TimesWatch

Birther Beliefs Are "False...Fringe," But 9-11 Truthers Part of an "American Tradition" of Dissent?

While those who question Obama's presidential eligibility are called 'fringe' and 'false,' the Times gave a respectful hearing to a convention pushing a far more incendiary left-wing conspiracy ...

Dan Bilefsky Still Hates Pro-Market, Anti-EU Czech President

Times reporter Dan Bilefsky warns that the pro-free-market, pro-Israel, Czech Republic president Vaclav Klaus "clings to national sovereignty" and may commit the "ultimate act of sabotage" against ...

Frank Rich Calls Out GOP for Racism, Dishonestly Links Sarah Palin to "Birther" Brigade

Sarah Palin's a Birther? Frank Rich evidently wants us to think so: "Obama's election, far from alleviating paranoia in the white fringe, has only compounded it. There is no purer expression of ...

Celebrating the First Lady, and the First Daughters Too

Hold the front page? Another non-news tribute to Michelle Obama from reporter Rachel Swarns, who reports that along with all the other fabulous things she does, the first lady is a great mother: ...

Reporter Goes Gay Bar-Hopping in Beirut

Ever wanted to know more about the gay scene in Beirut? No? Well it's there anyway, on the front page of the Times travel section, in a bar-hopping story by reporter Patrick Healy.

NYC Enjoys Historically Cool Summer, But Don't Dare Call It Global Cooling!

As New York City enjoys a historically cool summer, suddenly weather is just weather, not a sign that climate change is coming. But when regions suffered spurts of warmer-than-usual weather, it ...

Surprise: Times Discovers Rich Can't Pay for Everything Obama Wants

If Obama really wants his expensive health-care plan, then everyone's going to take a hit, a story by Jackie Calmes suggests. Finally.

Public Editor Lets Alessandra Stanley Off the Hook a Little for Awful Cronkite Obit

Clark Hoyt: "The Times published an especially embarrassing correction on July 22, fixing seven errors in a single article - an appraisal of Walter Cronkite, the CBS anchorman famed for his ...

Decline in GDP "Hopeful Sign" for NYT; GDP Gain During Bush Years "Arrow" Pointing to Recession

Is there a double standard in how the struggling economy is being portrayed?

Times Tried to Keep Race Angle Alive Before Obama's "Beer Summit"

The Times hypes a meaningless discrepancy between Sgt. Crowley's police report and the 911 call he was responding to.
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