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Editor Bill Keller's Judgment Clouded by Liberal Politics

Executive Editor Bill Keller's political paranoia clouded his editorial judgment, leading him to omit Barack Obama's middle-name "Hussein" from a front-page profile out of "caution."

Times Pats Itself on Back for Publishing Photos of War Dead

But when it came to standing with other media outlets and publishing controversial images of the Prophet Mohammad, the paper's courage vanished.

Keller Blames Readers "Preoccupied" With Gas Prices, Not Iraq - But So Is the NYT

Executive Editor Bill Keller blames readers for Iraq fatigue: "There is a cold and sad calculation that readers/viewers aren't that interested in the war, whether because they are preoccupied with ...

Keller Suggests "Some Resemblance" Between Israel and South African Apartheid

Executive Editor Bill Keller: "...it is not wrong to see some resemblance to South Africa in the way Israelis drew up Palestinian homelands that serve Israeli interests while leaving the ...

Public Editor Says Times Shouldn't Have Run McCain Affair Allegations

Clark Hoyt: "A newspaper cannot begin a story about the all-but-certain Republican presidential nominee with the suggestion of an extramarital affair with an attractive lobbyist 31 years his ...

The Gory Details Behind the NYT's Failed Smear of McCain

The liberal New Republic on the McCain smear: "In the absence of concrete, printable proof that McCain and Iseman were an item, the piece delicately steps around purported romance and instead ...

NYT Editor to Staff: Happy Valentine's Day! Job Cuts Coming to Newsroom

Financial difficulties, a long presidential campaign, and Rupert Murdoch's beefed-up Wall Street Journal are all putting a strain on the Times' finances.

"Killer Vet" Story Worthy but Marred by Bad Numbers, Says Public Editor

Public Editor Clark Hoyt's take on the Times' inflammatory story on murderous veterans: A worthy idea marred by shoddy statistics and the eternal journalistic quest to uncover a trend.

Top Ten Lowlights of The New York Times in 2007

2007 brought a cornucopia of biased behavior by the nation's paper of record, from sliming innocent Duke lacrosse players to defending illegal immigration to yet another liberal rant from a ...

Times Watch Quotes of Note 2007 - The NYT's Worst Quotes of the Year

Last year, there was a clear favorite (Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr.'s liberal rant at a college commencement address), but this year brings a split decision, with our three Times-dissecting ...
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