Labeling Bias

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South Korean Led by 'Strongman' and 'Steely Conservative,' But North Korean Dictator Just a 'Young New Leader'

Soft labeling of Communist dictators has been a historical problem for the New York Times. Mark Landler and David Sanger described the late South Korea president Park Chung-Hee as a ...
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Former New York Times Reporter Egan Mocks GOP's 'Crazy Caucus' in Congress

Former Times reporter Timothy Egan attacked Republican House member Louie Gohmert, "who has said so many crazy things that this assertion passed with little comment." He's also a paid-up member of ...
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NYT's Jackie Calmes Hails the 'Pragmatist in Mr. Obama' on Budget That Questions His 'Progressive' Credentials

New York Times White House reporter Jackie Calmes, an Obama fan, at first appeared to criticize his new budget by questioning his liberal – um, "progressive" – credentials, but only to later ...
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NY Times' Nicholas Confessore Goes Label-Happy in Expose of CPAC Sponsor

A report on the American Conservative Union by Times reporter Nicholas Confessore -- who previously wrote for the liberal journals Washington Monthly and American Prospect -- was marred by ...
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The New York Times Embraces Social Libertinism at a Catholic College and at the Pharmacy

The Times celebrates with explicit language "a tiny beacon of sexual health resources at the deeply Catholic institution" -- a condom giveaway program at Boston College. Also, a lead story ...
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Former WH Reporter for NY Times Calls CPAC "Aviary for Far-Right 'Wacko Birds'"

New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, a former White House reporter for the Times, followed Sen. John McCain in mocking attendees of the latest Conservative Political Action Conference (aka ...
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Former WH Reporter for NY Times Calls CPAC "Aviary for Far-Right 'Wacko Birds'"

From Frank Bruni's Sunday column on gay marriage and the Republican Party: "CPAC, mind you, is no enclave of moderation and reason. It’s more like an aviary for the far-right 'wacko birds' whom ...
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New York Times: 'The Southern Poverty Law Center, Which Fights Intolerance...'

A front-page Times profile of Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which fights gay marriage legislation, was actually fair until reporter Sheryl Gay Stolberg's ...
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NY Times Calls Tiny Sequestration Cuts to 'Vital' Programs 'the Worst,' Hurtful to Economic Growth

The original online headline to a budget legislation story likely captured what reporters Jonathan Weisman and Annie Lowrey wanted to say: "Plan That Would Spare Vital Programs Is Expected to ...
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New York Times Gushes Over Colorado's 'Popular, Data-Driven' Gun Control Governor

Jack Healy: "Eight months later, [Colorado Gov. John] Hickenlooper is poised to sign some of the toughest new gun control laws in the nation, capping a journey that has transformed a popular, ...
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