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Hypocritical Times Smears Whistleblowing Conservative Councilman With Wife's Bankruptcy

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Given the importance the Times gives toward the financial situation of the wives of subjects, one wonders how the paper managed to miss it when one of its own economics reporters, Edmund Andrews, wrote Busted, a May 2009 book about his own personal mortgage crisis that denounced greedy banks, yet left out his wife's previous two bankruptcies?

Clay Waters

Not content with casting doubt on charges made by New York City Councilman Daniel Halloran, Republican of Queens, of a union-authorized work slowdown during the infamous blizzard that hit Manhattan the day after Christmas, reporters Russ Buettner and William Rashbaum dove into his personal finances to discredit him in Wednesday's "Evidence Is Elusive on Charge Of a Blizzard Work Slowdown."

Still Jabbing at Giuliani

admin — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:53:00 +0000

Reporter Russ Buettner returns to a familiar topic: "The Fox News Channel's coverage of the presidential race has been a topic of some discussion within rival campaigns because the channel is directed by Mr. Giuliani's friend of 20 years, Roger Ailes. But the network has strongly defended the balance of its coverage under Mr. Ailes, who served as media consultant to Mr. Giuliani's first mayoral campaign in 1989. Mr. Giuliani, as mayor, later officiated at Mr. Ailes's wedding."

Clay Waters

The Times is still jabbing at Giuliani.

Times Questions Giuliani's 9-11 Presence - Yet Never Challenged Kerry's Vietnam Stories

admin — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:59:00 +0000

Giuliani's presence at Ground Zero after 9-11 gets scrutiny completely absent from the Times' coverage of John Kerry's Vietnam record.

Clay Waters

Russ Buettner, who earlier this month penned a less than earth-shattering expose on the friendship between Rudy Giuliani and Fox News President Roger Ailes (a story even some liberals found ridiculous) returned to the Time

Abuses of Eminent Domain? The Times' Glass House (Headquarters)

admin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:12:00 +0000

In a story on local governments' abuse of eminent domain, the Times neglects to mention the NYT Co.'s own apparent abuse - its new Times Square headquarters.

Clay Waters

The front page of Sunday's New Jersey section was dominated by "Now You Own It, Soon You Don't? - Homeowners fight, and legislatures grapple with, eminent domain that benefits private businesses."

Gossipy Times: Giuliani's Children Dragged into the Campaign

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:43:00 +0000

The Times talks about Giuliani's "estrangement" from his 21-year-old son and ponders if he's still close to his high school-aged daughter. Did Chelsea Clinton get this kind of scrutiny?

Clay Waters

The Times went all gossipy on the Republican front-runner in Saturday's story, "Noticeably Absent from the Giuliani Campaign: His Children," by Russ Buettner and Richard Perez-Pena. The text box read: "Other candidates use their families as an asset, but Giuliani cannot."