LabelingBias

Obama Loosens Cuba Restrictions, Times Applauds

Guess which side reporters Sheryl Gay Stolberg (pictured) and Damien Cave are on: "Those who still support the Bush hard line denounced the decision....Yet those old animosities are giving way to ...

Name That Party, Congressional Scandal Edition

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois is in hot water over the Ill. Senate seat scandal, but the Times didn't identify him as a Democrat until the ninth paragraph. How did the same paper treat a ...

Another Overheated Budget Cut Story by Eric Eckholm

From Sunday's front page: "States Slashing Social Programs For Vulnerable."

Carl Hulse Hates GOP's Successful Demonization of the "Death Tax"

Congressional reporter Carl Hulse insisted that the "death tax" (always in quotes) "hits merely a sliver of wealthy American families" and was dismayed at how successful the conservative campaign ...

The Times Finally Puts Right Label on Communist Khmer Rouge

Times Watch recently criticized the paper for scrubbing a reference to the Communist nature of the genocidal Khmer Rouge. Today, the word "Communist" is prominent.

"Severe" Criticism of Dawn Johnsen From Conservative Blogs

More slant from legal reporter Neil Lewis, who has little sympathy for conservative arguments.

"Plan B" Coverage Shows Clear Labeling Bias Against Social Cons

Not a pro-abortion group, but a "women's health advocate."

More Publicity for Lefty Robert Greenwald's Latest Screed

The Times touts leftist filmmaker Robert Greenwald once again, in a story about his piece-by-piece documentary arguing for withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Times Forgets Sen. Dodd Is a Democrat

There was only one thing missing from the paper's front-page story on the backlash against Sen. Chris Dodd's A.I.G. bonus-guarantees: His Democratic party affiliation.

Tear Down Those Anti-Capitalist Manifestos, Comrades

Really? "The Shining Path Maoists now embrace capitalism in the form of an illicit business."
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