DoubleStandards

Excuses for Not Covering Edwards Affair Refuted by NYT's Own Reporting

The Times comes up with two excuses for not covering allegations of a John Edwards affair: 1) they were anonymously sourced and 2) Edwards was not in contention as Obama's running mate. Both ...

Name That (Racist, Anti-Semitic) Party

Adam Nossiter files a disturbing story about racism and anti-Semitism in a Democratic primary in Memphis - but leaves out the "Democrat" part.

Suspicious Over Pickens, but Embracing Gore's Venture Capitalism

The Times suggests oilman T. Boone Pickens is getting into renewable energy sources for the money: "Perhaps not coincidentally, Mr. Pickens's plan aligns with his own business interests." Yet the ...

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.

McCain Loses Civility, Spews "Inaccurate," "Misleading" Attacks on Obama

Reporter Jim Rutenberg frets over McCain's harsh attacks: "The intensity of the recent drive - which has included some assertions from the McCain campaign that have been widely dismissed as ...

McCain "Tarred" Obama as "Dr. No" - But NYT Called Coburn the Same Thing

Two days after running the front-page headline, "Democrats Try to Break Grip Of the Senate's Flinty Dr. No," the Times criticizes McCain for calling Obama "Dr. No" and for his "misleading" ...

McCain "Waving the Flag of Fear" Against Obama With "False" Attacks

A lead editorial insists McCain is peddling a "false account" of Obama's cancelled visit to wounded troops in Germany - but the paper's fact-checker leaves the question open. Also: Is it really ...

Rushing to Obama's Defense Against More "Misleading" Ads By McCain

Two news stories on the same page accuse John McCain of running "misleading" ads against Barack Obama.

Democrats Try and Get Religion, Times Declares It Good

"Can Leah Daughtry Bring Faith to the Party?" The Times certainly hopes so, and forgives her creationist views.

The Times Disses McCain Op-ed After Running Obama's

The Times isn't about to give John McCain a break, setting stringent standards before it will take a pro-surge op-ed from him, even though it printed Obama's pro-withdrawal op-ed last week.
Syndicate content