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.

Author Articles

Wal-Mart Still Can't Catch a Break

Wal-Mart can't even get good press about its drive to sell more organic milk.

"Christian Conservatives," "Religious Moderates" vs. IRS

"Religious moderates" like...the left-wing Jim Wallis? Reporter Laurie Goodstein's ideological labeling is suspect.

A Left-Wing "Safety Group" Attacks Nuclear Plants

Union of Concerned Scientists, left-wing activists disguised as a "safety group" in the Times.

Conservatives "Assail" McCain for "Standing Up to President Bush"

The Times finds lots of conservatives in the Republican Party, but no liberals among the Democrats.

The Times Won't Stop Pummeling "The Path to 9-11"

A week later, the Times still criticizes the "invented scenes, fabricated dialogue and unsubstantiated accounts" in ABC's miniseries "The Path to 9-11." But what did it say about CBS's slanted ...

More Double Standards on Religion

Criticize Christians, mollify Muslims.

The Times' "Lighthearted" Look at the War on Terror

Fox News says the Times has refused to print a Pentagon letter criticizing an editorial which asserted that the transfer of top al-Qaeda operatives means "President Bush finally has some real ...

Free PR for Frank Rich's Bush- & War-Bashing Book

Ian Buruma on NYT editor Rich's new book: "Whatever the merits of removing a dictator, waging war under false pretenses is highly damaging to a democracy, especially when one of the ostensible ...

No, We Don't Believe You

A key Times editor denies the paper's liberal bias, plus "enlightenment absolutists" fail to appease Muslim extremists.

Times Still Ignoring Air America Woes

Air America is undertaking layoffs and may file for bankruptcy, but the Times is apparently only interested in doing positive PR for the left-wing radio network.

Celebrating Ann Richards' Personal Attack on George Bush Sr.

"Her acidic, plain-spoken keynote address was one of the year's political highlights and catapulted the one-term Texas governor into a national figure."

"Enlightenment Absolutists" Fail to Appease Muslim Extremists on Gays, Women's Rights

Is the politically correct New York Times actually criticizing the Dutch, including murdered filmmaker van Gogh, for being too tolerant of gays and women?

More Misleading on "Domestic Eavesdropping"

Three times, the N.S.A.'s spying on international communications of suspected terrorists is called "domestic eavesdropping," as if they were monitoring all of our phone calls.

"Help for White-Collar Workers" from a Socialist Writer

The Times' labor reporter profiles a new initiative from a left-wing union and a socialist author - and manages to leave out the politics.

Gay Group's Publicity Stunt Garners Times' Attention

Two weeks after the fact, the Times feels the need to publicize three gay men turned away from enlisting in the Army.

Times Issues Long Editor's Note to Its Slanted Anti-Wal-Mart Story

Buffeted by criticism, the Times issues an "Editor's Note" to last week's anti-Wal-Mart story. But what was the point of the story in the first place?

Melanie Warner's Latest As-"Salt" on Big Business

A Times business reporter again takes dictation from the left-wing food police

No Bias at the Times, Says Editor Richard Berke

A key Times editor defends his paper from a reader's charges of liberal bias: "I bet you don't believe me, but it's the truth: Reporters are driven by digging out the news, not by pressing ...

Centering Mrs. Clinton for 2008

Hillary Clinton "under fire from liberals." As if she isn't one herself?

"Some Say Bush Is Politicizing Terrorism"

And some say the Times wants very badly for the Democrats to take back the House and Senate.