LabelingBias

Zeleny Overdoses on 'Conservatives' in CPAC Preview

"In the wake of sweeping Republican victories in last year's Congressional elections, where Tea Party supporters rewarded candidates who pledged to uphold fiscally conservative principles and ...

How 'Non-Violent' Is the Muslim Brotherhood?

Twice in two days, the Times has insisted the Egyptian Islamist group has renounced violence. Yet the group's Palestinian branch is Hamas, a terrorist organization committed to the destruction of ...

The 'Advocates for Women's Health' at Planned Parenthood?

According to health reporter Robert Pear, the Family Research Council is a "conservative group," while the Planned Parenthood Federation of America is merely an "advocate for women's health."

Kevin Sack on the 'Tea Party' Ruling on Obama-Care

The Times health reporter characterizes Judge Roger Vinson's ruling Obama-care as unconstitutional in ideological terms, but fails to label opponents of the ruling as liberal.

Tale of Two Congressmen: 'Conservative' Tom Coburn, But 'Democrat' Chuck Schumer

Labeling disparity: In a story on Congress marking the shootings in Tucson, the Times notes that two senators will be sitting together at Obama's upcoming State of the Union address: Tom Coburn, a ...

A Week After Tucson, NY Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

The New York Times twice attributed Tucson shooter Jared Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist ...

A Week After Tucson, Times Still Sees 'Right Wing' Ideas From Loughner

The Times twice attributed Loughner's nutty views to "right-wing extremist groups" - yet failed to call his 9-11 Truth beliefs or loathing of President Bush leftist or liberal.

Times Goes to Left-Wing SPLC to Suggest Shooter Had 'Far-Right' Leanings

An unbiased fount of facts? "Some people who study right-wing militia groups and those who align themselves with the so-called Patriot movement said Mr. Loughner's comments on subjects like the ...

Left-Wing Village Voice Not Liberal But Heroically 'Muckraking'

After the shock departure of two of its veteran reporters, Jeremy Peters ponders the future of the "muckraking" Village Voice, without a hint of its proud tradition of counter-cultural leftism.

The Times Finds Very Pregnant Mexican to Argue Against Conservative 'Birthright' Talk

The front of the Times told a heart-rending story from the Arizona border, of a pregnant Mexican woman being deported who had tried to waddle north to America for a better life. Reporter Marc ...
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