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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Democrats' Keynote Speaker Julian Castro Spared GOP-Style Fact-Checking by New York Times

Democratic convention keynote speaker Julian Castro not only had a full story devoted to his speech (coverage denied Republican keynote speaker Chris Christie) but he was spared the fact-checking ...
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With Critical Valerie Jarrett Profile, New York Times Still Covers President Obama's Left Flank

But Obama's not a liberal? Times reporter Jo Becker: "Ms. Jarrett often serves as a counterweight to the more centrist Clinton veterans in the administration...It is not so much that she is Mr. ...
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Weisman Cheers on Prospects of Ryan-Bashing Democrats in Congress for New York Times

New York Times congressional correspondent Jonathan Weisman sounds as confident about Democratic chances as the Democrats he's covering: "One Republican political consultant working on House and ...
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NYTimes Reporter (and Obama Biographer)Jodi Kantor Profiles Unfairly 'Caricatured' Michelle Obama, 'Motherly' Hugger-in-Chief

Obama biographer and Times reporter Jodi Kantor may have been somewhat critical of President Obama, but nothing can be said against the hugging first lady Michelle: "That hug, half motherly ...
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GOP Convention 'Colossal Hoax,' Party 'Trades in Human Horridness,' New York Times Columnists Say

What four New York Times columnists had to say about the Republican National Convention. Maureen Dowd called it "a colossal hoax," among other things, while Charles Blow also lit into GOP ...
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NYT's Fact-Checker Supreme Michael Cooper: 'Romney Campaign Appears To Be More Dishonest'

The New York Times' "fact-checking" reporter Michael Cooper laments that his colleague's "verdicts that a campaign has crossed the line are often drowned out by dissent from its supporters, ...
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NYTimes Pins Clint Eastwood's 'Bizarre, Head-Scratching 12 Minutes' Directly on Mitt Romney on Saturday's Front Page

A twelve-minute introductory speech by movie legend Clint Eastwood is pinned on "Mitt Romney himself." Michael Barbaro and Michael Shear write for Saturday's New York Times front page: For all ...
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GOP Convention 'Colossal Hoax,' Party 'Trades in Human Horridness,' New York Times Columnists Say

What four New York Times columnists had to say about the Republican National Convention. Maureen Dowd called it "a colossal hoax," among other things, while Charles Blow also lit into GOP "lying" ...
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NYT's Fact-Checker Supreme Michael Cooper: 'Romney Campaign Appears To Be More Dishonest'

The New York Times' "fact-checking" reporter Michael Cooper laments that his colleague's "verdicts that a campaign has crossed the line are often drowned out by dissent from its supporters, who ...
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NYT Admits MSNBC's Liberal Bent, But Falsely Claims NBC's Chuck Todd, Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell Stay Neutral

New York Times columnist Alessandra Stanley sees liberal hackery afoot at MSNBC, but claims: "The NBC network’s anchors keep their opinions to themselves, and so do its star reporters, like ...
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NYT's Calmes Elevates Liberal 'Fact-Checking': GOP 'Falsehoods' Have 'Reached a Level Not Typically Seen'

Times reporter Jackie Calmes elevates the slanted "fact checkers" of the liberal press in their fight to frame Romney and Ryan as liars: "The partisan operative’s critique was harsh even by the ...
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New York Times News Headline: 'Ryan's Speech Contained a Litany of Falsehoods'

Yet another partisan media "fact check" of the main speeches at the Republican National Convention, inititally heralded in the New York Times under the ridiculously slanted headline: "Ryan's ...
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NYT Admits MSNBC's Liberal Bent, But Falsely Claims NBC's Chuck Todd, Brian Williams, Andrea Mitchell Stay Neutral

Times columnist Alessandra Stanley sees liberal hackery afoot at MSNBC, but claims "The NBC network’s anchors keep their opinions to themselves, and so do its star reporters, like Andrea ...
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Reporter Turned NY Times Editor Firestone Rips Ryan: 'Intellectual Dishonesty Is Compounded By Cowardice'

New York Times reporter turned editorial board member David Firestone lashes out at Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention: "An army of fact-checkers swarmed around Paul ...
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In New York Times, Adam Nagourney Ponders Whether Paul Ryan's Speech Could Hurt Mitt Romney

Trust the New York Times to find bad news for Mitt Romney in Paul Ryan's rapturously received speech to the Republican National Convention: "The question now is what it might mean for Mr. Romney’s ...

Reporter Turned NYT Editor Firestone Rips Ryan: 'Intellectual Dishonesty Is Compounded By Cowardice'

New York Times reporter turned editorial board member David Firestone lashes out at Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican National Convention: "An army of fact-checkers swarmed around Paul Ryan’s ...
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NYT's Michael Cooper: Republican Platform Shows 'Just How Far Rightward the Party Has Shifted'

Reporter Michael Cooper tried hard to make the Republican platform seem menacing: "The new platform -- with its call to reshape Medicare to give fixed amounts of money to future beneficiaries so ...
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NYTimes' Calmes Praises Obama's 'Thoughtful' Response in Web Q&A, Defends Him on Welfare From GOP

Times reporter Jackie Calmes gushed: "In response to a question about the most difficult decision he had had to make in office, he wrote a thoughtful and lengthy answer that began: 'The ...
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Weisman Wastes New York Times Space Weakly Mocking Congressional Republicans

Times reporter Jonathan Weisman was really grasping for ways to mock Republicans in the House "The treatment of House Republicans may not have been much of a surprise given recent headlines. ...
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NYT Editor Andrew Rosenthal Classy As Ever: 'Can't Santorum Leave His Daughter, Bella, Alone?'

Another tweet from the paper's Editorial Page editor: "Romney is going to get more combative. Be ready for more birther nonsense and other GOP propaganda." He also claimed that Chris Christie ...