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NYT Ombudsman Finds Editors Who Don't Mind Joe Nocera Comparing Tea Party to Terrorists

The paper's Public Editor Arthur Brisbane did not mention that columnist Joe Nocera is far from the only Times columnist to liken Tea Party supporters or conservative congressmen to terrorists.

London Reporter Suggests 'Cuts in Spending and Services' by Conservatives Led to Riots

Reporter Ravi Somaiya quickly got to the root of the London riots: "Economic malaise and cuts in spending and services instituted by the Conservative-led government have been recurring flashpoints ...

Tim Egan Hits 'Biblical Bully,' Asks: 'Is God Listening to Rick Perry?'

MSNBC delights in the formerly "objective" national reporter slamming the Texas governor as a menacing figure governing an ignorant redneck backwater.

Leftist Protesters of Israel's Inequality Make Page One

Reporter Ethan Bronner couldn't define anyone as left-leaning or find anyone who would question whether the protests are a political campaign.

Times (Sort of) Hails New 'Glee' Movie as 'Tutorial in Tolerance'

Film critic Stephen Holden approves of the concert film's aggressively pro-gay message (like the "It Gets Better" videos), but is still snobbish enough to compare it to Disney's "High School Musical."

More Unfair Pear: New GOPers on Super Committee 'Among the Most Conservative'

While Robert Pear found Nancy Pelosi and Henry Waxman were "influential Democrats" and not "liberal," several new Republican members of the budget-limiting super committee are tagged as "among the ...

New York City Mandates Sex Ed, Times Cheers

The newspaper said it's "long overdue" to require sex education for middle school and high school students, and offered no objection to Planned Parenthood teaching the lessons.

Networks Take Cue from Obama, Wait Nearly 6 Years to Attack S&P

Most ABC, CBS and NBC criticism comes after White House fears 2011 default, despite S&P failure during 2005 housing crisis.

Maxim Editor Compares 'Crazy' Bachmann to Hitler, Hussein and Bin Laden

Joe Levy suggests rapper Kanye West could have also compared himself to the Minnesota Congresswoman.

Showtime Adds Blasphemy to Series Glorifying Serial Killer

'Dexter' promos show serial killer amid religious imagery, killing guilty Christian.
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