Ben Sisario http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/19927/all en New York Times Finds Race, Gender Bias in Mitt's Music: 'On Romney Song List, Guys Win, 18 to 1' http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-york-times-finds-race-gender-bias-mitts-music-romney-song-list-guys-win-18-1 <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>As the presidential campaign heats up, partisan double standards infect even seemingly innocuous New York Times stories, like the music playlists of Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney. Friday's online&nbsp; "<a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/romney-releases-his-playlist/">Caucus</a>" post by music critic Jon Pareles, accusing Romney's song choice of leaving out blacks and women. <img src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/images/Nat_King_Cole.jpg.crop_display.jpg" style="float: right;" height="253" width="242" /></p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-york-times-finds-race-gender-bias-mitts-music-romney-song-list-guys-win-18-1" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Ben Sisario Campaign 2012 Double Standards Jon Pareles Mitt Romney music Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:07:57 +0000 clay.waters 39397 at http://archive2.mrc.org