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Maven

(10,533 posts)

9. The NYT is now the Paper of the Plutocracy

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:05 PM

Sep 2019

They have some excellent journalists still working there (and I don't mean the Maggie Habermans and Peter Bakers of the world) but Dean Baquet and the rest of their editorial team goes out of their way to spin stories in the most favorable light to conservatives. They have internalized the false-balance mentality to the umpteenth degree.

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NYT push notification vs. WaPo push notification (regarding jobs numbers): [View all] demmiblue Sep 2019 OP

The Republicans will "revise" their fake stats later anyhow Champp Sep 2019 #1

Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism dalton99a Sep 2019 #2

Editors must be enjoying their tax cuts. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2019 #3

Why do I subscribe to the Washington Post and not the New York Times? comradebillyboy Sep 2019 #4

Ding, ding. lark Sep 2019 #11

130,000 jobs is very weak NewJeffCT Sep 2019 #5

Wall Street is a very big street in the Big Apple. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2019 #6

The NYT is still trying to curry favor with Trump. Lonestarblue Sep 2019 #7

and 538 has a decent piece highlighting why EACH stopdiggin Sep 2019 #8

The NYT is now the Paper of the Plutocracy Maven Sep 2019 #9

The 130 will become 99 later................ machoneman Sep 2019 #10

I noticed the EXACT same thing today and almost included the contrast in my LBN post for this news BumRushDaShow Sep 2019 #12