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No Longer Fit to Print: Abramson's Religious Worship of the Times

Incoming Executive Editor Jill Abramson's described her life-long religious love for the Times to a reporter for the paper: "In my house growing up, The Times substituted for religion. If The ...

Keller Snipes at Fox and 'Mumbling' Murdoch, Hypocritically Ducks 'Baseball Bat' Offer

Bill Keller may be resigning from the top job at the Times, but his hostility for Rupert Murdoch and Fox News remains: "There are commentators on Fox News who, if they didn't have The New York ...

Times Initially Omits John Edwards' Party ID After Indictment; Quick to Label Troubled GOP

Katharine Seelye's initial online report on the indictment on campaign finance violations of John Edwards, the former senator and 2008 Democratic presidential candidate left out one crucial word: ...

Meet the Times' New Liberal Boss, Jill Abramson, Champion of Anita Hill

Jill Abramson, who will become Times executive editor in September, still holds a grudge over how Anita Hill was treated during the Thomas hearings (and wrote "Strange Justice," a Thomas-hostile ...

Bill Keller Resigns as Exec. Editor, Reporter Hails His 'Great Journalistic Distinction.' Really?

In the wake of Bill Keller's surprise resignation as editor of the New York Times, a reporter there hails Keller's "eight years of great journalistic distinction." Times Watch begs to differ (see ...

Times Pushes Tornadoes As Economic Stimulus

Frederic Bastiat, call your office: "There is no silver lining to a funnel cloud, as anyone who survived the tornadoes can attest, but reconstruction can help rebuild local economies as well as ...

Jackie Calmes: Republicans Don't Understand How Important Increasing Debt Limit Is

Jackie Calmes on those dumb Republicans insisting on fiscal accountability: "Many Republicans have also made comments indicating that they do not understand or do not care that an increase in the ...

Loathing U.S. Wars Is So 2003: Libyans Love America

Libyans love America and the Obama administration, says reporter Rod Nordland: "Americans and, for that matter, all Westerners are treated hereabouts with a warmth and gratitude rarely seen in any ...

Times Praises New Dem from 'Devout' Catholic Family, Skips Her Abortion Endorsements

Raymond Hernandez: "Ms. Hochul, 52, startled the national political establishment last week, capturing a Congressional seat that had been in Republican hands for 40 years. But those who know her ...

Michael Shear Sour Over Sarah Palin's Lack of Respect for Mainstream Media

Michael Shear sounds sour over Sarah Palin's lack of attention to the media on her Memorial Day bus trip: "Sarah Palin has apparently decided that she can treat the media any way she wants - and ...
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