LabelingBias

Clifford Ignores Liberal Slant as Culprit in Newsweek's Decline

Stephanie Clifford's front-page piece on the money-losing Newsweek doesn't mention the mag's liberal opinionizing. But she was quick to snidely spot a right-wing slant at Reader's Digest.

Obama the Pragmatist, Tea Party on 'Far Right'

Jackie Calmes says Obama "supporters" calls him a "pragmatist" - but so does the New York Times. She also puts the Tea Party movement on the "far right."

The Times Salutes Bill Moyers, Hard-Left 'Lion of PBS,' Finds Few Critics

The paper's usual labeling imbalance was on display in how it treated left-wing vs right-wing critics of PBS.

James McKinley, Texas Cheerleader for Democrats vs. 'Rightwing' Gov. Perry

In a bleak year for Democrats, James McKinley finds hope for Texas Democrat Bill White against sitting governor Rick Perry, who some say "has moved too far to the right."

Send Adjectives to Israel!

Jerusalem-based reporter Isabel Kershner is running out of things to call conservative Israeli protesters.

'Mostly Peacefully' Means 'Somewhat Violently' at the New York Times

NYT reporter Randal Archibold describes a demonstration involving advocates for illegal immigrants: "As hundreds of demonstrators massed, mostly peacefully, at the capitol plaza..." There were ...

'Mostly Peacefully' Means 'Somewhat Violently' at the New York Times

Randal Archibold describes a demonstration involving advocates for illegal immigrants: "As hundreds of demonstrators massed, mostly peacefully, at the capitol plaza..." There were actually three ...

Could Crist Win as Independent in Florida, Hurt Tea Party? The Times Has Hope

The Times portrays Florida governor Charlie Crist, who may drop out of the Republican Party and run as an independent candidate for Senate, as a moderate "pragmatist" in the mode of...Obama? Will ...

Sponsor of Tough New Arizona Immigration Law a 'Politically Incorrect Embarrassment'

Randal Archibold clearly doesn't approve of the "rightward tilt" of Arizona's Republicans that led to John McCain endorsing the state law, and finds "national civil rights groups and faith ...

Timothy Egan: Not a Single Liberal on the 'Extreme' Supreme Court? Really?

Former reporter Egan takes on the "extreme" Supremes: "This court, activist conservative in the extreme, has never met a corporation it has not coddled, nor a prosecution argument that does not ...
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