthrows the "increasingly hard line" of his predecessor and moves toward leniency in minor crimes. Reporter Erik Eckholm can't get enough ...

Confirmed: Everything in France is Officially President Sarkozy's Fault

French socialists blame right-of-center president Nicolas Sarkozy for the team's World Cup failure, and Jere Longman appears to take them seriously: "Some opposition politicians said the players' ...

Times Uses McChrystal Frenzy to Rehash Generic Anti-War Talking Points in Lead Story

"The firestorm was fueled by increasing doubts - even in the military - that Afghanistan can be won and by crumbling public support for the nine-year war as American casualties rise."

Dubious 'Free Speech' Arguments Color Coverage of Supreme Court's Decision on Banning Terrorist Aid

Was free speech really harmed by a recent Supreme Court decision? A lead story and lead editorial make the case: "In a case pitting free speech against national security, the Supreme Court on ...

Is Illegal Immigration Raising Arizona's Crime Rate? NYT Says No, But Relevant Figures Say Yes

New York Times reporter Randal Archibold cites FBI crime statistics in Arizona to accuse immigration enforcement advocates of stirring up irrational fear of violent crime on the Arizona-Mexico ...

Is Illegal Immigration Raising Arizona's Crime Rate? Times Says No, But Relevant Figures Say Yes

Randal Archibold cites FBI crime statistics in Arizona to accuse immigration enforcement advocates of stirring up irrational fear of violent crime on the border. But two conservative writers show ...

Don't Even Read My Piece, I'm Irrelevant

No one cares what people like me think when it comes to criticizing Obama, says reporter Adam Nagourney talking about the pundits' reaction to Obama's underwhelming Oval Office speech: "But so ...

GOP Blocking Dems' 'Well-Intentioned Legislation,' Hulse Lets Liberals Whine

Congressional reporter Carl Hulse interviewed liberal Democrat Rep. Sander Levin, who scolded Republicans for refusing to compromise - that is, to vote for Democratic legislation.