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Two Jill Abramson Profiles Bring Up Accusations of Liberal Slant

Ken Auletta on Jill Abramson, the Times' new executive editor: "An editorial voice in news stories adds credence to the frequent charge that the Times' news reporting often displays a liberal bias ...

Paul Krugman: Occupy Wall Street Protest 'a Wonderful Thing'

Columnist Paul Krugman celebrates leftist protesters on Charlie Rose: "...I think the explosion of this movement really suggests that there were an awful lot of people who were just waiting for ...

Obama's 'Political Victory' Makes Lead Story; His 'Major Setback' Set Back on Page 13

Double standards on story placement? A story on passage of trade agreements promising "minor" economic benefits makes Thursday's lead slot and is trumpeted as a "political victory," yet when ...

Stelter Promotes More Wall St. Protest Coverage; His Tea Party Reports Were Distrustful

Times media reporter reports reporting on Occupy Wall Street: "As the Occupy Wall Street message of representing 99 percent of Americans has spread across the country, news media coverage of the ...

Times Again Tries to Attract IRS Attention to Conservative Nonprofit

Evan Lehmann, reporter for Times-affiliated Climate Wire, throws out some red meat for the IRS: "The conservative nonprofit Americans for Prosperity unleashed a volley of ads aimed at Democrats in ...

Krugman Disappoints His Leftist Legions: 'Why I'm Not in Zuccotti Park'

He's surely there in spirit: "Some readers have been asking me to go make a speech at one of the OWS demonstrations. If you think about it, however, you'll see why I can't."

Bill Keller: Sure the Times Is Liberal, if by Liberal You Mean Cool

Former Executive Editor Bill Keller talks of his paper's stance in Texas: "...we are liberal in the sense that we are open-minded, tolerant, urban. Our wedding page includes - and did even before ...

Keller Blames Global Warming, Texas Libertarianism for Wildfire Devastation

Former Executive Editor Bill Keller used an Obama-minted talking point to make a political statement about the tragic wildfires in Texas: "Actually there is a more immediately consequential link ...

Fox Host Hannity Abets 'Inflammatory Rhetoric'; Fiery Leftist PBS Host Avoids Criticism

Times media reporter Brian Stelter marked the 15th anniversary of Fox News by accusing host Sean Hannity of "instigating" "inflammatory rhetoric," yet was silent on harsh things actually said by ...

Former Editor Bill Keller Slams 'Doofus' Rick Perry

Bill Keller, the paper's former executive editor, on Gov. Perry: "Yes, his polls have withered under attack, and he's come across in a couple of debates as a doofus....[Perry provides] a wink to ...
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